Vehicle Details
Registration: NK54 NVL
Chassis: Scania L94UB
Bodywork: Wright Solar
Depot: Davies Motors, Ruthin
Livery: 2016 fleet livery - 35 Million Miles
Year new: 2004
Vehicle History
November 2019
Go North East
This vehicle has been sold to Davis Motors, Ruthin.
July 2019
Go North East
This vehicle has been withdrawn from service at Riverside Depot.
June 2019
Go North East
Following temporary loan to Chester-le-Street Depot, this vehicle has now returned to service at Deptford.
June 2019
Go North East
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This vehicle has transferred from Deptford Depot to Chester-le-Street, on temporary loan, to alleviate vehicle shortages.
December 2018
Go North East
Due to the earlier than planned withdrawal of Scania L94UB/Wright Solar 4992 (YR02 ZYM); this vehicle has returned to full service (having previously been held in a float/reserve capacity), providing a replacement vehicle for it within Deptford Depot's fleet allocation.
December 2018
Go North East
Following the end of the Enchanted Belsay event; this vehicle has transferred from Riverside Depot to Deptford, remaining in a float/reserve capacity.
December 2018
Go North East
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Remaining in a float/reserve capacity, this vehicle has transferred from Hexham Depot to Riverside. Go North East are operating a special service from Riverside Depot for the Enchanted Belsay event. This service operates Thursday to Sunday only between 6th and 22nd December. The service requires five vehicles, which must be single decks because of trees.
September 2018
Go North East
Following the entry into service of the ex-London Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B7s on the new Miscellaneous Workings contracts being operated at Deptford; this vehicle is now in a float/reserve capacity, though presently remains allocated to Deptford.
June 2018
Go North East
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Following temporary loan to Peterlee Depot, this vehicle has now returned to service at Deptford.
June 2018
Go North East
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This vehicle has transferred from Deptford Depot to Peterlee, on temporary loan, to alleviate vehicle shortages.
February 2018
Go North East
Following the cascade of Scania L94UB/Wright Solar 4945 (NK51 OLJ) and Scania L94UB/Wright Solar 5201 (NK54 NUU) to Chester-le-Street Depot, this vehicle has transferred from Chester-le-Street Depot to Deptford. It is required at Deptford following service revisions effective 28th January 2018, which saw the vehicle allocation for "See it, Do it, Sunderland" services 35/35A revised to be Scania L94UB/Wright Solar vehicles.
October 2017
Go North East
Following temporary loan to Crook Depot, this vehicle has returned to service at Chester-le-Street.
September 2017
Go North East
This vehicle has transferred from Chester-le-Street Depot to Crook, on temporary loan, to alleviate vehicle shortages.
September 2017
Go North East
Following temporary loan to Deptford Depot, this vehicle has returned to service at Chester-le-Street.
September 2017
Go North East
This vehicle has transferred from Chester-le-Street Depot to Deptford, on temporary loan, to alleviate vehicle shortages.
August 2017
Go North East
Though originally intended to return to service at Chester-le-Street on 9th August 2017, the diversion route continued on until this day due to the works on the Washington Highway being continued into this day. As such, a day later than expected, this vehicle has now returned to service at Chester-le-Street, with the "Red Arrows" X1 service returning to the route it usually operates.
August 2017
Go North East
This vehicle has received the tagline "Our buses run 35 million miles a year - that's like going to the moon and back 72 times"
August 2017
Go North East
This vehicle has transferred from Chester-le-Street Depot to Washington. Released from Chester-le-Street following the temporary transfer of four "Red Arrows" branded Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B9TLs to operate services 13/X25; the temporary transfer of this vehicle to Washington coincides with a short notice road closure by Sunderland City Council, which means that northbound buses on "Red Arrows" service X1 are unable to run direct along the Washington Highway on 7th and 8th August 2017, and will need to be diverted along Bonemill Lane, via Fatfield Bridge and Station Road to Shiney Row. Due to the low bridge in the area, double-deck vehicles cannot be allocated to the X1 service during this time.
February 2017
Go North East
Following temporary loan to Crook Depot, this vehicle has returned to service at Chester-le-Street.
February 2017
Go North East
This vehicle has transferred from Chester-le-Street Depot to Crook, on temporary loan, to alleviate vehicle shortages.
December 2016
Go North East
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This vehicle has been treated to a partial repaint into Go North East's new corporate livery. The new livery design is a a lot more eye-catching and features a two-tone base livery, with the traditional key colour of red towards the front of the bus, and non-metallic dark blue towards the back. It is thought that further vinyls will be added at a later date, in order to reflect the quality and customer values of Go North East.
September 2016
Go North East
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With roadworks having been completed in Durham City Centre, "Prince Bishops" services 20/20A/X20 are reverting back to their usual timetables and hence there has been a PVR reduction at Deptford Depot. As such, this vehicle has transferred from Deptford Depot to Chester-le-Street.
May 2016
Go North East
Having previously carried "Prince Bishops" branding, this vehicle has been repainted into Go North East's corporate livery.
December 2006
Go North East
In line with service changes which have seen the withdrawal of services 220/222 (Sunderland - Durham) and the introduction of service 20, this vehicle has received "Prince Bishops" branding.
October 2006
Go North East
Prior to new branding being launched, this vehicle has been repainted into a plain purple base livery.
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April 2016
Go North East
Having previously carried "Fast Cats" branding, this vehicle has been repainted into a plain blue base livery.
April 2010
Go North East
This vehicle has received basic "Route 19" branding, for service 19 (North Shields - Northumberland Park).
April 2015
Go North East
This vehicle has now entered service at Riverside Depot on "X66 Metrocentre" service X66.