2019-04-22
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February 2019 Go North East
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In order to enhance the quality of service provided to passengers on services 5 and 50, this vehicle has been fitted with free customer Wi-Fi. This contributes towards Go North East's project to upgrade every service in the Washington and South Tyneside areas with free Wi-Fi.
February 2019 Go North East
#5486 #5487
Following on from the fitment of free customer Wi-Fi to all of the Scania CN230UB/Scania Omnicity buses which operate services 5 and 50, this vehicle has also been fitted with free customer Wi-Fi to ensure the quality of service provided to passengers is maintained on services 4, 5 and 50, for which these vehicles act as spare vehicles for. This contributes towards Go North East's project to... see more
January 2019 Go North East
#5257
With route branding across the network being reviewed, services 5 and 50 (currently branded "Whey Aye Five 0") are the next routes to lose route branding. This three-quarter life repaint into Go North East's fleet livery reflects the interworking of service 50 with the 5, the fit in of these services in Go North East's network, and the age of the Scania OmniCity fleet. As such... see more
January 2019 Go North East
#6050
In a bid to improve the internal quality standard of the "Red Arrows" branded Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B9TL allocation, this vehicle has undergone a minor in-house mid-life refurbishment by having its seats re-trimmed into Go North East's standard blue 'Go' moquette.
January 2019 Go North East
#5204
This vehicle has transferred from Riverside Depot to Percy Main, in a float/reserve capacity. Alongside Scania L94UB/Wright Solar 5201 (NK54 NUU) and 5215 (NK54 NVL), this vehicle should be allocated to a Nexus Miscellaneous Works contract board, releasing a fleet livery Scania CN230UB/Scania Omnicity to operate one of three early-return boards on the "Coaster" 1 and "Cobalt... see more
January 2019 Go North East
#5216
This vehicle has transferred from Riverside Depot to Percy Main, in a float/reserve capacity. Alongside Scania L94UB/Wright Solar 5201 (NK54 NUU) and 5204 (NK54 NUX), this vehicle should be allocated to a Nexus Miscellaneous Works contract board, releasing a fleet livery Scania CN230UB/Scania Omnicity to operate one of three early-return boards on the "Coaster" 1 and "Cobalt... see more
January 2019 Go North East
#9088
Over the coming months, Go North East will finalise plans for this year's intake of brand new vehicles to support the replacement of some of their oldest buses. As such; following on from the trial of Wright Streetlite DF/Wright Streetlite Micro-Hybrid 3 9092 (SK17 HHL) last year on "Connections4" service 4, Go North East will now undergo a comparative trial of the Optare Versa xFE... see more
January 2019 Go North East
#5201
Due to a gap in the Bus & Coach World refurbishment schedule at Blackburn, Go North East's planned refurbishments for the "Cobalt Clipper" branded Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B9TLs have been brought ahead. As such this vehicle has undergone PSV preparation and subsequent test at Deptford Depot, and has been reinstated in the fleet at Percy Main Depot in a float/reserve... see more
January 2019 Go North East
#5256
With route branding across the network being reviewed, services 5 and 50 (currently branded "Whey Aye Five 0") are the next routes to lose route branding. This three-quarter life repaint into Go North East's fleet livery reflects the interworking of service 50 with the 5, the fit in of these services in Go North East's network, and the age of the Scania OmniCity fleet. As such... see more
January 2019 Go North East
#5216
Due to a gap in the Bus & Coach World refurbishment schedule at Blackburn, Go North East's planned refurbishments for the "Cobalt Clipper" branded Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B9TLs have been brought ahead. As such there is a requirement for three fleet livery vehicles to transfer to Percy Main from 25 January 2019. "Green Arrow" branded Scania L94UB/Wright... see more
January 2019 Go North East
#4944
Due to a gap in the Bus & Coach World refurbishment schedule at Blackburn, Go North East's planned refurbishments for the "Cobalt Clipper" branded Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B9TLs have been brought ahead. As such there is a requirement for three fleet livery vehicles to transfer to Percy Main from 25 January 2019. This vehicle, which was previously a float/reserve... see more
January 2019 Go North East Photograph by Gobbiner
https://www.flickr.com/photos/60505704@N04/32986489578/ #6171
Following temporary loan to Crook Depot, this vehicle has now returned to service at Chester-le-Street.
April 2017 Go North East
https://www.flickr.com/photos/83823112@N03/34163894535/ #5279
Presently unbranded; this vehicle has returned to service at Riverside Depot, where it will see allocation to services 12/12A (Newcastle - Winlaton).
April 2017 Go North East
https://www.flickr.com/photos/131920082@N07/34181758036/ #5277
This vehicle has returned to Go North East following internal refurbishment and repaint into a plain blue base livery. It is currently undergoing preparation for service at Saltmeadows Road Depot prior to allocation to Riverside Depot. Though intended to be repainted black for "The Blaydon Racer" services 12/12A, Bus & Coach World mistakenly repainted this bus blue instead. As such,... see more
April 2007 Go North East
https://www.flickr.com/photos/55509539@N05/16458693442/ #594
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).
April 2016 Arriva North East
https://www.flickr.com/photos/69815857@N07/26074598293/ #2807
This vehicle has received "Frequenta" branding, with sub-branding for service 7 (Stockton - Yarm).