Following service changes taking place on Sunday 6th November 2016 which saw the off-peak weekday frequency on "Red Arrows" service X1 decrease to every 12 minutes, this vehicle has transferred from Washington Depot to Stanley, which will allow for the withdrawal of a step-entrance Volvo Olympian/Northern Counties Palatine 2 vehicle from the fleet.
Following service changes taking place on Sunday 6th November 2016 which saw the operation of service 9 (Sunderland - North Shields) transfer from Percy Main Depot to Deptford, this vehicle has transferred from Percy Main Depot to Washington, acting as a dedicated spare vehicle for "Whey Aye Five 0" services 5 and 50, providing fleet standardisation at Washington Depot and a consistent vehicle specification for customers on these services.
Following the cascade of Scania CN230UB/Scania Omnicity 5249 (NK56 KHV) from Percy Main Depot to Washington, this vehicle has transferred from Washington Depot to Deptford. At Deptford, it should be allocated to service 9 (Sunderland - North Shields) in line with the operation of the service transferring from Percy Main Depot to Deptford on Sunday 6th November 2016.
Following the entry into service of the former Thames Travel Optare Solo M880/Optare vehicles, fleet numbers 701 to 704, this vehicle has transferred from Washington Depot to Deptford.
Service changes taking place on Sunday 6th November 2016 saw the operation of service 9 (Sunderland - North Shields) transfer from Percy Main Depot to Deptford, and this vehicle has hence transferred from Percy Main Depot to Deptford in line with the operation of the service.
Service changes taking place on Sunday 6th November 2016 saw the operation of service 9 (Sunderland - North Shields) transfer from Percy Main Depot to Deptford, and this vehicle has hence transferred from Percy Main Depot to Deptford in line with the operation of the service.
Following trials on "Red Arrows" service X1 at Washington Depot; this vehicle has now transferred to Chester-le-Street, where it will undergo a similar four week trial on "Angel" service 21.
Prior to entering service in the region, this vehicle has received route branding for service 100 (Newcastle City Centre - Metrocentre). It is thought that this vehicle, and the others in its batch, will replace the Dennis Enviro 300/Alexander Enviro 300 vehicles currently allocated to the 100 service, which will cascade to Stockton Depot to replace the older MAN 18.220LF/Transbus ALX300 vehicles there.
Following the removal of the "Northern" branding from this vehicle, it has now been treated to a partial repaint 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 the quality and customer values of Go North East.
This vehicle has entered service at Crook Depot, where it will be allocated to service 18, replacing Transbus MPD/Transbus Mini Pointer 571 (NK53 TMV) and 572 (NK53 TMX).
Having seen minimal use in Stagecarriage of Grangetown's fleet after purchase from Ensign Bus Co., Purfleet, this vehicle has now been sold for scrap to Ontime-Recovery, Spennymoor.
