Topics: Public Transport

  • Tall Ships in Sunderland – 11-14 July

    Sunderland will welcome a majestic fleet of Tall Ships to take part in a colourful four day festival of culture and entertainment across the city, before they set sail in spectacular style to compete in the first leg of The Tall Ships Races 2018.

  • North East Chamber of Commerce and Go North East launch region-wide CSR initiative

    North East businesses that have an interest in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) but feel they lack the necessary skills and resource to implement an effective plan, can now take on board effective tips and lessons learned from real life scenarios and actionable events, thanks to a partnership between the North East Chamber of Commerce and Go North East.

  • The face behind the voice: Meet Go North East’s on-bus announcer

    Hearing your voice playing out on the bus would give most people a fright but it’s just part of everyday life for voiceover artist Emma Hignett – Go North East’s resident passenger information announcer.
    Over the past three years, Emma, from Teesdale, has recorded almost 3,500 on-bus recordings for Go North East, now featuring on more than 50% of the company’s fleet of 601 vehicles. She is hear

  • Go North East offers a safe ride home to region’s night owls

    Thousands of passengers journeying between Newcastle, Sunderland and Durham after a late shift at work, social occasion or all-night studying session are benefiting from comfortable, convenient weekend travel with added peace of mind thanks to Go North East’s annual £10m investment in new vehicles including on its N21 and N56 night bus services.
    Both services are fitted internally with CCTV an

  • Go North East’s Sun FM bus touring Wearside for Local Radio Day

    Go North East and Sunderland’s most popular local radio station, Sun FM, will once again be joining forces to mark Local Radio Day this May.
    Celebrating the partnership that exists between radio stations and their listeners, Local Radio Day sets out to demonstrate the difference that local really makes. To mark Sun FM’s celebrations, Go North East’s state-of-the-art Sun FM branded double deck

  • Go North East transports local couple to married life

    Riding the bus home at the end of the evening is typical for many bus passengers, but for Colin and Kayleigh Thompson, choosing the final Go North East Drifter 60 service on 5 May marked the beginning of their lives together as husband and wife.
    Eager to make their special day ‘a wedding to remember’, after the traditional nuptials at St John’s Church in Seaham, the County Durham couple held a

  • Easy access to the Northumbria Police family fun day, thanks to Go North East

    Families and visitors attending the third annual Northumbria Police Fun Day in North Tyneside – which promises to be bigger and better than ever before – can travel there easily while avoiding the traffic via Go North East’s popular 309 and 310 Cobalt Clipper services and free of charge on its complimentary shuttle service.
    Attracting over 5,000 people from the local community and beyond, the f

  • Five decades on the buses for Go North East’s Roy

    Reaching his 50-year milestone at Go North East, bus driver Roy Bellaries from Gateshead received a standing ovation on Friday evening (11th May) after his achievements and those of his long-standing peers were celebrated at the region’s largest bus operator’s annual Long Service Awards.
    Joining Roy at the evening ceremony, were 40 team members from across the company who were being honoured fo

  • Go North East’s customer service team in the judging seat

    ​Team members from Go North East’s award-winning customer service team swapped their phone calls, emails and social media enquiries to take a leading role in choosing the best-of-the-best among the region’s top contact centre professionals at the annual North East Contact Centre Awards.

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