Vehicle Details
Registration: W818 FBW
Chassis: Volvo B10BLE
Bodywork: Wright Renown (DDA)
Depot: Trevor Wigley & Son Bus Ltd, Barnsley
Livery: GNE Red
Year new: 2000
Vehicle History
June 2017
Go North East
This vehicle has been sold for scrap to Trevor Wigley & Son Bus Ltd, Barnsley.
May 2016
Go North East
This vehicle has been withdrawn from service at Chester-le-Street Depot.
May 2016
Go North East
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England take on Sri Lanka in a Test Match at Emirates Riverside in Chester-le-Street from 27th until 31st May 2016. To make travel easy, Go North East are operating two special Park & Ride services. To provide an extra vehicles at Chester-le-Street for the duration of the Park & Ride services being in operation, this vehicle has been temporarily reinstated at Chester-le-Street Depot.
May 2016
Go North East
This vehicle has been withdrawn from service at Riverside Depot.
November 2015
Go North East
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Following cascade of younger vehicles to Riverside Depot which are to be allocated to service 57, this vehicle has been repainted into Go North East's corporate livery.
November 2015
Go North East
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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 This means that this vehicle does not need to be withdrawn from service prior to 1 January 2016 (like all other non-DDA compliant single deckers).
February 2014
Go North East
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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.
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May 2016
Go North East
Having previously carried "Prince Bishops" branding, this vehicle has been repainted into a plain red base livery.
May 2018
Go North East
This vehicle has transferred from Riverside Depot's Special Events Fleet to Chester-le-Street on temporary loan, to alleviate vehicle shortages.
May 2016
Go North East
This vehicle has transferred from Deptford Depot to Chester-le-Street, on temporary loan, to alleviate vehicle shortages.