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Multi-award-winning bus company in the North East of England. Here for you from 9am-5pm Monday to Friday. 🚌 Part of the Go-Ahead Group.
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It’s time for you to… GET YOUR BUM ON BOARD🚌
Our brand new campaign is now live! It has charm, rhythm and a little bit of cheek!
Remember that whoever you are, wherever you're going, you can get there for the amazingly low £2 single fare👏
Ready to get your bum on board?
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🚌SERVICE RESUMES FROM SATURDAY 2 DECEMBER 🚌
We are pleased to confirm that this morning our latest pay offer was accepted by Unite members. This means there will be no further industrial action across the region.
All Go North East services will now operate as normal from
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👣 FEET SEAT ZONE 👣
We're tackling feet on seats with a quirky new solution, which will be trialled on three buses on services 309 and 310.
Find out more:
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Check out our bus 6050 – now sporting a retro multi-coloured livery inspired by our 1985 'don't judge a bus by its colour' initiative to mark our work in bringing communities together, celebrating diversity, our pride in transport, colleagues and North East people. 🌈
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A massive shout-out to our customers and Team GNE members for today - we can't thank you enough for your patience and efforts.
We are planning to run as many services tomorrow as possible, sticking to main roads, so please check in the morning for updates.
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⚡️ VOLTRA ⚡️
We've flipped the switch – now it's your turn. Zero emission electric buses for services 53 and 54 in Gateshead and Newcastle.
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🚌 FRAME GAME 🚌
Let's have a little fun – can you stop the bus in the frame?
Reply with a screenshot of your first attempt and let us know how many efforts it took you to stop it in the frame 😊
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👑 PLATINUM JUBILEE 👑
We've repainted one of our modern, low-emission double-decker buses in a special livery to commemorate Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee year.
Read more:
#HMTheQueen
#PlatinumJubilee
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🥧 THANKS GREGGS 🥧
A huge thank you to
@GreggsOfficial
in Gateshead who have been dishing out the last of their unsold food today.
We joined forces with them to help make deliveries around the area to a range of causes including care homes and various key workers.
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🎈 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US 🎈
It's 107 years to the day since the first journey was undertaken by one of our vehicles. The first bus left Chester-le-Street for Low Fell at 2pm on 7 May 1913.
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We have just joined
@Newcastle_NHS
at
@FreemanHospital
to show our support for NHS staff and other key workers.
#ClapForNHS
#ClapForOurCarers
#ClapForOurKeyWorkers
#ThankYouThursday
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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Update on industrial action: Friday 27 October
We are incredibly disappointed that Unite members have voted not to accept our latest improved and above-inflation pay offer, inflicting yet further disruption on our customers in the region. There will now be no Go North East buses
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🚌 TYNEMOUTH 🚌
This month marks the 100th anniversary of the very first motorbus service between North Shields and Blyth.
To mark the occasion, we've painted a double-decker bus into vintage 'Tynemouth' colours which resembles the original company.
👉
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Despite our driver's best efforts, we're currently unable to operate due to the condition of the roads. Buses are running to the end of their current journeys and will terminate service for the evening. We're sorry we have had to make this decision.
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Another huge shout-out to our customers and
#TeamGNE
members - thanks again for your patience and efforts.
We are planning to run as many services as possible tomorrow, initially sticking to main roads, so please check in the morning for updates.
See you then! 💪🏼⛄️❄️
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🚌 X-LINES 🚌
Fast, direct bus links from Go North East. Don't drive, get driven.
👉
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Independent data and market research company, Savanta, found that 73% of the public believe that the pay rise offered to Go North East drivers is fair.
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Our buses are back! To say ‘thank you’ for your patience, all single and return tickets are FREE for everyone from 2nd–8th December. We're looking forward to welcoming you back onboard.
Full T&Cs at
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⚡️ VOLTRA ⚡️
We've flipped the switch – now it's your turn. Zero emission electric buses for services 53 and 54 in Gateshead and Newcastle.
Hear from our MD on what they mean for the region and check out the game-changing 'bus of the future' experience they bring with them...
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🚌 CONCESSIONARY TRAVEL 🚌
From tomorrow, concessionary travel pass holders will be able to travel free of charge at all times on our buses, to help them access shops and vital services earlier in the day.
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Many of our colleagues are wearing black today and some of our buses in Derwentside are being driven by drivers helping from other depots as colleagues attend the funeral of our much missed driving team member David Cameron who was tragically killed in Consett back in December.
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🚌 X-LINES X10 🚌
The secret's out. From Monday, we'll be introducing new luxury X-lines coaches with...
⚡️ Free Wi-Fi & USB charging
💺 Luxury reclining seats
🚲 Space for bikes
🦽 Wheelchair space and step-free entrance
🔊 Next stop announcements
🚽 Toilet on-board
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Update on industrial action: Friday 29 September
Industrial action will impact our bus service between Saturday 30 September and Friday 6 October. There will be no Go North East buses running during these dates, except contracted School Services which can be found here:
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🚌 VACCINATION SHUTTLE BUS 🚌
Today we've launched one of the UK's first dedicated vaccination shuttle bus services.
The bus serves the Nightingale Hospital Vaccination Centre up to every 15 minutes, connecting with service 56 at Concord.
Read more 👇
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Update on strike action: Monday 25 September
We’re sorry to tell you that Unite the Union has called a series of strikes at Go North East which are likely to bring many of our bus services to a halt on the following dates:
• Saturday 30th September - Friday 6th October
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If you are travelling on our buses at 11am today, some of our drivers may stop to observe a minute's silence in respect of Go-Ahead London colleague Kenneth Matcham who sadly lost his life in a road traffic accident last week.
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Update on services:
From Tuesday 14th November, we're delivering a skeleton service from around 9:30 am to 2:30 pm on selected routes.
For a full list of services, please visit our website:
Some services may be delayed and we expect them to be busy -
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Coming soon... an open-top tour bus around a certain North East city. 🚌
Any guesses?
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Update on industrial action: Thursday 19 October 2023
It is extremely disappointing to confirm that Unite has planned a further indefinite period of strike action, commencing Saturday 28 October 2023.
We are currently working on plans for services we will be able to operate
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Last night, as part of the 'Clap for our Carers' activities, we showed our support for NHS heroes once more with our buses spelling out 'NHS'. 👏🚌
Read more:
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🚌 AD122 🚌
The AD122 Hadrian's Wall Country Bus returns from 12 April – explore our Roman heritage and get out and about in some of the country’s most spectacular landscapes.
👉
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🏊🏼 OPEN-TOP POOL UPGRADE 🏊🏼
@ToonTour
will return this summer and due to the latest advancements in technology, we've been able to convert the upper-deck into a pool.
We can't wait to have you all on board soaking up the summer sun!
Read more:
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🚌 CANNY GNE DRIVER 🚌
Check out this lovely feedback from a customer about Stephen, one of our drivers from our Deptford depot.
Well done Stephen!
#CannyGNEdriver
👏🏻
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Huge congratulations to local lad
@samfendermusic
on reaching no. 1 with his debut album ‘Hypersonic Missiles’!
#SamFender
#HypersonicMissiles
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🚌 AD122 🚌
The AD122
@HadriansWall
Country Bus will return from tomorrow to help support businesses and attractions.
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Well done to our
#CannyGNEdriver
Daniel for his quick thinking yesterday coming to the aid of the terrific Great North Air Ambulance team. Brilliant stuff! 👏🚌
We managed to find the bus driver who helped our team. 💚
Ian Grey, our paramedic who was on call that day, said:
We attended a job in Dunston, but due to the built up area of the scene, we had to land the helicopter a distance away and run with our response bags. [1/2]
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All Go North East services will resume as normal from tomorrow, Saturday 7 October.
We are sorry for any inconvenience caused and remain committed to finding a resolution with Unite to avoid any further disruptions.
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🚌 VOLTRA LAUNCH 🚌
Come and join us at the Newcastle Quayside tomorrow at 11:00am to celebrate the launch of our new electric buses for Quaycity Q3.
⚡️ Be one of the first to have a look round the new buses
⚡️ Have a chance at winning prizes with our beat the buzzer game
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All services heading out this morning but will be sticking to main roads as much as possible, if you normally catch your bus from an estate please walk to a main road stop.
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Happy New Year from everyone at Go North East – all the best for the year ahead! 🥂🎆
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Who remembers our Fab Fifty Six bus?! 🚌
The first picture was taken in 2012 of our Fab Fifty Six bus 🌼 The second picture shows what our service 56 bus looks like now, re-branded as 'City Rider 56'!
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🚌 NEW BUSES FOR GREEN ARROW 97 🚌
Here's your sneak peek of the brand new environmentally friendly buses that are coming soon to your Green Arrow 97 service.
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Want the chance of winning a week of free travel? Simply follow us and retweet this tweet before 5pm today!
#GNEFridayFeeling
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💉 VACCINATION CENTRE 💉
From Monday, to improve access to the
@scienceatlife
Vaccination Centre, the bus stop directly outside Centre for Life will become a dedicated stop that's served by all buses that pass it.
Got an appointment? Plan your journey:
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Our drivers are ready and waiting at the finish to take runners taking part in the
#GreatNorthRun
, as well as spectators, back to Newcastle. Well done and good luck to everyone!
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📣 UPDATE ON STRIKE ACTION 📣
You may be aware from reading the local press that Unite has called for two seven-day strikes. We’d like to update you, our customers, on the current situation and how this may impact you.
💬 When are the strikes planned?
Saturday 30 September to
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🚌 THIS WEEK'S ON US 🚌
You can hop on the bus for FREE with Go North East from 2nd–8th December. You can go where you like, and make as many journeys as you like, with free single and return tickets. It’s our way of welcoming you back.
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Over the last few weeks, we've been trialling a new electric double-decker bus ⚡
This
@YutongGlobal
#U11DD
demonstrator has been trialled on our popular Angel 21 route, between Newcastle and Durham.
We're committed to improving our environmental standards and if the trial is
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We've deployed 56 extra buses from today to ensure there's sufficient extra capacity on our network as more schools and workers return and use the region’s buses. 🚌
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We've been sent in this lovely bit of feedback for a
#CannyGNEdriver
this morning! Going well and truly above and beyond, well done! 👏🏅🚌
#LocalHero
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🚌 VACCINATION SHUTTLE BUSES 🚌
We've introduced two further vaccination centre shuttle bus services in partnership with Nexus to improve access to
@NightingaleNE
.
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Update on strike action: Wednesday 27 September
We are sorry to inform our passengers that talks with Unite are still ongoing.
Two weeks of strike action is planned for the following dates:
• Saturday 30 September - Friday 6 October inclusive
• Saturday 14 October - Friday
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🚍 X9 & X10 🚍
Get set for a major upgrade on our X9 and X10 as we introduce luxury coaches to improve reliability.
We'll also be changing stopping arrangements in Newcastle city centre to accomodate the coaches and improve access to leisure facilities.
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🕺🏻 DANCING DRIVERS 💃🏻
Following on from their video earlier in the pandemic, our dancing team members are back to help spread some Christmas cheer.
👉
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Today's the day! We've flipped the switch on our game-changing electric buses for services 53 and 54 in Gateshead and Newcastle. 🚌⚡️
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Update on services:
From Monday 27th November, we're reinstating a skeleton service from around 9.30am to 2.30pm on the X1 between Peterlee, Easington Lane, Washington Galleries and Gateshead (which will serve all stops between Springwell Village and Gateshead) and adding
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🚌🌃 £1 EVENING FARE 🌃🚌
From tomorrow, we're launching a £1 evening fare offer to help give the local night-time economy a boost.
The £1 fare will be valid for any single journey on any Go North East bus after 7pm each evening.
👉
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🥳£2 FARE EXTENSION🥳
We are happy to announce that we are extending our £2 single fare until October 31st.
Whether you're going to work, shopping or meeting friends, plan your journey with us:
👉
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To celebrate passing 5,000 followers we’re giving away an iPhone 5!
#GNEiPhoneComp
Simply follow us & RT to enter. T&C:
http://t.co/YoBOIlpD
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Happy 20th Birthday to the Angel of the North!
Visit to find out about today's celebrations and to plan your journey.
#Angel20
#AngelOfTheNorth
#Gateshead
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👏🏻 THANKS TO ALL KEY WORKERS 👏🏻
Our unsung bus drivers and support teams have been praised by fellow key workers – and we can't thank you all enough!
Read more:
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🚌 HERE WHEN YOU NEED US 🚌
During these times, buses are still playing an important role in delivering low carbon transport helping to ease congestion and improve emissions. If you need to use our buses, please watch this video.
#WorldEnvironmentDay
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Is Dave the Depot Cat working hard or hardly working?
We'll let you decide... 😉
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🌈 NORTHERN PRIDE 🌈
We’re in Newcastle today supporting
@northernprideuk
with our diversity bus.
In true British style, the weather isn’t too sunny today. However, after the storm always comes a rainbow! 🌈☔️
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The
#gonortheast
fleet was out in force on Sunday, with an extra 100 buses on the roads to support the
@greatnorthrun_
From sunshine through to flash floods, the team worked incredibly hard to get baggage and passengers safely around the North East.
Congratulations to
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It's been a great first day for getting out and about across our region. We're back to reconnect you with the faces and places you love.
#BetterThanEver
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🎅🏻 SANTA BUS 🎅🏻
To help spread some Christmas cheer across our communities, we've launched our magical
#GNESantaBus
which will be touring the region over the next week.
No schedule as such, but you can view the places we'll be visiting each day here 👇
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🚌 SEASONAL SERVICES FROM TODAY 🚌
Seasider X11 to Whitby and Scarborough, B1 to
@Beamish_Museum
, and NewcastleGateshead
@ToonTour
.
🚌 X11 –
🚌 B1 –
🚌 Toon Tour –
We can't wait to welcome you on board! ☺️
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🚌 NEW GREEN ARROW BUSES 🚌
Here's a further look at the brand new environmentally friendly buses that are coming soon to your Green Arrow 97 service.
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Everyone, meet Frankie who is desperate to drive one of our buses! Just look how dapper he is in his little tie!
#FrankieGoesToGNE
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🐶 Missing puppy believed to be from the Parkside area is currently riding on our service 60 heading towards Sunderland. Please contact us if this is your dog.🐶 Please share and help us reunite this lost dog with its family.
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❤️Be Kind❤️
Remember there's a human behind the screen, whether that's on the bus or online. Our driving and customer support colleagues are all local people, from the communities that you live in.
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Just 2 days until the official opening of
@getnorth2018
!
Visit to view the full programme of events and to plan your journey.
#GetNorth2018
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Evening buses on Wednesday 28 February
Due to the continuing bad weather and this evenings forecasts we will be finishing our services earlier than usual today for the safety of our customers and our staff. For the full list of last departures see here
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🌍🍃 CLEAN AIR DAY 🍃🌍
Today we're celebrating
#CleanAirDay
with the announcement of a £12 million investment in 54 high-specification environmentally friendly buses to help revolutionise bus travel across the region. 🚌
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Praise has flooded in for our key workers who are helping keep fellow key workers moving. 🚌
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Can you guess the location and year the first photo was taken?🚍
The 723 bus used to go to where the Angel of the North is, except it wasn't built yet then!
The second picture is what replaced the 723, which is now known as our 'Angel 21', taking passengers to and from the
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Happy 90th birthday to the iconic
#TyneBridge
, which helps one of our buses cross the Tyne every minute!
#TyneBridge90
🚌
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⚡️ VOLTRA ⚡️
The countdown has begun – it's nearly time to flip the switch.
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Update on industrial action: Thursday 12 October
Industrial action will impact our bus service between Saturday 14 October and Friday 20 October. There will be no Go North East buses running during these dates, except contracted School Services which can be found here:
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As part of our £5million investment into new, environmentally friendly buses from
@Wright_bus
, we're trialling the UK's first 6-cylinder bus.
Read more:
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We've added hand sanitiser units to all our buses to make them even safer. Simply pump and go! 🚌🧴
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Dave the local legend at Sunderland bus depot 🐱
A member of staff at Go North East has made it to the BBC! On top of this, he's getting an excellent benefits package; treats, food, and plenty of attention 🥰
This friendly feline, named Dave, has been featured on BBC News
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🚌 DEPOT OPEN DAY 🚌
Join us today for our family fun day at our Gateshead Riverside Depot between 10am and 4pm as we celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and raise funds for the Disasters Emergency Committee’s Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.
Our gates are now open!
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🚌 NEW SERVICES FROM 3 SEPTEMBER 🚌
We are thrilled to announce that we will be launching new services in North Tyneside from Sunday 3 September. These will replace services being cancelled by Arriva, and will join our existing network in the area.
To find out more, visit our
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We will soon be showing our respect by observing the 2-minute silence, and our buses will pull over where it is safe to do so. Please join us in showing your support.
Thank you – all who have served, sacrificed, and changed our world – 1918-2018.
#ThankYou100
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🚌 BUSES FROM 1 JUNE 🚌
From Monday, in line with guidance from the government, our buses will start returning to what can be considered our ‘normal’ level of service, with additional changes to some services.
Full info and timetables:
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Happy Birthday to one of our biggest fans! We hope you have a great day Christopher – your cake looks incredible! 🎂🎈
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Who else LOVES this World Book Day outfit? 📚
This lovely lad is a huge fan of buses, and his favourite books are always bus-related, so he was super excited to dress as a Go North East bus driver! 🚍
His grandad is a GNE driver and he aspires to be just like him when he's
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🚌 X-LINES X84 & X85 🚌
The 24 hour countdown clock has been set! Just one more sleep until our next-level, luxury X-lines buses hit the road on our X84 and X85 routes between Hexham and Newcastle. We can’t wait!
Find out more about the new buses:
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🚌 NATIONAL BUS STRATEGY 🚌
The Government has published
#BusBackBetter
, the long-term strategy for buses.
We welcome the new strategy and stand ready to deliver in partnership with councils.
#WeBackBuses
Read what our Managing Director had to say 👇
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Our Rocketman Dan is giving out rocket ice lollies and goodies at the new North Shields Transport Hub. We're here until 3pm, come and see us for more information on our new North Tyne Rockets services! 🚀
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⚠️ STAND BEHIND THE LINE ⚠️
We’ve introduced ‘stand back behind the line’ messages on the flooring of our buses, so when alighting please stand behind the line until the doors open, as explained by our driving team member Ian in this video.
Stay safe - essential travel only.
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