This vehicle has arrived into the Stagecoach North East fleet. It is currently being prepared for service at Walkergate Depot. This batch of vehicles are Euro 6 specification and feature high-back orange and blue Lazzereini e-leather seating. The batch are also eqipped with free passenger Wi-Fi as well as USB power sockets.
New to Stagecoach East London in September 2000 as fleet number TAS239, this vehicle was previously with Stagecoach Manchester and has been acquired by Stagecoach North East. It is currently undergoing preparation for service at Stockton Depot, though is intended to be allocated to Slatyford Depot to replace the Leyland Olympian/Northern Counties Palatine vehicles on the NewcastleGateshead City Sightseeing service.
New to Greater Manchester South in June 2000 as fleet number 643, this vehicle was previously with Stagecoach Manchester and has been acquired by Stagecoach North East. It is currently undergoing preparation for service at Stockton Depot, though is intended to be allocated to Slatyford Depot to replace the Leyland Olympian/Northern Counties Palatine vehicles on the NewcastleGateshead City Sightseeing service.
Ahead of the "Frequenta" brand being launched on service 63 at Redcar, this vehicle has been repainted into Arriva's corporate livery, minus the cowhorn. It has also been fitted with a 'Next Stop' audio-visual announcement system, as part of the "Frequenta" upgrade.
There were a number of changes to Go North East's services in the Gateshead and surrounding areas, from 24th July 2016. As part of these changes, service 10A was extended from Rockwood Hill to Blackhall Mill, which saw the PVR of the "TEN" group of services rise by one vehicle. In addition, to allow a new bus to be scheduled from Hexham each trip off-peak, Hexham additionally gained a scholars service which was previously operated from Riverside. As such, this vehicle has transferred from Riverside Depot to Hexham.
Following service changes last month, this vehicle has received the purple variation of Go North East's "Quaylink" branding for services Q1/Q2. Although the PVR of "Quaylink" services Q1/Q2 was not affected by the service revisions, this allows generically branded Optare Versa V1110/Optare 8335 (NK11 HJF) to be used as a spare across services Q1/Q2 and Q3.
New to Stagecoach East London in September 2000 as fleet number TAS240, this vehicle was previously with Stagecoach Manchester and has been acquired by Stagecoach North East. It is currently undergoing preparation for service at Stockton Depot, though is intended to be allocated to Slatyford Depot to replace the Leyland Olympian/Northern Counties Palatine vehicles on the NewcastleGateshead City Sightseeing service.
New to Greater Manchester South in June 2000 as fleet number 645, this vehicle was previously with Stagecoach Manchester and has been acquired by Stagecoach North East. It is currently undergoing preparation for service at Stockton Depot, though is intended to be allocated to Slatyford Depot to replace the Leyland Olympian/Northern Counties Palatine vehicles on the NewcastleGateshead City Sightseeing service.
New to Greater Manchester South in June 2000 as fleet number 647, this vehicle was previously with Stagecoach Manchester and has been acquired by Stagecoach North East. It is currently being stored at Stockton Depot, but is not intended to be used in service within the region. It will instead be used for spare parts and component recovery.
This vehicle has entered service at Walkergate Depot on flagship services 62 (Killingworth - City Centre - North Walbottle) and 63 (Killingworth - City Centre - Chapel House). This vehicle carries dedicated branding for the new #BUSPEOPLE campaign, which comprises of five different variants. This example carries the 'The Talker' variant.
This vehicle has entered service at Walkergate Depot on flagship services 62 (Killingworth - City Centre - North Walbottle) and 63 (Killingworth - City Centre - Chapel House). This vehicle carries dedicated branding for the new #BUSPEOPLE campaign, which comprises of five different variants. This example carries the 'The Organiser' variant.
This vehicle has entered service at Walkergate Depot on flagship services 62 (Killingworth - City Centre - North Walbottle) and 63 (Killingworth - City Centre - Chapel House). This vehicle carries dedicated branding for the new #BUSPEOPLE campaign, which comprises of five different variants. This example carries the 'The Organiser' variant.
This vehicle has entered service at Slatyford Depot on flagship services 62 (Killingworth - City Centre - North Walbottle) and 63 (Killingworth - City Centre - Chapel House). This vehicle carries dedicated branding for the new #BUSPEOPLE campaign, which comprises of five different variants. This example carries the 'The Last-Minuter' variant.
This vehicle has entered service at Slatyford Depot on flagship services 62 (Killingworth - City Centre - North Walbottle) and 63 (Killingworth - City Centre - Chapel House). This vehicle carries dedicated branding for the new #BUSPEOPLE campaign, which comprises of five different variants. This example carries the 'The Last-Minuter' variant.
This vehicle has entered service at Slatyford Depot on flagship services 62 (Killingworth - City Centre - North Walbottle) and 63 (Killingworth - City Centre - Chapel House). This vehicle carries dedicated branding for the new #BUSPEOPLE campaign, which comprises of five different variants. This example carries the 'The Multitasker' variant.
This vehicle has entered service at Slatyford Depot on flagship services 62 (Killingworth - City Centre - North Walbottle) and 63 (Killingworth - City Centre - Chapel House). This vehicle carries dedicated branding for the new #BUSPEOPLE campaign, which comprises of five different variants. This example carries the 'The Multitasker' variant.
