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Unknown Red Citaro - Nerd4321 - 05 Jun 2026
Need any help with this
My mate has spotted on his way to work a 65 plate plain red Citaro O295 passing Cobalt heading towards Shiremoor. The dest just said "123 Hanover"
He passed it so couldn't see the legals and it wasn't in service. Any idea or update or if anyone knows who's it is
RE: Unknown Red Citaro - Rapidsnap - 06 Jun 2026
At a guess, one of a batch new to Go-Ahead London Metrobus. Probably being refurbished by Thorntons, Ashington for Carousel Buses.
Always baffles to me why they have the second generation Citaro as a Mercedes Benz O295 Citaro in the UK, yet in Mainland Europe it's known as the Mercedes Benz O530 Citaro C2.
BTW for info the range design is as follows....
Mercedes Benz Citaro (Original)
UK - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photogenic/50597640072
Europe - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photogenic/50588325366
Mercedes Benz Citaro (Facelift)
UK - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photogenic/54080032666
Europe - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photogenic/52182774250
Mercedes Benz Citaro C2 (Second Generation)
UK - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photogenic/35397831032
Europe - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photogenic/51667672387
Basel Front (customer made front originally for BVB Basel, but used by a few others, like in Japan) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photogenic/51675589700
Mercedes Benz eCitaro
UK - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photogenic/54522457984
Europe - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pieye/51758989358 (Photo by Pi Eye)