The seasonal Hadrian's Wall Country Bus, number AD122, has been withdrawn until Easter 2017. To allow for the withdrawal of Volvo B10BLE/Wright Renown 4912 (X912 WGR), this vehicle has transferred from Hexham Depot to Percy Main, while it is surplus to requirements at Hexham. Retaining full branding for service AD122, the vehicle will be allocated to service 19 on weekdays, and service 434 on Saturdays.
This vehicle has received "indiGo Washington" branding. It lacks the Wi-Fi and Next Stop Announcement feature 'blobs' as featured on the new Optare Solo SR M925/Optare vehicles which entered service earlier this year, as, unlike the new vehicles, it does not have either of these features.
This vehicle has received "indiGo Washington" branding. It lacks the Wi-Fi and Next Stop Announcement feature 'blobs' as featured on the new Optare Solo SR M925/Optare vehicles which entered service earlier this year, as, unlike the new vehicles, it does not have either of these features.
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 the quality and customer values of Go North East.
Due to a reduction in spare vehicles at Deptford and an upcoming PVR increase at Chester-le-Street on the Ushaw College DU2 service until Easter 2017, this vehicle has transferred from Deptford Depot to Chester-le-Street.
This vehicle has been repainted into a plain pink base livery. Once prepared for service; this vehicle will be allocated to Washington Depot, and the recently introduced "indiGo" brand will be expanded to encompass services 85/86.
This vehicle has entered service at Washington Depot, where it will undergo a four-week trial on "Red Arrows" service X1, to compare against the current Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B9TL allocation.
With just two open-top Leyland Olympians required for the City Sightseeing service franchise following the Great North Run, this vehicle has been withdrawn from service at Slatyford Depot. The remaining vehicles in this batch are destined to be withdrawn from service when the former Stagecoach Manchester Dennis Trident/Alexander ALX400 vehicles enter service in the region.
