(01 Sep 2024, 11:43 pm)Rapidsnap wrote Every now and again Yutong come through the Port of Tyne at Tyne Dock. Hence why there has been times Yutong vehicles for other operators have been seen at Go North East's Riverside depot receiving a top up charge before they are driven down to Pelican in Yorkshire for their pre-delivery inspection. The one at Sunderland could be there for charging (might be unlikely since the charging stuff isn't installed unless they've been given enough to charge a single vehicle) or it has just popped in for the management and engineering to have a look at.
With how quickly Yutong build their buses, I think Stagecoach have shuffled around the delivery order so vehicles aren't sitting waiting ages to enter service whilst charging equipment is installed.
If it's the one I saw earlier in the day, it was heading north up the A19 passing Teesside when I saw it, so wouldn't have come from Port of Tyne.