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Summer saving fares to make getting on Go North East buses an even better option

Summer saving fares to make getting on Go North East buses an even better option

From Monday 2 August, following the success of its £1 evening fare offer, Go North East will be introducing a range of summer saving fares to help people’s money go further and get more people back on board buses, in an effort to boost the region’s local economy.The ticket offers are designed to offer a range of very simple headline fares with easy-to-understand fare zones that match borough and c
Go North East to host open day event at Gateshead Riverside depot this Sunday

Go North East to host open day event at Gateshead Riverside depot this Sunday

This Sunday, 25 July, the region’s largest bus operator, Go North East, will be throwing open the doors at its Gateshead Riverside bus depot for a free entry open day event joined with the nearby Metrocentre Bus Rally.

Go North East to team up with the Great Run Company to start this year’s Great North 10k

Go North East to team up with the Great Run Company to start this year’s Great North 10k

Go North East, the region’s largest bus company, has teamed up with The Great Run Company to get this year’s Great North 10k underway.

Go North East backs England football team with branded buses and activities

Go North East backs England football team with branded buses and activities

As the England national football team look ahead to their European Championship quarter-final on Saturday, Go North East has upped its support for the team by branding three of its buses with the Saint George’s Cross and a ‘Come on England’ message.

Go North East celebrates Pride Month with sponsorship and activities

Go North East celebrates Pride Month with sponsorship and activities

The bus company sponsored Pride Radio’s ‘What Pride Means to Me’ documentary, and a number of Go North East’s team members also provided soundbites for it.

(L-R) Martijn Gilbert chair of NEbus, Cllr Gannon chair of the North East Joint Transport Committee and leader of Gateshead Council, Steve Walker chair of Network One, and Kerry Leng head of marketing, communications and information at Nexus

Major expansion of Bus and Metro multi-operator ticketing to include County Durham and Northumberland, plus new smartcard season tickets in Tyne and Wear

Network One, the travel ticket covering any bus, the Metro and ferry, has been extended to include travel in County Durham and Northumberland making it easier for people to travel around the region using buses and the Tyne and Wear Metro.

100th anniversary of the first motorbus service between North Shields and Blyth

100th anniversary of the first motorbus service between North Shields and Blyth

To mark the occasion the company has painted a double decker bus into vintage ‘Tynemouth’ colours, resembling the original company, which operated as a subsidiary of Northern General and is today’s Go North East.

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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