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Vehicle Details

Registration: V311 LGC

Chassis: Volvo B7TL

Bodywork: Plaxton President

Depot: Ensign Bus Co., Purfleet

Livery: GNE Red

Year new: 2000

Year sold: 2017

Vehicle History

October 2017 Go North East Following sale to Ensign Bus Co., Purfleet; this vehicle has joined the fleet of First South West, where it has been allocated to First Kernow's Summercourt Depot. It is believed that the acquisition of this vehicle is only temporary, to aid vehicle shortages associated with the unreliability of the existing Dennis Tridents in the fleet, pending delivery of 10 new ADL Enviro400MMCs.
October 2017 Go North East This vehicle has been sold to Ensign Bus Co., Purfleet.
September 2017 Go North East This vehicle has been withdrawn from service at Percy Main Depot.
September 2017 Go North East Following the end of the two-phase Major Line Closure taking place between Monday 31st July and Saturday 2nd September 2017 to allow for work at Northumberland Park station and track and bridge renewal work which forms part of the £350m Metro: all change modernisation programme, this vehicle has transferred from Riverside Depot to Percy Main. Though originally expected to be withdrawn from 3rd September 2017; this vehicle will instead be retained until after the Great North Run, to assist in the coverage of extra vehicle requirements for this event (up to an additional 90 buses) and to assist in the coverage of extra vehicle requirements at Percy Main for Cruise Ships shuttle services.
August 2017 Go North East Following temporary loan to Percy Main Depot, this vehicle has now returned to service at Riverside.
August 2017 Go North East To assist in the coverage of extra vehicle requirements at Percy Main for Cruise Ships shuttle services in operation on 3rd August 2017; this vehicle has transferred from Riverside Depot to Percy Main, on temporary loan. It will be allocated to Percy Main's normal commercial services, in order to release a single-deck vehicle for the Cruise Ships shuttle services.
July 2017 Go North East This vehicle has transferred from Deptford Depot to Riverside, to operate Metro Replacement service 900. A two-phase Major Line Closure will take place between Monday 31st July and Saturday 2nd September 2017 to allow for work at Northumberland Park station and track and bridge renewal work which forms part of the £350m Metro: all change modernisation programme.
July 2017 Go North East This vehicle has transferred from Chester-le-Street Depot to Deptford, due to a high vehicle requirement for services in operation for the Sunderland International Airshow weekend.
July 2017 Go North East This vehicle has temporarily transferred from Stanley Depot to Chester-le-Street.
July 2017 Go North East Following temporary transfer to Deptford Depot, this vehicle has returned to service at Stanley
June 2017 Go North East Remaining in a float/reserve capacity; this vehicle has transferred from Stanley Depot to Deptford, to alleviate vehicle shortages.
May 2017 Go North East A large number of double-deck vehicles are required over the summer months, due to Go North East being awarded with the contracts to operate additional services for special events and Metro Replacement. As such; this vehicle, which would have otherwise been withdrawn in line with the gradual cascade of Scania CN230UB/Scania Omnicitys 5234 - 5238 to Stanley following the entry into service of the former "Blaydon Racers" branded Mercedes Citaros on services 12/12A, has instead been moved into a float/reserve capacity at Stanley Depot, and will transfer between depots where required.
December 2016 Go North East Photograph by Following the entry into service of Scania N94UD/East Lancs OmniDekka vehicles at Washington, this vehicle has transferred to Stanley, to allow for the withdrawal of further Volvo Olympian/Northern Counties Palatine 2 vehicles.

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This vehicle has entered service at Washington Depot.
April 2018 Go North East
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In order to improve the appearance of the Driver Training fleet, the entire batch of Scania L94s are to undergo repaint. Having previously carried a plain red base livery, this vehicle has now received a plain blue livery. It is... see more
April 2016 Go North East
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Prior to the service changes taking place on Sunday 17th April 2016, this vehicle has transferred from Chester-le-Street Depot to Washington, allowing a period of driver familiarisation on the Scania OmniCity vehicle type.
April 2017 Go North East
#5276
Presently unbranded; this vehicle has returned to service at Riverside Depot, where it will see allocation to services 12/12A (Newcastle - Winlaton).
April 2009 Go North East
#5272
This vehicle has been repainted into a plain cream base livery, also gaining a small "Coaster" logo below the windscreen in the process.
April 2016 Go North East
#6004
This vehicle has received the revised "Red Arrows" branding.
April 2016 Go North East
#5244
With the operation of "Whey Aye Five 0" service 50 transferring to Washington Depot as part of service changes effective Sunday 17th April 2016, this vehicle has transferred from Percy Main Depot to Washington. This... see more
April 2010 Go North East
#618 #619
As a consequence of vehicles being acquired from Arriva North East with the swap of the operations at Ashington and Hexham, this vehicle has transferred from Winlaton Depot to Stanley.
April 2017 Go North East
#6016
This vehicle has transferred from Chester-le-Street Depot to Crook, on temporary loan, to alleviate vehicle shortages.
April 2017 Go North East
#4936
This vehicle has gained an allover rear advertisement for the Dalton Park shopping centre on the outskirts of Murton.