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Vehicle Details

Registration: WK59 CWW

Chassis: Optare Solo M920

Bodywork: Optare

Depot: Scarlet Band

Livery: Metrocentre Mini

Year new: 2009

Year sold: 2020

Vehicle History

January 2020 Go North East Photograph by This vehicle has been sold to Scarlet Band, West Cornforth.
November 2019 Go North East Replaced in the fleet at Riverside by similarly-aged Optare Versas, this vehicle has now been withdrawn from service at Riverside.
January 2018 Go North East From 28th January 2018, Go North East are making changes to a number of services to improve reliability and to allow new travel opportunities. As part of these service changes, "South Tyne" services 88/88A have been withdrawn and replaced by revised service 9 and new "Crusader" service 26. The 88/88A services were previously operated by the low-cost unit at Riverside Depot, and to replace the work in this unit at Riverside, the operation of the "Metrocentre Mini" M6/M7/M8 services has transferred across from Stanley. As such, this vehicle has transferred from Stanley Depot to Riverside.
May 2017 Go North East This vehicle has received "Metrocentre Mini" branding, for services M6/M7/M8. "Metrocentre Mini" is the new brand name being introduced for the direct and frequent services operating between Stanley and Metrocentre. Service changes, effective 21st May, will see "Venture" services V7/V8 re-numbered M7/M8, and the introduction of a new service to increase the frequency on this corridor to every 20 minutes. The additional bus per hour will be numbered M6, and will run to South Stanley and South Moor, offering a direct bus to Metrocentre from these areas.
March 2017 Go North East This vehicle has entered service at Stanley Depot, where it will be allocated to "Venture" services V7/V8 (East Stanley/Fines Park - Metrocentre).
March 2017 Go North East Photograph by Ahead of its entry into service, this vehicle has been repainted into a two-tone maroon and yellow base livery.
February 2017 Go North East Photograph by New to Western Greyhound of Summercourt as fleet number 959 in September 2009, this vehicle passed to Plymouth Citybus in December 2014 where it gained fleet number 221. This vehicle has now been acquired by Go North East, where it has received fleet number 711. It is currently undergoing preparation for service at Saltmeadows Road Depot.

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May 2016 Go North East
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As a result of service revisions at Deptford Depot and the change in allocation to some of Deptford's services, this vehicle has transferred from Deptford Depot to Riverside. Until July 2016, this vehicle will act as an... see more
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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
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May 2019 Go North East
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Ahead of upcoming service changes and consequent re-allocations, this vehicle has lost its "indiGo" branding having been repainted into a new four-colour base livery. The livery is mostly gold-based at the front, with a... see more
May 2017 Go North East
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May 2008 Go North East
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This vehicle has received "Angel" branding.
May 2010 Go North East
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This vehicle has transferred from Washington Depot to Deptford, where it will see allocation to "Silver Arrows" services 2A/2C and "Laser" service 35, to compare against the Mercedes Citaro vehicles allocated... see more
May 2016 Go North East
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As a result of service revisions at Deptford Depot and the change in allocation to some of Deptford's services, this vehicle has transferred from Deptford Depot to Riverside. Until July 2016, this vehicle will act as an... see more
May 2019 Go North East
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