Categories: technology

A customer using the new 'how many seats are left on my bus?' website feature

18 June 2020 15:07

New tools to help bus passengers prove a hit during COVID-19 crisis

In just two months, the new website has clocked up over one million page views despite many people being unable to travel in that period due to lockdown.

10 June 2020 17:10

Go North East launches innovative features to help with social distancing on board its buses

Go North East, in partnership with information technology solutions provider Passenger, have added a new innovative feature to their website to boost customer confidence as bus services return with the easing of coronavirus travel restrictions.

8 June 2020 15:14

New AI based technology tool helps passengers plan journeys and find space on buses

In readiness for non-essential retail starting to open from 15 June, the company has developed a 'When to Travel' tool.

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.