DSCF2452 Go North East 648 (NL63 XZV) at Whitley Bay - 1 Jun 2018

Tyneside - May/Jun 2018


Folder: Buses, coaches, trams by place/area (UK)
I had not really visited Tyneside before only passing through Newcastle on trains and coaches heading to Scotland. At the end of May 2018 I decided to have a couple of nights in the city and explore the area and see the buses. Go North East, a subsidiary of the Go Ahead Group, is a very colourful bus operator with numerous different brandings on its buses. Stagecoach and Arriva also have a pres…  (read more)

DSCF2452 Go North East 648 (NL63 XZV) at Whitley B…

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Friday 1 June 2018 (1106) – Go North East 648 (NL63 XZV), an Optare Solo new in December 2013, that is allocated to Percy Main garage near North Shields. It was seen outside Whitley Bay Metro Station operating local service W1A to Earsdon Grange. The Tyne and Wear Metro serves Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Gateshead, Sunderland and South Shields also reaching the coastal resorts of Tynemouth and Whitley Bay. Some of the trackbed and infrastructure of the system was previously standard railway property. Whitley Bay station is a Grade II listed building dating from 1910 which retains most of its original period features. The station shed was shortened during the conversion to Metro but the supporting ironwork and brickwork all hark back to an earlier era.

DSCF2504 Go North East 651 (NL63 XZY) in North Shi…

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Friday 1 June 2018 (1241) – I very nearly took a ride on Go North East Optare Solo 651 (NL63 XZY) from Bedford Street, North Shields but, having taken a ticket, discovered during a quick chat with the driver that I would probably be quicker walking to the Tyne Ferry landing stage rather than taking this bus working service 333. The journey via Tynemouth would take nearly 20 minutes but the walk no more than ten. New in December 2013 allocated to Percy Main garage.

DSCF2503 Go North East 651 (NL63 XZY) and 675 (NK1…

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Friday 1 June 2018 (1238) – Go North East Optare Solos 651 (NL63 XZY) and 675 (NK16 BXS) seen outside the Beacon Shopping Centre in Bedford Street, North Shields. Nearest the camera is 651 which was new in December 2013 and carries normal fleet livery. In the background is 675 which was new in March 2016 carries ‘indiGo’ livery. Both are allocated to Percy Main garage near North Shields. The buildings beyond the distant tree line stand on the south bank of the River Tyne in South Shields.

DSCF2440 Go North East 679 (NK16 BXX) in Wallsend…

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Friday 1 June 2018 (1031) – Go North East 679 (NK16 BXX), an Optare Solo new in March 2016, seen leaving the bus station in Wallsend. Allocated to Percy Main garage and wearing ‘indiGo’ livery it was operating service 40 to Hadrian Park. Wallsend is named as the eastern end of Hadrian’s Wall, the Roman name for the settlement was Segedunum. The tower in the background is a viewing platform enabling visitors to look down on the outline of the Roman remains. The tower carries the words ‘Where Rome’s great frontier begins’.

DSCF2427 Go North East 672 (NK16 BXO) in Wallsend…

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Friday 1 June 2018 (1014) – Go North East 672 (NK16 BXO), an Optare Solo new in March 2016, seen in Wallsend. Allocated to Percy Main garage and wearing ‘indiGo’ livery it was operating service 42 from Cramlington to North Shields.

DSCF2432 Go North East 672 (NK16 BXO) in Wallsend…

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Friday 1 June 2018 (1018) – Go North East 672 (NK16 BXO), an Optare Solo new in March 2016, seen in Wallsend. Allocated to Percy Main garage and wearing ‘indiGo’ livery it was operating service 42 from Cramlington to North Shields. Wallsend is named as the eastern end of Hadrian’s Wall, the Roman name for the settlement was Segedunum which is shown on the brown direction sign on the right.

DSCF2495 Go North East 709 (WK58 EAJ) in Whitley B…

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Friday 1 June 2018 (1150) – Go North East 709 (WK58 EAJ) is an Optare Solo M710SE which was new to Western Greyhound in January 2009. This model is the short and narrow variant of the Solo range and was seen in Whitley Road, Whitley Bay working local service W2 to Brierdene.

DSCF2493 Go North East 709 (WK58 EAJ) and Arriva (…

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Friday 1 June 2018 (1150) – Go North East 709 (WK58 EAJ) is an Optare Solo M710SE which was new to Western Greyhound in January 2009. This model is the short and narrow variant of the Solo range. It was seen in Whitley Road, Whitley Bay working local service W2 to Brierdene. In front is Arriva (LJ51 DGX), a Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B7TL new in November 2001 to Arriva London North (VLW21) working service 54 to Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

DSCF2334 Go North East Optare Solo and the High Le…

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Friday 1 June 2018 (0901) – A view from the Tyne Bridge in Newcastle-upon-Tyne which features a Go North East Optare Solo travelling along Sandhill. The Tyne Bridge carries road traffic between Gateshead and Newcastle and was opened by King George V and Queen Mary in October 1928. However, the bridge in the photograph is the High Level Bridge which was opened by Queen Victoria in 1849. This bridge carries railway tracks on the upper level and on the lower level there are pedestrian paths either side of a roadway now restricted to use by local buses and taxis travelling southbound only. When constructed the roadway was adequate for two way carriage and cart traffic.

DSCF2383 Go North East 3962 (JCN 822) (NK06 JXE) i…

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Friday 1 June 2018 (0930) – Go North East 3962 (JCN 822), a Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B7TL, seen at the corner of Market Street and Grainger Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It was new in April 2006 carrying registration NK06 JXE. Allocated to Chester-le-Street garage.

DSCF2777 Go North East 3965 (574 CPT) in Newcastle…

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Saturday 2 June 2018 (1012) – Go North East 3965 (574 CPT), a Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B7TL new in 2006 and allocated to Chester-le-Street garage, seen in Blackett Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The stone column in the background is a monument to Charles, Earl Grey, K.C., erected in 1838.

DSCF2206 Go North East 3970 (PJ02 PYW) in Chester-…

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Thursday 31 May 2018 (1625) – Go North East 3970 (PJ02 PYW) seen in Front Street, Chester-le-Street working service 40 from Ouston to Waldridge Park. It is an East Lancs Myllenium Vyking bodied Volvo B7TL that had been new to London General in August 2002 seen from the upper deck of Wrightbus Streetdeck 6333 (NK67 GOC). Both allocated to Chester-le-Street garage.

DSCF2499 Go North East 3995 (GX03 SSZ) in Whitley…

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Friday 1 June 2018 (1207) – Go North East 3995 (GX03 SSZ) seen in Whitley Bay working service 1 to Gateshead. It is an East Lancs Omnidekka bodied Scania N94UD that had been new to Brighton & Hove (617) in June 2003 as a convertible open top bus. I travelled on it to North Shields.

DSCF2408 Go North East 4963 (NL52 WVU) in Newcastl…

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Friday 1 June 2018 (0939) – Go North East 4963 (NL52 WVU), a Wright Solar bodied Scania L94UB new in October 2002, is now allocated to the Driver Training Department. It was seen in Market Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

DSCF2409 Go North East 4963 (NL52 WVU) and 4963 (N…

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Friday 1 June 2018 (0939) – Go North East 4963 (NL52 WVU), a Wright Solar bodied Scania L94UB new in October 2002, is now allocated to the Driver Training Department. It was seen in Market Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne passing 5382 (NL63 YAH), an Optare Versa new in November 2013.

DSCF2410 Go North East 4963 (NL52 WVU) in Newcastl…

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Friday 1 June 2018 (0940) – Go North East 4963 (NL52 WVU), a Wright Solar bodied Scania L94UB new in October 2002, is now allocated to the Driver Training Department. It was seen on the corner of Market Street and Grainger Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

DSCF2350 Go North East 5216 (NK54 NVM) in Newcastl…

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Friday 1 June 2018 (0916) – Go North East 5216 (NK54 NVM), a Wright Solar bodied Scania L94UB new in January 2005, seen in Groat Market, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Following behind is Wright Streetdeck 6329 (NK67 GNX) branded for the ‘Angel’ service 21.

DSCF2204 Go North East 5230 (NK55 OLH) in Chester-…

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Thursday 31 May 2018 (1624) – Go North East 5230 (NK55 OLH) seen from the upper deck of Go North East Wrightbus Streetdeck 6333 (NK67 GOC) in Front Street, Chester-le-Street. 5230 is a Wright Solar bodied Scania L94UB new in February 2006 which is allocated to Chester-le-Street garage and carries normal fleet livery.

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