Vehicle Details
Registration: NK54 NVU
Chassis: Scania L94UB
Bodywork: Wright Solar
Depot: Southdown PSV, Copthorne
Livery: Loop (Orange)
Year new: 2004
Vehicle History
January 2020
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This vehicle has been sold to Southdown PSV, Copthorne.
January 2020
Go North East
Replaced in the fleet by Scania L94UB/Wright Solar 5231 (NK55 OLJ) and 5232 (NK55 OLM), this vehicle has now been withdrawn from service at Riverside Depot.
July 2016
Go North East
Following temporary loan to Washington Depot, this vehicle has returned to service at Riverside Depot.
April 2016
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This vehicle has received the orange variant of the revised "Loop" branding.
January 2016
Go North East
Having previously been branded as "Loop", this vehicle has been repainted into a plain black base livery, ahead of the branding on "Loop" services 93/94 being re-launched.
February 2014
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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 2008
Go North East
Following repaint last year, this vehicle has received "The Gateshead Loop" branding, for services 93/94, which operate circular services clockwise and anti-clockwise around Gateshead, Team Valley, Low Fell, QE Hospital and Heworth.
September 2007
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Prior to new branding being launched, this vehicle has been repainted into a plain black base livery.
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April 2007
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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 2009
Go North East
This vehicle has received "Coaster" branding, with sub-branding for service 1 (Gateshead - Whitley Bay).
April 2017
Go North East
Presently unbranded; this vehicle has returned to service at Riverside Depot, where it will see allocation to "Citylink" service 57.