DSCF2203 Go North East 6301 (NK16 BXA) and 8324 (NK11 FXG) in Chester-le-Street - 31 May 2018

Thursday 31 May 2018 (1623) – Go North East 8324 (NK11 FXG) coming through a gap in traffic in Front Street, Chester-le-Street. It is an Optare Versa that was new in July 2011 which wears the ‘See it do it Sunderland’ livery for service 36.

The photograph was taken from the upper deck of Go North East Wrightbus Streetdeck 6333 (NK67 GOC) which was working the 1603 ‘Angel’ service 21 due in Eldon Square, Newcastle-upon-Tyne at 1716.
The bus directly in front is 6301 (NK16 BXA), a Wrightbus Streetdeck new in March 2016 which carries the livery for the Newcastle to Bishop Auckland ‘Castles Express’ service X21 and was working the 1524 trip from Bishop Auckland that departed Durham at 1601 being due at Newcastle (Eldon Square) at 1655. The two buses followed the same route more or less between Durham and Chester-le-Street keeping pace with each other.