Ahead of upcoming service changes which will see "Wear Tees Xpress" service X7 revised to operate between Sunderland and Peterlee only (with the link between Peterlee and Station Town being retained by a revised "indiGo" 202 service and the link between Station Town and Middlesbrough being withdrawn completely), this vehicle has been repainted into Go North East's new corporate livery. The new livery design is a a lot more eye-catching and features a two-tone base livery, with the traditional key colour of red towards the front of the bus, and non-metallic dark blue towards the back. It is thought that further vinyls will be added at a later date, in order to reflect... see more
This vehicle has received "Frequenta" branding, with generic "Frequent connections into Stockton" branding, enabling this vehicle to be used as a spare for both services 7 (Stockton - Yarm) and 15 (Roseworth - Stockton - Thornaby).
Following the recent repaint and refurbishment of Scania CN94UB/Scania Omnicitys 4660 (NK07 FZC), 4661 (NK07 FZD) and 4662 (NK07 FZE) for the "Cross Pennine" 685 service, this vehicle has also been repainted and refurbished (albeit to "MAX" specification). It has been repainted and refurbished to "MAX" specification, in a generic spare livery, so that the interior specification of the 685 service is maintained when one of the branded vehicles is off the road, but can also be used as a spare vehicle for "MAX" service X16 when one of the branded VDL SB200/Wright Pulsar 2 vehicles is unavailable for service.
Ahead of upcoming service changes which will see "Wear Tees Xpress" service X7 revised to operate between Sunderland and Peterlee only (with the link between Peterlee and Station Town being retained by a revised "indiGo" 202 service and the link between Station Town and Middlesbrough being withdrawn completely), this vehicle has been repainted into Go North East's new corporate livery. The new livery design is a a lot more eye-catching and features a two-tone base livery, with the traditional key colour of red towards the front of the bus, and non-metallic dark blue towards the back. It is thought that further vinyls will be added at a later date, in order to reflect... see more
Following repaint; this vehicle has transferred from Slatyford Depot to Stockton, albeit presently in a reserve capacity. The allocation of this vehicle to Stockton Depot is believed to allow for the withdrawal of older MAN 18.220LF/Transbus ALX300 vehicles in Stockton's fleet.
Having previously been allocated to Stagecoach East Scotland's Dunfermline Depot, this vehicle has been acquired by Stagecoach North East and is currently undergoing preparation for service prior to entering service at Sunderland's Wheatsheaf Depot. It is thought that this vehicle, and the other two of its type to be acquired by the North East division, will be allocated to service X24, which is a new express service operating between Sunderland and Newcastle, due to commence in January 2017. It is of a premium specification internally having been allocated to heavy-endurance cross-city routes when a part of East Scotland's fleet. It features high-backed coach-style e-leather... see more
Having previously been allocated to Stagecoach East Scotland's Dunfermline Depot, this vehicle has been acquired by Stagecoach North East and is currently undergoing preparation for service prior to entering service at Sunderland's Wheatsheaf Depot. It is thought that this vehicle, and the other two of its type to be acquired by the North East division, will be allocated to service X24, which is a new express service operating between Sunderland and Newcastle, due to commence in January 2017. It is of a premium specification internally having been allocated to heavy-endurance cross-city routes when a part of East Scotland's fleet. It features high-backed coach-style e-leather... see more
Having previously been allocated to Stagecoach East Scotland's Dunfermline Depot, this vehicle has been acquired by Stagecoach North East and is currently undergoing preparation for service prior to entering service at Sunderland's Wheatsheaf Depot. It is thought that this vehicle, and the other two of its type to be acquired by the North East division, will be allocated to service X24, which is a new express service operating between Sunderland and Newcastle, due to commence in January 2017. It is of a premium specification internally having been allocated to heavy-endurance cross-city routes when a part of East Scotland's fleet. It features high-backed coach-style e-leather... see more