Regions: Durham
Go North East Announces Major Service Enhancements
Go North East, the region’s leading bus company, is thrilled to announce a series of significant improvements to bus services across the region. Funded through the North East Combined Authority’s (NECA) Bus Service Improvement Plan, these enhancements, effective from Sunday, July 21, 2024, will boost connectivity, increase frequency, and provide more reliable services for customers.
Go North East sponsor Durham Cricket's Visually Impaired Team
Go North East is delighted to announce the continuation of its partnership with Durham Cricket as the front-of-shirt sponsor of their Visually Impaired team until 2025.
First founded in June 2007, Durham’s Visually Impaired Cricket Team now plays in the England and Wales Cricket Board Development League, against 11 other teams.
Visually Impaired (VI) cricket is a specially adapted version o
Go North East Passengers' One Million Tree Milestone
Go North East, the region’s leading bus company, has announced on National Clean Air Day (20 June) that its customers collectively save CO2 emissions equivalent to planting over one million trees every year by choosing the bus over the car.
Passengers take over 48 million trips a year with Go North East. Based on detailed calculations, these trips will amass a carbon saving to match a 1,500-mil
Simon Carlisle joins Go North East as Engineering Director
Go North East has announced the appointment of Simon Carlisle as its new Engineering Director. Simon brings extensive experience to the role, having most recently served for seven years as Engineering Director for First West Yorkshire.
Career milestones for Simon include his first supervisory role in Leeds in 2004, followed by his appointment as Engineering Manager in 2007. In 2011, Simon took
Go North East leading the way on electric buses
Go North East, already home to the largest electric bus fleet in the region, has announced plans to further expand its number of zero-emission vehicles. This significant development has been made possible through a successful partnership with Transport North East, securing £5.7 million of government funding.
Transport North East is among the 25 local transport authorities in England awarded fun
Daniel Laird appointed as Head of Commercial at Go North East
Go North East has announced the appointment of Daniel Laird as the new Head of Commercial, effective April 22, 2024. With over 15 years of experience in the passenger transport industry, Daniel brings a wealth of expertise and leadership to the company.
Daniel has previously enjoyed excellent spells with Stagecoach Bluebird/North Scotland, and First Aberdeen after joining the industry through F
Go North East plans to recruit more women drivers, aiming for 50% gender equality by 2035
Go North East supports a nationwide campaign to achieve 50% gender equality by 2035
The campaign is a joint effort for parent company, The Go-Ahead Group and all its bus companies
The Group plans to invest £8 million to create inclusive environments and training opportunities
New recruits will receive eight weeks of fully paid training estimated to be an investment of £7.5 million in total
Go North East shaping the future of skilled workers
Go North East, the region's largest transport provider, is set to grow the number of apprentices employed within the company as the bus network continues to expand.
Britain's biggest-ever bus driver recruitment campaign expands to the North East as region's bus network continues to grow
Go North East, a part of The Go-Ahead Group, has expanded Britain’s biggest-ever recruitment campaign for bus drivers to cover the North East in preparation for further growth in the region’s public transport network.
The company plans to hire up to 200 drivers through its newly created Elite Bus Driver Academy. The successful applicants will operate routes in Gateshead, Durham and Tyne and Wea
Sunderland to Durham bus route set for major upgrade with faster express journeys introduced
From Sunday 28 January 2024, Go North East is making a major upgrade to its Sunderland to Durham bus routes which serve East Herrington, Houghton-le-Spring, and Carrville.
Go North East will introduce a new express route, numbered X20, offering an increase of 50% in the number of buses per hour, and with journey times up to 17% faster than the current routes.
The X20 service, which will be a
Welcome back: free travel on Go North East buses for seven days
Go North East is pleased to announce that travel will be free on all its buses for seven days, beginning on Saturday December 2nd.
In a special promotion dubbed ‘This week’s on us’, customers will be able to hop on a bus and enjoy unlimited travel at no charge throughout the network which stretches across Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, County Durham and into the Tees Valley.
Go North East ha
Independent poll shows plunging support for bus drivers striking over 10.3% pay offer
73% of the public believe the pay offer made to Unite drivers is fair
Only 30% of people support the strike
63% sympathise most with the public impacted by the 12-week strike
Only 8% of people say they sympathise most with the driver
50% Blame Unite, 32% Blame GNE, 18% Don’t Know
The travelling public overwhelmingly oppose a 12-week strike by Go North East bus drivers and hold Unite responsi
Go North East bosses dismayed as Unite ‘talks walkout’ creates misery for passengers
Talks held today, brokered by the reconciliation service ACAS, aimed at resolving the Go North East driver pay dispute that has been ongoing for weeks ended in huge disappointment as Unite staged a walkout after four hours.
Unite demanded pay rises every six months in return for calling off their strike before refusing to continue talks. The stunt dashes hopes that unions were willing to reach
Go North East maintains vital services as Unite lobby members to observe 12 week strike
Despite the challenges posed by a Unite strike involving drivers, Go North East is working closely with local authorities and transport bodies to ensure children can get to school and nurses can get to hospitals.
The region’s largest bus operator has confirmed that more than 80 buses will operate this week covering vital school, hospital and works services.
Services that will run include sch
Drivers reject deal to make them the highest paid in the region and opt for a 12-week bus strike
Drivers at Go North East have turned down a landmark offer that would have made them the best-paid bus drivers in the region. Instead, Union members will start a 12-week strike from Saturday, 28 October.
The proposed deal would have increased hourly rates for drivers to £14.15. For drivers working a standard week annual pay would have risen by almost £2,700 yearly, meaning a 10.3% boost to pay.