Go North East: 6161 / LJ62KZP
Go North East's unallocated Volvo B9TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 6161 (LJ62 KZP), which carries the base livery of Go North East's corporate livery, is pictured here in the yard at Saltmeadows Road Depot, Gateshead, following delivery after repaint and refurbishment at Bus & Coach World, Blackburn. 15/02/18
New in October 2012, this vehicle was previously with Go-Ahead London General as fleet number WVL502 at Putney Garage.
It was recently displaced from Go-Ahead London's fleet and purchased by Go North East, in line with the contract for service 22 (Putney Common - Oxford Circus) being retained by London General with a new allocation of 22 Hybrid double-deck vehicles (a mixture of new Volvo B5LH/MCV EvoSeti plus existing examples already in the fleet), from 21st October 2017.
Representing an investment of over £1.5 million, 13 of these buses (WVL496 - WVL508) have now been acquired by Go North East. They will be refurbished and repainted at Bus & Coach World, Blackburn, prior to assimilation into Go North East's fleet.
As part of the refurbishment at Bus & Coach World, Blackburn, the entire batch will undergo exterior repaint, centre door conversion, fitment of an entrance door ramp, seats re-trimmed including extra padding, buggy bay created, with free customer Wi-Fi and new white LED destination displays also fitted.
Mechanically, this entire batch of buses have been fitted with a new Ecolife campaigned gearbox.
This example is the first to have been delivered, and carries Go North East's corporate livery.
Go North East: 6161 / LJ62KZP
Go North East's unallocated Volvo B9TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 6161 (LJ62 KZP), which carries the base livery of Go North East's corporate livery, is pictured here in the yard at Saltmeadows Road Depot, Gateshead, following delivery after repaint and refurbishment at Bus & Coach World, Blackburn. 15/02/18
New in October 2012, this vehicle was previously with Go-Ahead London General as fleet number WVL502 at Putney Garage.
It was recently displaced from Go-Ahead London's fleet and purchased by Go North East, in line with the contract for service 22 (Putney Common - Oxford Circus) being retained by London General with a new allocation of 22 Hybrid double-deck vehicles (a mixture of new Volvo B5LH/MCV EvoSeti plus existing examples already in the fleet), from 21st October 2017.
Representing an investment of over £1.5 million, 13 of these buses (WVL496 - WVL508) have now been acquired by Go North East. They will be refurbished and repainted at Bus & Coach World, Blackburn, prior to assimilation into Go North East's fleet.
As part of the refurbishment at Bus & Coach World, Blackburn, the entire batch will undergo exterior repaint, centre door conversion, fitment of an entrance door ramp, seats re-trimmed including extra padding, buggy bay created, with free customer Wi-Fi and new white LED destination displays also fitted.
Mechanically, this entire batch of buses have been fitted with a new Ecolife campaigned gearbox.
This example is the first to have been delivered, and carries Go North East's corporate livery.