DSCF2211 Go North East 5246 (NK56 KHR) and 6301 (NK16 BXA) in Chester-le-Street - 31 May 2018

Thursday 31 May 2018 (1627) – Go North East 5246 (NK56 KHR), a Scania OmniCity new in February 2007, and 6301 (NK16 BXA), a Wrightbus Streetdeck new in March 2016, seen in Chester-le-Street. The photograph was taken from the upper deck of Go North East Wrightbus Streetdeck 6333 (NK67 GOC).

The three buses had left Durham bus station at 1557, 1601 and 1603 respectively. 5246 (Washington garage) was working the ‘Whey Aye Five O’ service 50 to South Shields; 6301 (Crook garage) the ‘Castles Express’ service X21 to Newcastle; and 6333 (Chester-le-Street garage) the ‘Angel’ service 21 also to Newcastle.