Vehicle Details
Registration: R846 PRG
Chassis: Volvo B10BLE
Bodywork: Wright Renown
Depot: Ensign Bus Co., Purfleet
Livery: Northern
Year new: 1998
Vehicle History
June 2016
Go North East
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This vehicle has been sold for scrap to Alpha Recovery, Weetslade.
May 2016
Go North East
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Having been in service with The Big Lemon for less than two months, this vehicle has now been withdrawn from service at The Big Lemon due to engine issues.
March 2016
Go North East
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Having been returned to Ensign Bus Co., Purfleet for outstanding defect repairs, this vehicle has now entered service at The Big Lemon, Brighton.
January 2016
Go North East
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This vehicle has received The Big Lemon's corporate livery at Marden Commercials, prior to arriving into their fleet.
January 2016
Go North East
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This vehicle has been sold to The Big Lemon, Brighton, and has been repainted into a plain yellow base livery at Marden Commercials, who repaint buses on behalf of Ensign Bus Co.
December 2015
Go North East
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This vehicle has been sold on from Ensign Bus Co., Purfleet, to The Big Lemon, Brighton.
February 2014
Go North East
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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.
February 2007
Go North East
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This vehicle has transferred from Gateshead Depot to Stanley, and has received sub-branding for the 43/44 services having received "The Diamond" branding whilst still based at Gateshead. The new branding replaces the temporary branding introduced to services 40, 43, 43A, 43B and 44 (vehicles wearing standard fleet livery with Stanley Shuttle vinyls applied), in line with the simplification of the services which operate between Durham and Newcastle, via Stanley.
February 2007
Go North East
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Ahead of transfer to Stanley Depot where this vehicle will be allocated to "The Diamond" services 43/44, this vehicle has gained "The Diamond" branding, albeit without sub-branding for the 43/44 services. Early expansion of the Go-Ahead Northern empire saw the acquisition of certain smaller competing bus operators in North East England, during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Northern acquired JH Hammell (Diamond) on 30th December 1994, which this brand refers to.
January 2007
Go North East
Prior to new branding being launched, this vehicle has been repainted into a plain orange base livery.
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April 2007
Go North East
This vehicle has been repainted into a purple cream base livery, and has also received "The Drifter" branding, for services 60 (Sunderland - Seaham - Parkside) and 61 (Sunderland - Murton).
April 2007
Go North East
Having been delivered in a plain red base livery; this vehicle has now been repainted into a silver and blue base livery at Thornton Brothers, Ashington, and has also received "Cobalt Clipper" branding.
April 2014
Go North East
Following recent repaint; this vehicle has received "South Tyne" branding, with sub-branding for services 88/88A.
April 2019
Go North East
In order to provide a higher-specification vehicle on service X30 (Stanley - Newcastle), this vehicle has transferred from Riverside Depot to the Hownsgill Depot.
April 2020
Go North East
In order to combat the changing demand for bus services in the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, this vehicle has transferred from Consett Depot to Riverside.