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L-R Jeremy Cripps, Wayne Lowery, Stephen King and Kieran Lowery

Kieran’s in the driving seat thanks to Bus Buddies and Go North East

Young people with special educational needs and disabilities are being helped to live more independently thanks to the charity, Children North East and the region’s largest bus operator, Go North East.
Bus Buddies is a successful project pioneered by Children North East in the Gateshead area that has enabled 27 young people to use public transport in order to get to school, college, work or ac

Go North East will be deploying extra buses on routes including the popular Castles Express X21

Go North East supporting passengers in Durham and Tees Valley affected by Arriva strike

The region's largest bus operator Go North East will be deploying extra buses during the week-long strike planned by drivers at the Arriva bus company from 6th - 12th January which will affect Arriva’s services operating in Durham and Teesside.
Go North East is keen to reassure customers that all its services, operating throughout Tyne & Wear, Northumberland, County Durham and the Tees Vall

Go North East carries last-minute shoppers through Christmas chaos

Go North East has just the ticket to avoid Christmas chaos

Last-minute Christmas shoppers can enjoy the gift of affordable, convenient and comfortable travel this festive season by hopping on the bus with Go North East, which is helping passengers to avoid the bedlam of the region’s roads.
Journeying to all the North East’s retail hotspots, the award-winning bus company has a route to suit every taste - all without the season’s traditional frustrations

Melissa Millington at Go North East's Chester-le-Street depot

Six new recruits including first female engineering apprentice in 20 years appointed to award-winning team

The region’s biggest bus company, Go North East has welcomed its first female apprentice in two decades, to embark on its unique bus and coach mechanical and electrical engineering apprenticeship.
Hand-picked from over 500 applicants, Melissa Millington, joins six new recruits in the company’s most recent apprentice intake. Melissa will undertake training and development alongside Go North East

Changes to services 42 and 42A from 6 January

Changes to services 42 and 42A from 6 January

From 6 January 2019, there will be some minor amendments to services 42/42A due to the upcoming roadworks around Benton Asda.
During Monday-Saturday daytimes, the service will no longer run to Wallsend Metro. There will be minor changes to the timetable to allow for the revised route, and to improve reliability.
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Go North East wins Silver Inclusive Tourism Awards for initiatives such as Dementia Friends

Double-award win for Go North East

With its bulging awards cabinet almost full to the brim, Go North East is making room for two more trophies this month after securing accolades at the North East England Tourism and UK Bus Awards.

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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.

Go North East

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NE8 2UA Gateshead