Vehicle Details
Registration: BV69 KPK
Chassis: Volvo B11RT
Bodywork: Caetano Levante 3
Depot: Riverside (Coaching)
Livery: National Express
Year new: 2019
Vehicle History
October 2020
Go North East
National Express has suspended all Go North East's operational services, due to low usage. As such, this coach has been temporarily taken out of service.
July 2020
Go North East
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An additional National Express diagram will be in operation from Monday 13 July 2020, in response to growing passenger demand. As such, this vehicle has been reinstated within Chester-le-Street Depot's Coaching Unit.
April 2020
Go North East
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Following completion of all required vehicle re-allocations; this vehicle has been temporarily withdrawn from service due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and has been officially delicensed (SORN'd), enabling Go North East to obtain a tax refund.
March 2020
Go North East
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Due to the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, there is falling customer demand and available resources. Therefore, to combat this during these unprecedented times, Go North East has reduced its service levels from Monday 23 March to run enhanced Sunday timetables rather than the full normal weekday output (Sunday service levels, plus some extra morning journeys for key workers, and a small number of contracted school/works services). As such - due to the lower number of vehicles being required at the moment - a number of transfers have taken place to ensure services are operated by the most fuel-efficient, economic and reliable buses. One such transfer is of this vehicle from Chester-le-Street Depot to Hexham, in order to operate scholars services.
January 2020
Go North East
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This vehicle has now entered service within Chester-le-Street Depot's Coaching Unit.
December 2019
Go North East
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This vehicle, which carries National Express livery, has been delivered to Go North East. It is currently undergoing preparation for service at Chester-le-Street Depot, and once prepared, will enter service within Chester-le-Street Depot's Coaching Unit, in order to displace older twin-axle coaches to be withdrawn.
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April 2016
Go North East
This vehicle has had its sub-branding for "Fast Cats" services X35/X36 removed.
April 2018
Go North East
Prior to disposal, this vehicle has been re-registered. Its cherished registration mark, K3 VOY, has been sold to a private buyer, in exchange for another cherished registration mark (N21 GNE).
April 2020
Go North East
Due to high passenger volumes on the Byker ASDA free shuttle bus service, this vehicle has been reinstated to be allocated to this service. This will allow for more adequate social distancing measures on the A1/A2/A3 services.
April 2019
Go North East
In line with the operation of "Toon Link" services 6 and X31 transferring from Stanley Depot to Riverside, this vehicle has also transferred to Riverside.
April 2011
Go North East
Having transferred to Deptford retaining "Route 19" branding, this vehicle has now been stripped of "Route 19" vinyls, and carries a plain white base livery as such.
April 2016
Go North East
Prior to the service changes taking place on Sunday 17th April 2016, this vehicle has transferred from Chester-le-Street Depot to Washington, allowing a period of driver familiarisation on the Scania OmniCity vehicle type.