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Bus user Angus Huntley and his guide dog Kira with Kevin Carr from Go North East and RNIB's Fran Di Giorgio

Go North East signs RNIB's accessibility charter

Go North East, has signed RNIB’s (Royal National Institute of Blind People) Accessibility Charter. Its drivers are undertaking special training so they can better understand the challenges blind and partially sighted passengers face when using the bus in some ‘Swap with Me’ events.

Catch the Bus Week – 4-10 July

Catch the Bus Week – 4-10 July

​Catch the Bus Week is starting on 4 July, and we are doing our best to help you get on board to give the bus a try!

Disney Magic on the Tyne. Picture courtesy of Evening Chronicle.

Go North East welcomes Disney cruisers

We have been helping spread some Disney magic across Tyneside today by ensuring 1,200 passengers and crew of the iconic Disney Cruise ship saw the local sights.

School children.

​Youngsters get easier bus access

To make it easier for under-16s to use our buses, they now no longer need to present a Get Around card when buying a single ticket.

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On the Go since 1913

Around 175,000 journeys are made on Go North East bus services every day to travel around this wonderful region. Travelling to work or education, to visit friends and family, to have a night out, or to visit one of the region's many tourist and leisure attractions.

For over 100 years, Go North East has connected the region's towns and villages with the cities of Newcastle, Durham and Sunderland and currently operates across Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, County Durham and into Tees Valley.

Employing over 2,000 local people, with a fleet of almost 700 buses and coaches and an annual turnover of £100m, the company is the regional subsidiary of the Go-Ahead Group plc, one of the UK's leading providers of passenger transport.

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