Go North East Bus Photos by Gary Mitchelhill

2009

Wed 11th Mar 2009: Alexander Dennis Dart SLF - Alexander Dennis MPD

Alexander Dennis Dart SLF - Alexander Dennis MPD - Last Update - 11/03/2009 - 1 Photo Added

At the moment these are the newest Minibuses in the Go North East fleet. All are used on Doxford Clipper Services.

Liveries (As of 11/03/2009)
Doxford Clipper - 603, 604, 605, 606.

Allocations (As of 11/03/2009)
Deptford (Sunderland) - 603, 604, 605, 606.

0612 - NK53TJV - Haymarket Bus Station, Newcastle

Sun 11th Jan 2009: Bluebird LMB - Plaxton Mini Pointer

2007

Thu 19th Apr 2007: DAF MB230 - Duple

5140 came into the fleet with the takeover of OK Travel, and in later years it was used for driver training duties. However it was withdrawn in 2004 due to it been non-standard.

2009

Fri 13th Mar 2009: DAF SB120 - Wright Cadet

Fri 13th Mar 2009: DAF SB220 - Optare Delta

Fri 13th Mar 2009: DAF SB220 - Plaxton Prestige

2007

Fri 20th Apr 2007: Dennis Dart - Wright Handybus

Go-Ahead Group North East ordered 89 (8001 - 8089) 9.8M long Dennis Darts with Wright Handybus bodies. GNE withdrew the last of them in 2003, the vehicles have been popular buys with other operators, and photos of them will be showing in the Exile file.

8286 - V436KGF - Howdon Road, North Shields

Fri 27th Apr 2007: Dennis Dart SLF - Caetano Compass

Go North East aquired 12 Dennis Dart SLFs from East Thames Buses early in 2006. They all entered service at Deptford, however 8287 has been moved to Percy Main

Tue 17th Apr 2007: Dennis Dart SLF - Caetano Nimbus

Go North East aquired a single Low Floor Dart from Cheney Travel Services (Subject to correction). Numbered 8288 and registered X94FOR, it was orignally based at Stanley, and has since been relocated to Percy Main.

2009

0510 - X551FBB - Addington Drive, Hadrian Park

Fri 13th Mar 2009: Dennis Dart SLF - Plaxton MPD

Wed 11th Mar 2009: Dennis Dart SLF - Plaxton Pointer 2

In 2006 Go North East aquired 4 Dennis Darts SLF with Plaxton Pointer 2 bodies. Details of former Operators and registrations of these vehicles can be found below. Upon arrival to GNE all 4 vehicles were based at Stanley depot for the Stanley Shuttle, they then went to Winlaton for service 47 and weren't considered big enough. They then went to Washington for services X3 and X4. More recently they have moved to Chester Le Street depot and can be found on anything.

Liveries (As of 11/03/2009)
8289 - Go North East Standard Livery
8290 - Go North East Swoops
8291 - Go North East Swoops
8292 - Go North East Swoops

Allocations (As of 11/03/2009)
Chester Le Street - 8289, 8290, 8291, 8292.

Former Owners and Registrations (Current Registrations can be seen on photos of vehicles in the collection)
8289 - Elcok Reisen (Telford). (No change in Registration)
8290 - Coming Soon
8291 - Coming Soon
8292 - Coming Soon

8204 - V204ERG - Station Road, Percy Main

Fri 13th Mar 2009: Dennis Dart SLF - Plaxton SPD

2007

Tue 17th Apr 2007: Dennis Lance - Plaxton Verde

Another individual vehicle in the fleet was 4774, which has recently been withdrawn. It started off with Low Fell Coaches, but became a Go Gateshead vehicle, however it was transferred to South Shields when Gateshead recieved new vehicles, then it was transferred to Percy Main. In 2006 the vehicle was transferred back to Gateshead, and it ran from there until withdrawl in February 2007.

2009

3864 - W864PNL - Market Street, Newcastle

Fri 13th Mar 2009: Dennis Trident - East Lancs Lolyne

2007

8092 - M892GBB - Dennis Dart / Plaxton - Tividale Depot - Go West Midlands t/a Diamond

Thu 19th Apr 2007: Ex GNE buses with other Go-Ahead Companies

Photos of ex Go North East vehicles operating elsewhere within the Go-Ahead Group. The collection is arranged using the bus's old GNE fleetnumber, and the operator is identified at the end of the photo caption.

4999 - K101JMV - Regent Centre Interchange

Sun 2nd Sep 2007: Leyland Lynx Mk2

Go North East Leyland Lynx Mk2s have all been aquired secondhand. The first 2 from Redby, which have since departed. However when Go-Ahead aquired Northumbria Coaches, Mk2 Lynxes re-entered the fleet.

2009

3947 - H481PVW - Regent Centre Interchange

Tue 10th Feb 2009: Leyland Olympian - Alexander Belfast RH

GNE acquired 6 Dublin Bus specification Leyland Olympians with Alexander Belfast RH bodywork in 2005. They were all new to Dublin Bus. 3947 - 3949 operated in the Isle of Man before going to Ensign Bus then onwards to Go North East, whilse 3950 - 3952 came from Dublin Bus to Ensign, then onwards to Go North East. 3950 was the first Leyland Olympian delivered to Dublin Bus as their RH1.

Liveries
3947 - Yellow Bus
3948 - Yellow Bus
3949 - GNE Red, Blue and Yellow
3950 - GNE Red, Blue and Yellow
3951 - GNE Red, Blue and Yellow
3952 - GNE Red, Blue and Yellow

Vehicles are allocated as follow (As of 02/03/2009)
Ashington - 3947, 3948.
Stanley - 3949, 3950, 3951, 3952.

Former Owners and Registrations. (Current Registrations can be seen on photos of vehicles in the collection)
3947 - Dublin Bus RH24 - 90D1024, Isle of Man Transport 17 - DMN17R.
3948 - Dublin Bus RH27 - 90D1027, Isle of Man Transport 20 - DMN20R.
3949 - Dublin Bus RH26 - 90D1026, Isle of Man Transport 19 - DMN19R.
3950 - Dublin Bus RH1 - 90D1001.
3951 - Dublin Bus RH65 - 91D1065.
3952 - Dublin Bus RH85 - 91D1085.

4994 - C141SPB - Regent Centre Interchange

Sun 11th Jan 2009: Leyland Tiger - ELC

Go-Ahead Northern Sign at Percy Main Depot

Wed 11th Mar 2009: Logos, Branding, Adverts etc

Various Brandings, Route Numbers and Company advertisements used by Go North East past and present.

Thu 22nd Jan 2009: M-B 0.814D - Plaxton Beaver 2

Ex Stanley Buses

Thu 22nd Jan 2009: M-B 411CDI Sprinter - Koch

Sun 11th Jan 2009: Marshall Minibus

2007

Thu 19th Apr 2007: MCW Metrorider

Go North East aquired a batch of MCW Metrorider from the the Oxford Bus Company in the mid 90s. However all were withdrawn at the turn of the millenium, apart from 446 and 447 which were converted to Staff Shuttle vehicles for use between Deptford and Sunderland Interchange. 446 was replaced by Optare MetroRider 340, and 447, along with 340 were replaced by newer MetroRiders.

5296 - NK08CGY - New Bridge Street West, Newcastle

Fri 15th Jun 2007: Mercedes Benz 0.530N Citaro

Go North East has 9 Citaro single deck buses for use on service X1/X2 ran by Washington Depot.

2009

5262 - NK56KJX - Bedford Street, North Shields

Fri 13th Mar 2009: Scania CN230UB Omnicity

Scania CN230UB Omnicity - Last Updated 13/03/2009 - 212 Photos Added

Go North East took delivery of 42 Scania Omnicities in 2007. Originally they were allocated to Washington, Stanley, Chester Le Street and Percy Main. The ones at Washington were temporary due to the late arrival of Citaros for the Red Arrows. These days Omnicities are mainly found at Percy Main and Stanley Depots with a handful remaining at Chester Le Street.

Liveries (As of 13/03/2009)
Red Kite - 5234, 5235, 5236, 5237, 5238, 5239, 5240, 5241, 5242.
West Durham Swift - 5243, 5244, 5245, 5246, 5247, 5248, 5249, 5250.
Cobalt Clipper - 5251, 5252, 5253, 5254, 5255, 5256, 5257, 5258, 5259.
White Spare - 5260.
White Spare with Text and Go Advert - 5261.
Coaster - 5262, 5263, 5264, 5265, 5266, 5267, 5268, 5269.
Angel - 5270, 5271, 5273, 5274.
Cream front with rest of the vehicle Pink - 5272.

Allocations (As of 13/03/2009)
Chester Le Street - 5270, 5271, 5273, 5274.
Percy Main - 5251, 5252, 5253, 5254, 5255, 5256, 5257, 5258, 5259, 5262, 5263, 5264, 5265, 5266, 5267, 5268, 5269, 5272.
Stanley - 5234, 5235, 5236, 5237, 5238, 5239, 5240, 5241, 5242, 5243, 5244, 5245, 5246, 5247, 5248, 5249, 5250, 5260, 5261.

Fri 13th Mar 2009: Transbus Dart SLF - Transbus MPD

8256 - NK04FOV - Battle Hill Drive, Battle Hill

Fri 13th Mar 2009: VDL SB120 - Wright Cadet

8265 - NK04ZND - Pilgrim Street, Newcastle

Wed 11th Mar 2009: Volvo (VDL) SB120 - Wright Merit

Go North East aquired 6 Volvo SB120 / Wright Merits from Dealer Stock. They are the same as the VDL SB120s except they have square headlights like on 8242 - 8252 as opposed to round ones on the later batches. Plus they lack the air con pod. They can be found on the Highwayman services.

Liveries (As of 11/03/2009)
8261 - Highwayman
8262 - Highwayman
8263 - Highwayman
8264 - Highwayman
8265 - Highwayman
8266 - Highwayman

Vehicles are allocated as follow (As of 11/03/2009)
Gateshead - 8261, 8262. 8263, 8264, 8265, 8266.

4993 - S590KJF - Prince Consort Road, Gateshead

Wed 11th Mar 2009: Volvo B10BLE - Alexander ALX 300

Another individual vehicle in the Go North East fleet is 4993 - S590KJF, it was aquired from Beestons, and was the regular vehicle for unsuccessful X11 between Heworth and Peterlee where the vehicle recieved route branding. However the service was short lived and was at first used on various services around Gateshead, then went to Stanley before returning to Gateshead. Now the vehicle is based at Percy Main and it is used on just about anything.

Livery
4993 - Go North East Swoops

Allocation (As of 11/03/2009)
Percy Main - 4993

Former Owners and Registrations.
4993 - Felix (Stanley, Derbyshire), Beestons (Suffolk).
No Changes in Registration.

Wed 11th Mar 2009: Volvo B10BLE - Wright Renown

Volvo B10BLE - Wright Renown - Last Updated 11/03/2009 - 271 Photos Added

Go North East operates 49 Volvo B10BLEs with the Wright Renown Body. The vast majority of B10BLEs have been giving route specific liveries and many have been refurbished.

Liveries (As of 11/03/2009)
Diamond - 4837, 4838, 4839, 4840, 4841, 4842, 4843, 4844, 4845, 4846, 4906, 4907, 4908, 4909.
Lime - 4850, 4851, 4852, 4853, 4854, 4855, 4896, 4897, 4898, 4899, 4900, 4901, 4902, 4903, 4904, 4905.
White Spare - 4847, 4848, 4849, 4921, 4922.
Buzzfare Overall Advert - 4910.
Go North East Swoops - 4912.
Go North East Standard - 4911, 4923.
Highwayman - 4913, 4914, 4915, 4916, 4917, 4918, 4919, 4920, 4924, 4925.

Allocations (As of 11/03/2009)
Chester Le Street - 4849, 4850, 4851, 4852, 4853, 4854, 4855.
Gateshead - 4913, 4914, 4915, 4916, 4917, 4918, 4919, 4920, 4921, 4922, 4924, 4925.
Percy Main - 4923.
Stanley - 4837, 4838, 4839, 4840, 4841, 4842, 4843, 4844, 4845, 4846, 4847, 4848, 4896, 4897, 4898, 4899, 4900, 4901, 4902, 4903, 4904, 4905, 4906, 4907, 4908, 4909, 4910, 4911, 4912.

2007

7084 - Y784MFT - Go West Midlands West Bromwich Depot

Wed 25th Jul 2007: Volvo B10M - Plaxton Paragon

Go North East took delivery of these coaches to modernise their National Express fleet, they were the first in the fleet to feature the then new Plaxton Paragon coach body.

Sun 23rd Sep 2007: Volvo B6BLE - Plaxton Concept 2000

This is a bit of an oddball vehicle, not only in Go North East but in the country. Only 2 examples were built, the other which operates for Annitsford based operator Henry Coopers from which 8293 was aquired from. It entered the Go North East fleet via the takeover of Northumbria Coaches