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  • Phillip Barnfather from Go North East and Rebecca Rutter from Age UK North Tyneside with students from Norham High School.

    Go North East transports Norham High School youngsters on ‘Journey Through Tyne’

    Youngsters from Norham High School in North Shields will embark on a journey of discovery with Go North East this Autumn, delving into the history of transport in Tyne and Wear and learning from those who experienced the changes first-hand.
    Aiming to provide students with meaningful experiences to best prepare them for life after school and the world of work, teachers at the school are bringing

  • Go North East's Paddy Fagan

    Personal best for Go North East’s Paddy at this year’s Great North Run

    A bus station supervisor from the region’s largest bus company, Go North East, celebrated his 30th year working at this month’s Great North Run; offering essential guidance and direction to spectators, and driving the runners home after their victories.
    Paddy Fagan has become a well-known face at the iconic half marathon, always ensuring the operation runs like clockwork and as smoothly as poss

  • Bus driver Kevin Brown after completing last year's Great North Run

    North Shields bus driver sets sight on seventh Great North Run in support of premature and newborn babies

    A devoted driver and dad of one from the region’s largest bus company, Go North East, will soon be tackling his seventh Great North Run; in support of the Newcastle-based premature and newborn baby charity, Tiny Lives.
    Kevin Brown, from North Shields, has dedicated the past seven years to raising money for the organisation, which supports premature and sick newborn babies and their families on

  • The Network One website homepage

    Network One M-Ticket proving popular with regional travellers

    The Network One m-ticket specifically for bus and Metro users in Tyne and Wear, is proving popular with customers, following its release back in May
    The long-standing and popular Network One scheme combines ticketing for travel across North East bus operators Go North East, Arriva and Stagecoach, as well as the Metro and Shields Ferry services; making travel across the county convenient and eas

  • Go North East's on-bus announcer, Emma Hignett

    The face behind the voice: Meet Go North East’s on-bus announcer

    Hearing your voice playing out on the bus would give most people a fright but it’s just part of everyday life for voiceover artist Emma Hignett – Go North East’s resident passenger information announcer.
    Over the past three years, Emma, from Teesdale, has recorded almost 3,500 on-bus recordings for Go North East, now featuring on more than 50% of the company’s fleet of 601 vehicles. She is hear

  • Go North East's N21 night bus service

    Go North East offers a safe ride home to region’s night owls

    Thousands of passengers journeying between Newcastle, Sunderland and Durham after a late shift at work, social occasion or all-night studying session are benefiting from comfortable, convenient weekend travel with added peace of mind thanks to Go North East’s annual £10m investment in new vehicles including on its N21 and N56 night bus services.
    Both services are fitted internally with CCTV an

  • Go North East engineering apprentice Jak Watson

    Lucky seven needed to embark on engineering careers

    This National Apprenticeship Week (5-9 March 2018), the region’s biggest bus company, Go North East is calling out to aspiring young engineers with a thirst for knowledge and the drive to develop hands-on skills to apply for seven coveted spaces on its award-winning apprenticeship scheme.

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