Vehicle Details
Registration: NK54 NVC
Chassis: Scania L94UB
Bodywork: Wright Solar
Depot: Davies Motors, Ruthin
Livery: 2016 fleet livery - Recharge your batteries
Year new: 2004
Vehicle History
July 2020
Go North East
Due to the loss of Nexus Miscellaneous Works contracts from September 2020, this vehicle has been permanently withdrawn from service.
June 2020
Go North East
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With most scholars services in Tyne & Wear returning to operation from Monday 15 June, re-allocations have taken place to accommodate the operation of all of these services. Service 4274 in County Durham will also return to operation from this date, so this vehicle has been consequently reinstated at Deptford Depot.
June 2020
Go North East
From Monday 1 June 2020, in line with guidance from the government, Go North East's bus services will start returning to what can be considered a 'normal' level of service on weekdays (albeit still reduced on weekends), also with some minor changes which had originally been planned to take place from 17 May 2020. As such, this vehicle has now been re-licensed, but remains out of service.
April 2020
Go North East
Following completion of all required vehicle re-allocations; this vehicle has been temporarily withdrawn from service due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and has been officially delicensed (SORN'd), enabling Go North East to obtain a tax refund.
August 2017
Go North East
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This vehicle has received the tagline "Recharge your batteries | Many of our buses have power sockets on board"
February 2017
Go North East
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In line with the delivery of new Wright Streetlite DF/Wright Streetlite Max Micro-Hybrid vehicles for the "Durham Diamond" 16/16A services, which is expected to see the cascade of the current "Durham Diamond" branded Mercedes Citaro 0530N/Mercedes Citaro vehicles to Deptford Depot for use on service X5, this vehicle has been repainted into Go North East's new corporate livery.
April 2016
Go North East
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This vehicle has had its sub-branding for "Fast Cats" services X35/X36 removed.
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May 2012
Go North East
With the operation of "Silver Arrows" services 2A/2C transferring to Deptford Depot, this vehicle has also transferred from Washington Depot to Deptford.
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 2013
Go North East
Ahead of service 39 being upgraded to an Optare Versa allocation, this vehicle has been repainted into Go North East's corporate livery with 'Northern' fleet names.