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Brand new 49 on the road in Bensham.
Brand new 49 on the road in Bensham.

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£1.8m cash injection brings brand new buses with ‘all the mod cons’ to Gateshead

Gateshead bus users are getting brand new buses with free wifi, USB connections and next-stop-announcements – thanks to a £1.8m cash injection by the North East’s largest bus operator.

Go North East has invested £1.8m in buying 11 brand new, high-specification, environmentally friendly buses for its no. 49 bus services.

The new buses are now on the road.

The no. 49 services operate early till late seven days per week, providing a high frequency10-minute daytime service between Gateshead, Dunston, Metrocentre, Winlaton and Blaydon.

The services, which carry millions of people every year, provide key links for commuting, education, leisure and shopping and connect into other bus services at Blaydon,Metrocentre and Gateshead. The no. 49 also provides links on the Tyne & Wear Metro at Gateshead Interchange.

Go North East managing director Kevin Carr said: “We are investing heavily in new and upgraded buses to give our customers the best possible services. The £1.8m investment in new buses for the no. 49 route follows hot on the heels of a £1.6m investment in ten new vehicles for our Durham Diamond service.

“We do a lot of customer research and our passengers tell us often that they appreciate having free wifi, next stop announcements, comfy seats and being able to charge their phone on the bus.”

Click here No. 49 for route, fare and timetable information.

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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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