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Vehicle Details

Registration: W903 RBB

Chassis: Volvo B10BLE

Bodywork: Wright Renown (DDA)

Depot: Alpha Recovery, Weetslade

Livery: Go North East Red

Year new: 2000

Year sold: 2016

Vehicle History

October 2016 Go North East This vehicle has been sold for scrap to Alpha Recovery, Weetslade.
July 2016 Go North East Photograph by This vehicle has been withdrawn from service at Stanley Depot.
May 2016 Go North East Photograph by This vehicle has transferred from Percy Main Depot to Stanley, on temporary loan, to alleviate vehicle shortages.
May 2016 Go North East This vehicle has transferred from Deptford Depot to Percy Main, on temporary loan, to alleviate vehicle shortages.
December 2015 Go North East Photograph by Following the completion of DDA / PSVAR modifications on all vehicles, the three DDA float/reserve vehicles (4896, 4897 and 4898) have been absorbed into the main service fleet at Riverside. To reduce the fleet strength towards a lower spare vehicle percentage in the North Division, these three Volvo B10BLEs being absorbed into the main fleet at Riverside has released three further Volvo B10BLEs (4903, 4906 and 4907) to Deptford Depot, allowing the withdrawal of younger (albeit less reliable), more expensive to maintain, Wright Cadet bodied DAF SB120s from the fleet.
October 2015 Go North East Photograph by This vehicle has received modifications at Thornton Brothers, Ashington, and as such is now DDA-compliant. This means that this vehicle does not need to be withdrawn from service prior to 1 January 2016 (like all other non-DDA compliant single deckers).
March 2007 Go North East Photograph by Following the withdrawal of the 775 service (Sunderland - Consett) and the restructure of the routes along this corridor, this vehicle has received "Lime" branding, featuring the tagline "cross county connection".
November 2006 Go North East Photograph by Prior to new branding being launched, this vehicle has been repainted into a plain lime green base livery.

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May 2016 Go North East
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May 2008 Go North East
#4942
This vehicle has been repainted into a plain orange base livery.
May 2008 Go North East
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This vehicle has transferred from Deptford Depot to Percy Main.
May 2017 Go North East
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May 2020 Go North East
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May 2015 Go North East
#5418
Following a number of publicity events to promote the investment into new vehicles for services 45 and 46, this vehicle has entered service at Stanley Depot on "Red Kite" services 45/46.
May 2016 Go North East
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This vehicle has been sold for scrap to Trevor Wigley & Son Bus Ltd, Barnsley.
May 2009 Go North East
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This vehicle has transferred from Stanley Depot to Winlaton.