Go North East: 4990 / YN51MKX
Go North East's Deptford-based "Black Cats" branded Scania L94UB/Wright Solar 4990 (YN51 MKX) is pictured here on Queen Alexandra Road, Sunderland, whilst putting in a very rare appearance on "Prince Bishops" service 20 to Durham. 05/06/17
In 2006, Go North East acquired a sizeable fleet of pre-owned vehicles from other operators. Whilst a large number of these have now been disposed of, 4990 (YN51 MKX) is one of a batch of two new to Ludlow's of Halesowen, which presently remains active within the fleet.
4989 (YN51 MKV) and 4990 (YN51 MKX) were acquired by Go North East in January 2006. They entered service in February at Chester-le-Street, after being repainted into Go North East's fleet livery. The pair remained at Chester-le-Street until February 2007 when they both transferred to Washington.
During August 2007, the pair were reunited with 4991 (YR02 ZYK) and 4992 (YR02 ZYM) at Winlaton Depot. These two vehicle were another pair of pre-owned Wright Solar bodied Scania L94UBs acquired during 2006, initially seeing allocation to Chester-le-Street Depot.
A year later, during August 2008, 4989 - 4991 all transferred from Winlaton Depot to Gateshead, and were painted and branded for "The Orbit" services 51/52. They remained active at Gateshead Depot for a number of years, and, following the launch of new Optare Versa vehicles on "The Orbit" services during August 2011, 4990 (YN51 MKX) transferred to Deptford Depot, where they received rather bland branding for the short-lived X36/X37 services, which operated between Sunderland and Low Moorley, via Royal Hospital (X36), Houghton-le-Spring, Hetton Downs (X37) and Hetton-le-Hole.
When these services were withdrawn, 4990 (YN51 MKX) was repainted and re-branded for the "Prince Bishops" 20/20A/X20 services. In line with the introduction of new Wright Streetlite vehicles on these services during May 2016, this vehicle was repainted into a light red base livery, and re-allocated to service 39 at Deptford, operating between Doxford Park and Pennywell.
It recently received "Black Cats" branding. "Black Cats" is the new brand identity being introduced to encompass a variety of different frequent services in and around the city of Sunderland, promoting the cheap and competitively priced day and weekly tickets available for travel in the city (£3.65 for a day ticket, and £12.15 for a weekly ticket).
Go North East: 4990 / YN51MKX
Go North East's Deptford-based "Black Cats" branded Scania L94UB/Wright Solar 4990 (YN51 MKX) is pictured here on Queen Alexandra Road, Sunderland, whilst putting in a very rare appearance on "Prince Bishops" service 20 to Durham. 05/06/17
In 2006, Go North East acquired a sizeable fleet of pre-owned vehicles from other operators. Whilst a large number of these have now been disposed of, 4990 (YN51 MKX) is one of a batch of two new to Ludlow's of Halesowen, which presently remains active within the fleet.
4989 (YN51 MKV) and 4990 (YN51 MKX) were acquired by Go North East in January 2006. They entered service in February at Chester-le-Street, after being repainted into Go North East's fleet livery. The pair remained at Chester-le-Street until February 2007 when they both transferred to Washington.
During August 2007, the pair were reunited with 4991 (YR02 ZYK) and 4992 (YR02 ZYM) at Winlaton Depot. These two vehicle were another pair of pre-owned Wright Solar bodied Scania L94UBs acquired during 2006, initially seeing allocation to Chester-le-Street Depot.
A year later, during August 2008, 4989 - 4991 all transferred from Winlaton Depot to Gateshead, and were painted and branded for "The Orbit" services 51/52. They remained active at Gateshead Depot for a number of years, and, following the launch of new Optare Versa vehicles on "The Orbit" services during August 2011, 4990 (YN51 MKX) transferred to Deptford Depot, where they received rather bland branding for the short-lived X36/X37 services, which operated between Sunderland and Low Moorley, via Royal Hospital (X36), Houghton-le-Spring, Hetton Downs (X37) and Hetton-le-Hole.
When these services were withdrawn, 4990 (YN51 MKX) was repainted and re-branded for the "Prince Bishops" 20/20A/X20 services. In line with the introduction of new Wright Streetlite vehicles on these services during May 2016, this vehicle was repainted into a light red base livery, and re-allocated to service 39 at Deptford, operating between Doxford Park and Pennywell.
It recently received "Black Cats" branding. "Black Cats" is the new brand identity being introduced to encompass a variety of different frequent services in and around the city of Sunderland, promoting the cheap and competitively priced day and weekly tickets available for travel in the city (£3.65 for a day ticket, and £12.15 for a weekly ticket).