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Get on board with Go North East this Catch the Bus Week

Get on board with Go North East this Catch the Bus Week

The nationwide campaign aims at driving awareness of the benefits of catching the bus and Go North East will be joining in, with a series of offers and competitions on their Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages throughout the week.

Go North East gears up for recruitment drive

Go North East gears up for recruitment drive

On Sunday 23 June, between 10am and 2pm, the company will be holding a recruitment open day at intu Metrocentre Coach Park, giving any aspiring drivers the chance to get behind the wheel and test drive a bus.

Yutong electric bus

Yutong electric buses confirmed for Go North East

This World Environment Day, ​following the announcement of a successful bid to the Government’s Ultra Low Emission Bus Fund to support the purchase of electric buses, the North East’s largest bus operator, Go North East, has confirmed an order for nine E10 latest generation full electric buses with the world’s largest electric bus manufacturer, Yutong.

Martijn Gilbert, Go North East managing director, presenting Ian McPherson with his award

50 years of service for Go North East's Ian

​Achieving his 50-year milestone at Go North East, stores supervisor Ian McPherson from Dunston received a standing ovation after his achievements, and those of his long-standing peers, were celebrated at the region's biggest bus company's 69th annual Long Service Awards.

Northumberland County Show 2019

Northumberland County Show 2019

If you're looking for a bank holiday day out with a difference, then join in the fun at the ​Northumberland County Show on Monday 27 May.

The dawn of a new era for express bus service between Durham and Sunderland

The dawn of a new era for express bus service between Durham and Sunderland

Go North East, the region’s largest bus company, is launching a new standard of express buses on a reinvigorated X20 route from Monday 20 May, giving customers a fast and direct service between Durham and Sunderland under a new ‘X-lines’ brand, which is around 25% faster than the normal bus service.

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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.

Go North East

117 Queen Street
NE8 2UA Gateshead