Vehicle Details
Registration: YX70 OKL
Chassis: ADL Trident 2
Bodywork: ADL Enviro 400MMC
Depot: Consett
Livery: X-lines | X30/31/70/71
Year new: 2020
Vehicle History
September 2020
Go North East
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This vehicle has now entered service at Consett Depot.
September 2020
Go North East
Prior to entering service, this vehicle has received "X-lines" branding, with sub-branding for services X30/31 & X70/71.
September 2020
Go North East
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This vehicle has been re-registered, losing its original registration 'YX20OKH' in favour of newer plate 'YX70OKL'.
September 2020
Go North East
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This vehicle, which is one of 15 new ADL Enviro400s to be ordered by Go North East representing an investment of £3.6million, has been delivered. Carrying the dark green variant of the "X-lines" livery for services X30/31 and X70/71; this vehicle features Go North East's 2019 interior colour specification, and is equipped with free Wi-Fi, charging points (USB charging on the back of every seat and wireless charging at tables), next stop audio-visual announcements, and tables on the upper saloon. A first for Go North East, this batch of vehicles are also fitted with an adjustable bike rack within the offside pushchair bay. Seatbelts were previously installed on the Volvo B10BLE/Wright Renown vehicles which were allocated to "Lime" services 8/78 to allow bikes to be carried but they did not have a purpose-built rack.
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April 2019
Go North East
In order to provide a higher-specification vehicle on service X30 (Stanley - Newcastle), this vehicle has transferred from Saltmeadows Road Depot to the Hownsgill Depot.
April 2020
Go North East
In order to combat the changing demand for bus services in the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, this vehicle has transferred from Consett Depot to Riverside.
April 2019
Go North East
This vehicle has transferred from Deptford Depot to Hexham, in line with the commencement of the operation of this year's operation of the seasonal Hadrian's Wall Country Bus AD122 service.
April 2020
Go North East
Further service changes have taken place due to the reduced demand for bus services as a result of the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. As such, this vehicle has transferred from Deptford Depot to Consett.
April 2007
Go North East
This vehicle has been repainted into a purple cream base livery, and has also received "The Drifter" branding, for services 60 (Sunderland - Seaham - Parkside) and 61 (Sunderland - Murton).