Cityrider 56

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.

[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.

[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.

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.