Vehicle Details
Registration: GX03 SVE
Chassis: Scania N94UD
Bodywork: East Lancs OmniDekka
Depot: Alpha Recovery, Weetslade
Livery: Toon Link
Year new: 2003
Vehicle History
June 2018
Go North East
This vehicle has been sold for scrap to Alpha Recovery, Weetslade.
February 2018
Go North East
Having sustained fire damage, this vehicle has been withdrawn from service at Stanley Depot. Although the fire damage was relatively minor, this vehicle has a low Net Book Value and the cost of repairs would outweigh the value of the bus. Parts from the bus will be stripped and used in other examples of the vehicle type in the fleet.
November 2017
Go North East
This vehicle has had its seats re-trimmed into Go North East's standard blue 'Go' moquette.
May 2017
Go North East
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Upcoming service changes in May will see the "Toon Link" brand encompass services 6, X30/X31 and X70/X71 with a mixed allocation of Scania OmniCitys and Scania OmniDekkas. This vehicle has consequently received "Toon Link" branding, following repaint.
April 2017
Go North East
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Ahead of upcoming service changes in May, this vehicle has been repainted into a plain black base livery. From May 21st 2017; services 6, X30/X31 and X70/X71 will all be branded as "Toon Link" with a mixed allocation of Scania OmniCitys and Scania OmniDekkas (the latter of which will be allocated to certain running boards in order to provide a higher capacity on certain peak-time journeys where this is required).
October 2016
Go North East
This vehicle has had its "Northern" branding removed, and hence now carries a plain red base livery with Go North East fleet names.
November 2015
Go North East
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This vehicle has received "Northern" branding, which is the new brand name for services 6 and X70/X71. As part of recent service changes, new service 6 was introduced as a replacement for the northern section of the old "Diamond" 43/44 services, so the name is appropriate for the route as well as commemorating the company's heritage with a fresh modern outlook on the "Northern" name.
June 2015
Go North East
This vehicle has now entered service at Stanley Depot.
May 2015
Go North East
This vehicle has been repainted from Brighton & Hove's corporate livery into Go North East's corporate livery.
May 2015
Go North East
Go North East has acquired a number of Scania N94UD/East Lancs OmniDekka vehicles from sister Go-Ahead operating company Brighton & Hove, following the entry into service of new vehicles. This vehicle, previously numbered 614 within the Brighton & Hove fleet, has now arrived at Saltmeadows Road and is undergoing preparation for service within the Go North East fleet.
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April 2007
Go North East
This vehicle has been repainted into a purple cream base livery, and has also received "The Drifter" branding, for services 60 (Sunderland - Seaham - Parkside) and 61 (Sunderland - Murton).
April 2019
Go North East
In order to provide a higher-specification vehicle on service X30 (Stanley - Newcastle), this vehicle has transferred from Saltmeadows Road Depot to the Hownsgill Depot.
April 2011
Go North East
Ahead of impending transfer to Percy Main Depot where it will form part of the "Cobalt Clipper" 309/310 service allocation, this vehicle has been repainted into a plain silver base livery.
April 2016
Go North East
This vehicle has received the blue variant of the revised "Loop" branding.
April 2009
Go North East
This vehicle has received "Coaster" branding, with sub-branding for service 1 (Gateshead - Whitley Bay).