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Engineering Industrial Action

Possible engineering strike action from 19 December

STATEMENT FROM GO NORTH EAST

To avoid any impact on the passengers who depend on us, contingency measures will be in place and our comprehensive network of bus services will continue to operate as usual.
In summer, we offered a 10% pay increase to all our staff. In September, Unite accepted this for the 1,270 drivers they represent. Unite have now decided to pursue increases of between 1

Jobs with real purpose

Go North East wins gold at UK Bus Awards

The region’s largest bus operator, Go North East, brought back the gold from the prestigious UK Bus Awards on Tuesday 15 November, being recognised for its marketing and communication efforts, and specifically its ‘Jobs with Real Purpose’ recruitment campaign.

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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

117 Queen Street
NE8 2UA Gateshead