DSCF2202 Go North East 6301 (NK16 BXA) in Chester-le-Street - 31 May 2018

Thursday 31 May 2018 (1623) – Go North East 6301 (NK16 BXA), a Wrightbus Streetdeck new in March 2016 and allocated to Crook garage, was seen in Front Street, Chester-le-Street. It 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 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 at 1716. The two buses followed the same route more or less between Durham and Chester-le-Street keeping pace with each other although the X21had fewer stops (this was a school holiday day so the 21 perhaps made fewer stops as a result). The 21 served Birtley and Harlow Green etc whereas the X21 omitted these points.