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Team GNE members with a focussed Sir Mo Farah ahead of the Great North Run
Team GNE members with a focussed Sir Mo Farah ahead of the Great North Run

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Go North East pull out all the stops to mark their 39th Great North Run a success

Go North East, the region's largest bus company, proudly supported the Great North Run for the 39th consecutive year on Sunday.

Since the UK’s biggest half marathon began way back in 1981, Go North East has provided baggage and transport services to tens of thousands of participants and supporters each year.

This year, the award-winning bus operator, provided 38 dedicated baggage buses which carried over 25,000 pieces of runners’ luggage, and a team of over 120 drivers, supervisors and engineers safely transported around 10,000 people to the start and finish lines.

Team members also got the chance to rub shoulders with elite competitors, including Sir Mo Farah and David Weir, who travelled on Go North East buses to get to the start and then back from the finish line.

Go North East also had over 30 team members taking part in the run, raising thousands of pounds for charities.

Martijn Gilbert, Managing Director at Go North East, said: “We are immensely proud to have supported the Great North Run for the 39th time, working with the event organisers to ensure it’s a success each year.

“It’s the standout event in the sporting calendar and we owe a great deal of gratitude to our colleagues for keeping everyone moving throughout the day. It’s also amazing to see so many people from the company raising money for great causes – a big thank you to everyone involved!”

For more information about Go North East, visit www.gonortheast.co.uk.


Go North East participants included:

  • Adam Brown
  • Allan Athorn
  • Andy Bishop
  • Anthony Holmes
  • Chris Ayre
  • Chris McKay
  • Ciaran Fitzsimons
  • Colin Pither
  • Dave Lowery
  • Dwayne Boyle
  • Fiona Dodd
  • Frances Shotton
  • Glen Frazer
  • Graeme Wharton
  • Ian McDonald
  • James Penaluna
  • Jordan Dunn
  • Kayleigh Hind
  • Kevin Shanks
  • Marc Mundy
  • Marlon Shakespeare
  • Michael Deacon
  • Natasha Tanner
  • Neil Rafferty
  • Paul Adams
  • Paul Bolam
  • Paul Middleton
  • Roger Duncan
  • Sarah Hannington
  • Tom Holder-McNish

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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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