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Extra Capacity Durham Student Buses

Extra Capacity for Durham Student Buses

To make students' journeys to school and college easier this term, Go North East is increasing capacity by adding extra buses to several busy morning routes into Durham city centre, starting on 30 September 2024.

Go North East’s Elite Drivers ready to transport Elite Athletes Calum Johnson and Aly Dixon to the Great North Run

Driving Greatness: Go North East’s Elite Drivers ready to transport Elite Athletes to the Great North Run

As the North East gears up for the 43rd annual Great North Run, the world's largest half marathon, Go North East is proud to mark another year as the official transport partner for the event’s elite athletes. The region’s leading bus operator will ensure that elite runners reach the starting line with ease, thanks to its specially trained team of Elite Drivers.
This year, renowned athletes incl

North East Mayor Kim McGuinness has brought together public transport operators to launch a region-wide Kids Go Free offer during school holidays.

Mayor announces Kids Go Free on public transport

Bus operator Go North East will now offer free travel for up to three children aged 11 and under, when travelling with an adult with a valid ticket or concessionary pass holder during school holidays over the next year.

Go North East Announces Major Service Enhancements

Go North East Announces Major Service Enhancements

Go North East, the region’s leading bus company, is thrilled to announce a series of significant improvements to bus services across the region. Funded through the North East Combined Authority’s (NECA) Bus Service Improvement Plan, these enhancements, effective from Sunday, July 21, 2024, will boost connectivity, increase frequency, and provide more reliable services for customers.

Pictured from left to right: Laura Sharp, Peter Lotts, Performing Arts Students from New College Durham, The Cheesy Waffles Project, Ian Younghusband, Vonni Hardman, Lizzie Lovejoy, Sam Slatcher and Olivia Temple

GET YOUR BUM ON BOARD FOR DURHAM FRINGE FESTIVAL 2024

With just two weeks until Durham Fringe Festival 2024 kicks off in and around Durham’s City Centre, lively festival performers have teamed up with Go North East to promote their shows and encourage sustainable travel to the event.

Go North East proudly sponsor Durham Cricket's Visually Impaired Team

Go North East sponsor Durham Cricket's Visually Impaired Team

Go North East is delighted to announce the continuation of its partnership with Durham Cricket as the front-of-shirt sponsor of their Visually Impaired team until 2025.
First founded in June 2007, Durham’s Visually Impaired Cricket Team now plays in the England and Wales Cricket Board Development League, against 11 other teams.
Visually Impaired (VI) cricket is a specially adapted version o

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.

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