Brand new vehicles for the Durham Diamond route
Brand new vehicles for the Durham Diamond route

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£1.6m investment in new buses for Durham Diamond

Over one million County Durham bus users are benefiting from a £1.6m upgrade that has brought them brand new buses with free wifi, USB connections and next-stop-announcements.

Go North East has invested £1.6m in buying ten new Wright Streetlite micro hybrid buses for its Durham Diamond 16 & 16A services.

The new buses have just hit the road.

The Durham Diamond runs early till late seven days per week, providing a regular 15-minute service between Durham and Stanley, and every 30 minutes to Consett.

The new high specification vehicles, as well as being more environmentally friendly, will ensure the service is more reliable, modern and comfortable.

The services provide key links for commuting, education, leisure and shopping for County Durham residents and connect into other services at Durham, Stanley and Consett.

Go North East managing director Kevin Carr said: “Our customers tell us that they appreciate having free wifi, next stop announcements, comfy seats and being able to charge their phone on the bus so we have invested in new vehicles to give them this.”

Click here Durham Diamond for route, fare and timetable information. 

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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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