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Vehicle Details

Registration: W20 FWL

Chassis: Volvo B10BLE

Bodywork: Wright Renown (DDA)

Depot: Alpha Recovery, Weetslade

Livery: Go North East Red

Year new: 2000

Year sold: 2017

Vehicle History

January 2017 Go North East Photograph by This vehicle has been sold for scrap to Alpha Recovery, Weetslade.
September 2016 Go North East This vehicle has been withdrawn from service at Stanley Depot.
July 2016 Go North East Photograph by To provide a temporary replacement for Dennis Trident/East Lancs Lolyne 3876 (W186 SCU), which has been withdrawn from service at Stanley Depot, this vehicle has transferred from Washington Depot to Stanley.
July 2016 Go North East To replace Volvo B10BLE/Wright Renown 4909 (W909 RBB) which has been withdrawn having sustained defects uneconomical to repair, this vehicle has transferred from Deptford Depot to Washington, following use on the special Sunderland Airshow Park & Ride services.
July 2016 Go North East Photograph by This vehicle has transferred from Washington Depot to Deptford, for use on the special Sunderland Airshow Park & Ride 4 service.
May 2016 Go North East Photograph by This vehicle has transferred from Chester-le-Street Depot to Washington.
May 2016 Go North East Photograph by 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May 2016 Go North East This vehicle has been withdrawn from service at Riverside Depot.
December 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 This means that this vehicle does not need to be withdrawn from service prior to 1 January 2016 (like all other non-DDA compliant single deckers).
November 2015 Go North East Photograph by 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.
February 2014 Go North East Photograph by 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 2017 Go North East
#5332
This vehicle has been stripped of its promotional livery for the Cinderella pantomime at Newcastle's Theatre Royal. It wasn't stripped of branding sooner, as it was originally planned to be refurbished in lieu of... see more
May 2018 Go North East
#6168
Prior to entering service, this vehicle has been repainted into Go North East's corporate livery. This example carries the tagline "It's our fantastic people - all 2000 of them - that make the wheels on our buses go... see more
May 2019 Go North East
#677
In line with service changes and the introduction of new brand identities, there were a large number of vehicle re-allocations which took place on Sunday 19 May, the significance of which have been likened to the South Shields and... see more
May 2020 Go North East
#6051
With an expected announcement from the UK Government on Sunday 10 May to relax some of the current "lockdown" restrictions in the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which could lead to an increased number of... see more
May 2017 Go North East
#5235
Having previously carried sub-branding for services 12/12A (Newcastle - Winlaton); this vehicle has had these vinyls stripped and new vinyls added, sporting the taglines "For city centre shops and leisure" and... see more
May 2016 Go North East
#5324
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 2017 Go North East
#9097
Although not used at Hexham Depot during its time allocated there; this vehicle has transferred from Hexham Depot to Riverside, where it will see allocation to a free shuttle bus in operation between Monday 15th May and Friday... see more
May 2020 Go North East
#6116
With an expectant announcement from the government this weekend that some 'lockdown' restrictions could be relaxed, there may be an increase in demand for bus services. Therefore, some services are going to be operated... see more
May 2009 Go North East
#618 #619
This vehicle has transferred from Stanley Depot to Winlaton.
May 2015 Go North East
#6121
This vehicle has entered service at Riverside Depot on "Red Kite" service 47 (Newcastle - Blackhall Mill).