Cityrider 56

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Cityrider
Locale Tyne and Wear, England
Service area
Service type Bus service
Fleet Volvo B9TL/Wright Gemini 2 (2014–)
Operator Go North East
Website Go North East

Cityrider is a bus service in Tyne and Wear, England, which connects Springwell Village, Wrekenton, Gateshead and Newcastle upon Tyne with Washington, Hylton Castle and Sunderland.

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History

The service was formerly branded as Fab Fifty Six, with a number of Volvo B9TL/Wright Gemini 2 double-deck vehicles branded in a floral orange livery. [1] [2] Prior to the service's upgrade in January 2014, it was operated by Scania L94UB/Wright Solar single-deck vehicles in the Fab Fifty Six livery.

A Go North East Scania L94UB/Wright Solar in the former livery, seen at Monument in April 2009. Go North East bus 5205 Scania L94 Wrightbus NK54 NUY Fab Fifty Six livery in Newcastle 3 April 2009.JPG
A Go North East Scania L94UB/Wright Solar in the former livery, seen at Monument in April 2009.

In May 2009, night services were introduced on Friday and Saturday nights. [3] In January 2014, 17 Volvo B9TL Eclipse Gemini double-decker buses were introduced on the route. [1]

In summer 2020, some services on this route were operated with open-top buses.

A daily 24-hour service was introduced in May 2021. It is currently one of three services (including services 21 and 60) operated by Go North East which run to a daily 24-hour service. [4] [5]

Service and operations

Go North East 56
Newcastle – Concord – Sunderland
via Wrekenton & Hylton Castle
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Newcastle Market Street
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Gateshead Interchange
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital
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Wrekenton High Street
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Springwell Village
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Donwell Wellbank Road
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Concord Bus Station
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Sulgrave Marlborough Road
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Nissan UK
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Hylton Castle Washington Road
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Hylton Red House North Hylton Road
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Southwick Sunderland Road
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Stadium of Light
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Monkwearmouth The Wheatsheaf
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Park Lane Interchange
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The service currently operates between Newcastle and Sunderland up to every 15 minutes (Monday to Saturday), up to every 20 minutes on Sunday and half-hourly during the evening. Services also operate throughout the night on an hourly frequency. It is currently operated by a fleet of Euro 6 Volvo B9TL/Wright Gemini 2 double-deck vehicles, branded in a two-tone orange and red livery.

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References

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  2. "Cleaner and Greener Buses". North East Combined Authority. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  3. "Fab service is extended". Evening Chronicle . 4 April 2007. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  4. "Go North East to introduce 24/7 services on three routes". Route One. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  5. Meechan, Simon (28 May 2021). "Night buses to offer 24-hour travel between Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland and Durham". ChronicleLive . Retrieved 5 June 2021.