5 August 2021 13:23

Better bus fares launched across Gateshead borough and beyond to encourage more people to use clean and safe buses as the region recovers

Go North East has launched a new blanket fare offer for those travelling around Gateshead with a headline maximum single fare of just £1.70 for any journey, and other offers across the region, as part of its summer savings fares campaign.
It also hopes to extend them longer term if the take up is good enough and more people get on board the region’s buses.
The offers follow the success of Go

4 December 2020 09:49

Bus routes serving Shotley Bridge, Consett, Lanchester and Durham get major upgrade

​Go North East, the region’s largest bus company, has upgraded its X5 and X15 express routes that serves Shotley Bridge, Consett, Leadgate, Delves, Lanchester, Witton Gilbert and Durham.

3 September 2020 11:33

Join us in Consett for the launch of our new X-lines buses

​Tomorrow (Friday 4 September), we’ll be in Consett from 10.30am until 3pm promoting our £4.5million investment into new and refreshed, clean, safe and comfy buses.

28 August 2020 15:02

£4.5million investment in better than ever buses for Consett

Go North East, the region’s largest bus operator, is making public transport in Consett better than ever, thanks to a £4.5million investment into new and refreshed, clean, safe and comfy buses.

28 August 2020 10:34

Go North East launches new, better than ever bus ticketing initiatives

​The region’s largest bus operator, Go North East, is launching new, better than ever bus ticketing initiatives from September to help encourage people back onto its clean, safe and comfy buses.

31 July 2020 09:55

New and upgraded express buses set to soar from Consett to Newcastle through red kite country

Go North East, the region’s largest bus company, is upgrading its X45, X46 and X47 services that soar through red kite country, serving Consett, Rowlands Gill, Metrocentre and Newcastle, with buses running directly up to every 10 minutes.

4 May 2020 17:04

Go North East team members create COVID-19 theatrical production and raise money for University Hospital of North Durham’s children’s ward

Team members at Go North East’s depot in Consett have created a theatrical production explaining life on the buses during lockdown and have also raised money for the Treetops Children’s Ward at University Hospital of North Durham.

25 November 2019 12:34

8 magical North East pantos

Put your travel worries behind you.

7 November 2019 13:19

£720,000 investment from Go North East in state of the art environmentally friendly buses for its X30 route

​Go North East, the region’s largest bus operator, has invested £720,000 in 3 brand-new, state of the art, environmentally friendly buses for its X30 route which serves Consett, Catchgate, Annfield Plain, Stanley, Sunniside, Whickham, Dunston and Newcastle.

18 September 2019 09:36

Changes to services 6, 6A, 704, Q3, X30 and X31 from 29 September

Following feedback from customers regarding the times of journeys on an evening, journeys on services 6, 6A, X30 and X31 after approximately 7pm will change times, to provide improved connections with other services and better journeys home for shift workers.

18 July 2019 16:04

Go North East's simplified zones and tickets set to be launched on Better Bus Fares Tour ahead of changes on Sunday

​Go North East, the region's largest bus company, will be taking to the streets tomorrow (19 July) to launch their new simplified zones and tickets which come into effect on Sunday 21 July as part of its annual review of fares.

20 June 2019 07:00

Go North East celebrates Clean Air Day with announcement of £12m investment in environmentally friendly buses to make buses even better and help tackle rising congestion

​Go North East, the region’s largest bus company, is celebrating Clean Air Day with the announcement of a £12 million investment in 54 high-specification environmentally friendly buses to help revolutionise bus travel across the region.