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Vehicle Details

Registration: PN02 XCF

Chassis: Volvo B7TL

Bodywork: East Lancs Myllennium Vyking

Depot: Ensign Bus Co., Purfleet

Livery: GNE Red

Year new: 2002

Vehicle History

October 2017 Go North East This vehicle has been sold to Ensign Bus Co., Purfleet.
September 2017 Go North East This vehicle has been withdrawn from service at Riverside Depot.
September 2017 Go North East Following the end of the two-phase Major Line Closure taking place between Monday 31st July and Saturday 2nd September 2017 to allow for work at Northumberland Park station and track and bridge renewal work which forms part of the £350m Metro: all change modernisation programme, this vehicle has been retained at Riverside Depot. Though originally expected to be withdrawn from 3rd September 2017; this vehicle will instead be retained until after the Great North Run, to assist in the coverage of extra vehicle requirements for this event (up to an additional 90 buses).
December 2015 Go North East Photograph by Having previously carried 'Northern' fleet names, this vehicle has been repainted into Go North East's corporate livery.
February 2014 Go North East Photograph by Following the closure of Gateshead and Winlaton depots, this vehicle has been transferred to the brand new Riverside Depot. Riverside Depot replaces the existing depots at Sunderland Road in Gateshead and Winlaton which date back to the days of the tramways.
July 2009 Go North East Photograph by This vehicle has gained "Angel" branding and has entered service at Chester-le-Street Depot.
February 2009 Go North East Photograph by Previously with Go-Ahead London General as fleet number EVL20, this vehicle has been acquired by Go North East and allocated fleet number 3966. It is currently at Thornton Brothers, Ashington, undergoing a pink repaint and full refurbishment.

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May 2017 Go North East With "Toon Link" service 12 being upgraded with the former "Blaydon Racers" branded Mercedes Citaro 0530N/Mercedes Citaro vehicles, now internally refurbished and repainted into a plain black base livery, this... see more
May 2016 Go North East This vehicle has transferred from Percy Main Depot to Stanley, on temporary loan, to alleviate vehicle shortages.
May 2019 Go North East Following the fitment of the base vinyls required for the new "Cobalt & Coast" branding, this vehicle has returned to service at Percy Main. It is expected that the full branding will follow at a later date, once... see more
May 2017 Go North East Prior to the introduction of this vehicle type to Deptford's fleet; this vehicle has transferred from Stanley Depot to Deptford, on temporary loan, to allow a period of driver familiarisation on the new Euro 6 Daimler-engined... see more
May 2019 Go North East As a result of recent service changes and consequent re-allocations, this vehicle has lost its "Prince Bishops" branding having been repainted into Go North East's 2019 fleet livery. The experimental blue front end... see more
May 2019 Go North East As this vehicle is still fully branded for National Express, this vehicle has transferred from Riverside Depot to Hexham on temporary loan, with similar unbranded 7099 (FJ08 KMU) transferring to Riverside in exchange.
May 2017 Go North East This vehicle has transferred from Stanley Depot to Chester-le-Street, on temporary loan, to alleviate vehicle shortages.
May 2020 Go North East Following the return to service of Mercedes Citaro 0530N/Mercedes Citaro 5300 (NK08 CHF) and 5302 (NK08 CHH) at Hexham, this vehicle has transferred from Hexham Depot to Riverside.
May 2007 Go North East To reflect changes to the route of service 39, the route details on the branding of this vehicle have been altered to read 'Southwick - Enterprise Park - City Centre - Doxford International'.
May 2017 Go North East This vehicle has returned to service at Riverside Depot, where it will see allocation to "Citylink" service 57 (Wardley - Hadrian Park).