Vehicle Details
Registration: BX54 UCZ
Chassis: Mercedes Citaro 0530G
Bodywork: Mercedes Citaro
Depot: Optare Direct
Livery: Gold
Year new: 2004
Vehicle History
October 2013
Go North East
Ahead of the entry into service of brand new Optare Versa V1170/Optare vehicles on "Citylink" service 58, this vehicle has been withdrawn from service at Gateshead Depot.
November 2011
Go North East
Previously with Go-Ahead London Central as fleet number MAL73, this vehicle has been acquired by Go North East and allocated fleet number 5354.
link Related
March 2007
Go North East
This vehicle has received "Coaster" branding for services 1 and 2 (Gateshead - Newcastle - Byker - Wallsend - Whitley Bay).
March 2009
Go North East
This vehicle has been repainted into a plain cream base livery, also gaining a small "Coaster" logo below the windscreen in the process.
March 2007
Go North East
This vehicle has received "Coaster" branding for services 1 and 2 (Gateshead - Newcastle - Byker - Wallsend - Whitley Bay).
March 2007
Go North East
This vehicle has been repainted into a plain white base livery, providing spare coverage in the event of a branded vehicle being unavailable for service.
March 2016
Go North East
This vehicle has received the revised "Tynedale Links" branding, in line with the launch of the new Optare Solo SR minibuses on some of the "Tynedale Links" network of services.