A Wrightbus bodied Scania of Go North East

A 1998 Northern Counties Palatine II bodied Volvo Olympian of Go North East wearing the last standard livery before the majority of routes were individually re-branded. Wrightbus is the UK's largest independent coachbuilder and pioneer of the low floor Bus in the United Kingdom. Scania AB is a European Manufacturer of heavy Trucks ( British English: lorries) Buses and Diesel engines The Northern Counties Palatine is a Step-entrance Double-decker bus body built by Northern Counties of Wigan UK For Volvo's low floor double-decker also known as Volvo Olympian see Volvo B9TL. This livery still exists on some buses.

Go North East was originally the founding company of the Go-Ahead Group. The Go-Ahead Group plc ( is a rail and bus operating company that was created following the privatisation of the UK's train and bus industries Today, it operates bus services in Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland in England. Northumberland is a county in the North East of England. The non-metropolitan county of Northumberland borders Cumbria to the west England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Go North East operates through two divisions; Go North East Ltd. and Go Northern Ltd. However, the only signs of these are the legal lettering on the bottom of the bus. The company was previously known as The Northern General Transport Company and Go-Ahead Northern. The company operates a modern fleet of around 700 buses, 95% that are in regular service are low floor^[1]. The first serious trial of low floor buses in the UK outside of London was operated from the Percy Main Depot in North Tyneside. Percy Main Metro station is a Station on the Yellow line of the Tyne and Wear Metro in the village of Percy Main, in North Tyneside, North Tyneside is a Metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear in the North East of England. This was with the Wright Pathfinder trial. The Wright Pathfinder, or Pathfinder 320, is a low-floor Bus body built by Wright of Ballymena on Dennis Lance SLF and Scania

Go North East's headquarters are at 117 Queen Street, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear and their central engineering department is at Site 11, Saltmeadows Road, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear.

Subsidiaries

Go North East Ltd.

Go North East buses at Gateshead Interchange bus station

Operates services in and around Gateshead and into Newcastle. Gateshead Interchange is the name of a Transport interchange in the centre of the town of Gateshead, England. Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear, England. It lies on the southern bank of the River Tyne, opposite Newcastle upon Tyne. Newcastle upon Tyne ( (often shortened to Newcastle) is a city and Metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, England This subsidiary also operates services on North Tyneside out of the former Go Coastline Ltd. North Tyneside is a Metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear in the North East of England. depot at Percy Main as well as the former Go Northern depot in Stanley. Percy Main Metro station is a Station on the Yellow line of the Tyne and Wear Metro in the village of Percy Main, in North Tyneside, Services that run into Gateshead from South Tyneside that were formerly operated from the now defunct Go Coastline Ltd. South Tyneside is a Metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear in North East England. South Shields depot are now undertaken by the Sunderland Road depot. South Shields is a coastal town in Tyne and Wear, England, located at the mouth of the River Tyne. Northumbria Buses is a tradeing name of Go North East and their services are undertaken from Ashington.

Depots are located at:

• Sunderland Road, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear - 'Sunderland Road'
• Rothbury Terrace, Percy Main, Tyne and Wear - 'Percy Main' (formerly Go Coastline)
• Cromwell Place, Winlaton, Tyne and Wear - 'Winlaton'
• High Street, Stanley, County Durham - 'Stanley'
• Jubilee Industrial Estate, Ashington, Northumberland - 'Ashington' (Northumbria Buses)

Go Northern Ltd. Stanley is a former colliery town in County Durham, England. Centred on a hilltop between Chester-le-Street and Consett, it is the second Ashington is a town in the Wansbeck district of Northumberland, England.

Operates mainly in County Durham, Sunderland and South Tyneside. Sunderland (, or /ˈsʌn(dlən/ is a City in Tyne and Wear, England. South Tyneside is a Metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear in North East England. Operates some services into Teesside. Since loosing the Stanley depot to Go North East, Go Northern absorbed the Go Wear Buses operation. Chester-le-Street operates the flagship 'Angel' service between Durham and Newcastle. Washington operate the Wearside to Nwecastle 'Red Arrows' Express Services as well as Metrolink serivces linkin Wearside to Heworth Metro Interchange. Deptford operate the Gold Standard 'Laser' Between South Shields and Low Moorsley as well as the 'Fab Fifty Six' and 'Prince Bishops' Services.

Depots are located at:

• Picktree Lane, Chester-le-Street, County Durham - 'Chester-le-Street'
• Deptford Terrace, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear - 'Deptford'
• Industrial Road, Hertburn Industrial Estate, Washington, Tyne and Wear - 'Washington'

Bus companies acquired by Go North East

• The Venture Transport Company
• Stanley Taxis (Local bus services only)
• The Langley Park Motor Company
• Tyne & Wear Omnibus Company Limited (Immediately sold to Busways)
• Carryden Limited (Local bus services only)
• Low Fell Coaches
• Atkinsons
• Shaws Coaches
• Star Travel (Local bus services only)
• JH Hammell (Diamond)
• OK Motor Services
• Derwent Coaches (Local bus services only)
• Armstrongs of Ebchester
• Redby Bus & Coach Ltd. Chester-le-Street is the main town in the Chester-le-Street district of County Durham, England. Washington is a town within the Metropolitan borough of the City of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear, England. The Venture Transport Company was a major operator of bus services in the Derwent Valley between Consett and Newcastle Stagecoach North East is a major operator of Bus services in North East England. (Local bus services only)

Former depots

• Strothers Road, High Spen, Tyne & Wear - 'High Spen'
• Jarrow Bus Staion, Jarrow, Tyne & Wear - 'Jarrow' (Merged with South Shields)
• Park Lane, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear - 'Park Lane' (Replaced by Deptford)
• Lady's Walk, South Shields, Tyne & Wear - 'South Shields' (Merged with Deptford)
• Bondgate, Bishop Auckland, County Durham - 'Bishop Auckland' (Sold to Arriva, flagsip services transfered to Chester-le-Street)
• Philidelphia, Tyne and Wear - 'Philidelphia'

Night buses

Go North East operate a number of night bus services (with an 'N' prefix) throughout the region. High Spen is an old mining village in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead. Jarrow (ˈjæroʊ or /ˈjærə/ is a Town on the River Tyne, England with a Population around 27000 (2001 Census) Sunderland (, or /ˈsʌn(dlən/ is a City in Tyne and Wear, England. South Shields is a coastal town in Tyne and Wear, England, located at the mouth of the River Tyne. Bishop Auckland is a Market town in County Durham in North East England. Philadelphia is a village in Tyne and Wear, England. It lies on the A182 road between Newbottle and Shiney Row. The N21 was its first initial trial with plans to roll the service out to more areas if it proved successful. The N56 was introduced on 2 June 2007.

Below is a list of all night services and the areas they serve:

• N20 Durham, Gilesgate Moor, Belmont and Carrville
• N21 Newcastle, Gateshead, Birtley, Chester-le-Street, Plawsworth and Durham.
• N56 Sunderland, Southwick Green, Hylton Castle, Washington Galleries, Concord, Springwell, Wrekenton, Gateshead and Newcastle
• N58 Heworth, Leam Lane Estate, Felling Square, Deckham, Gateshead, Newcastle, Coast Road, High Farm, Battle Hill Drive and Hadrian Park
• N97 Newcastle, Gateshead, Bensham, Lobley Hill, Dunston Hill, Whickham, Fellside Park and Dunston.

MetroCentre Flyer

Go North East trialled a new network of services across the region to provide direct, express connections to Gateshead's MetroCentre shopping centre. The initial services were:

• X22 Chester-le-Street - Birtley - MetroCentre
• X40 Newbiggin - Ashington - Stakeford - Bedlington - MetroCentre
• X57 South Shields - Chichester - Whiteleas Way - Biddick Hall - South Leam Estate - Calf Close - Fellgate Estate - MetroCentre
• X68 Tynemouth - North Shields - Wallsend - Byker - Newcastle Quayside - MetroCentre

The X22 and X57 used yellow Volvo Olympian/Northern Counties Palatine 1's, while X68 used the Spare Route 19 Scania L94UB/Wright Solar and X40 was operated by Northumbria Buses.

Services X57 and X68 were withdrawn in early 2008.

Service X22 now extends to Durham from Chester-le-Street via Great Lumley, Leamside, West Rainton, Carrville, Belmont and Gilesgate Moor.

Route branding

During 2006, Go North East began applying bright eye catching liveries to its vehicles. This is apparently an attempt to increase passenger numbers by increasing awareness of its services. All buses still carry Go North East fleetnames in addition to these new 'brandings' as well as either Go North East, Go Northern or Go Wear Buses legal lettering. The list below shows the services that have been branded so far. Each branded service has its own logo.

Services highlighted in red do not use accessible vehicles.

Route number(s)	Brand name	Standard vehicle type(s)	Depot(s)	Logo
1 • 2	Coaster	Dennis Trident 2/East Lancs Lolyne	Percy Main
8 • 8A • X8 78 • 78A	Lime	Volvo B10BLE/Wright Renown	Chester-le-Street and Stanley
9 • 9A	Cross Tyne	Dennis Dart SPD	Percy Main
10 • 11 • 31 • 32 • X11	The Blaydon Racers	Dennis Dart SPD	Winlaton
R19	Route 19	Scania L94UB/Wright Solar	Percy Main
20 • 20X • [N20]	Prince Bishops	Scania L94UB/Wright Solar	Deptford
21 • 22 • X22 • X23 • [N21]	The Angel	Scania OmniCity, Volvo B7TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini, Dennis Trident 2/Plaxton President	Chester-le-Street
26 • 36 • 26A	The Black Cats	Dennis Dart MPD	Deptford
27 • 27A	The Crusader	DAF SB120/Wright Cadet	Sunderland Road
29 • 39	The Doxford Clipper	Dennis Dart MPD	Deptford
33 • 42	The Magic Roundabout	Dennis Dart MPD	Deptford
35	The Laser	Mercedes-Benz Citaro	Deptford
40 • 40C • 41 • 41C	Wallsend Links	Dennis Dart MPD	Percy Main
43 • 44	The Diamond	Volvo B10BLE/Wright Renown	Stanley
45 • 46 • 46A	The Red Kite	Scania OmniCity	Stanley
47	Derwent Ranger	Scania L94UB/Wright Solar	Winlaton
53 • 54	Saltwell Park	Dennis Dart SPD	Sunderland Road
56 • [N56]	Fab Fifty Six	Scania L94UB/Wright Solar	Deptford
57 • 57A	Fab Fifty Seven	Scania L94UB/Wright Solar	Sunderland Road
58	Citylink	Mercedes-Benz Citaro	Sunderland Road
60 • 61 • 62	The Drifter	Dennis Dart SLF/Marshall Capital	Deptford
71	Lambton Worm	Dennis Dart SPD	Chester-le-Street
75 • 76 85 • 86	The Centurion	DAF SB120/Wright Cadet Dennis Lance SLF/Wright Pathfinder 320	Percy Main
81	Pink Panthers	Optare Solo, Dennis Dart MPD	Percy Main
91	Team Valley Clipper	DAF SB220GS/Northern Counties	Winlaton
93 • 94	The Loop	Scania L94UB/Wright Solar	Sunderland Road
95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • X98 • [N97]	The Highwayman	Volvo B10BLE/Wright Renown, Volvo SB120/Wright Merit	Sunderland Road
309	Cobalt Clipper	Scania OmniCity	Percy Main
M1 • M2 • M3	MetroLink	Scania L94UB/Wright Solar, Dennis Dart MPD	Washington
V1 • V2 MC1 • MC2 • MC4 16 • 106 • 184 810 • 811 • 812 • 870	Venture	Optare Solo, Dennis Dart MPD	Stanley
W2 • W3 W5 • W6	Washington Street Shuttle	Dennis Dart MPD	Washington
X1 • 1X X2	The Red Arrows	Mercedes-Benz Citaro	Washington
X10	The X10	Volvo B7TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini	Sunderland Road
X30 • X31 70 • 70A • X70	West Durham Swift	Scania OmniCity	Stanley
X42 • X43	Bargain Bus	Leyland Olympian/Northern Counties Palatine, Leyland Olympian/Alexander (Belfast) RH	Ashington
X66	CentreLink	Scania L94UA/Wright Solar Fusion	Sunderland Road
X67	Park and ride	Optare Solo	Winlaton
Contract Services	Yellow Bus	Volvo Olympian/Northern Counties Palatine	All depots

During restructuring of the service network Go North East has withdrawn a number of their branded services, these are listed below. For 3-axle longitudinal-engine Dennis Trident built for export see Dennis Trident 3 / Dennis Trident E500. This article is about the East Lancs Lolyne the East Lancs bus body on the Dennis Trident. The Volvo B10BLE is a low-entry city Bus chassis which was popular in Scandinavia, the United Kingdom and Australia. The Wright Renown is a low floor single-deck bus body built on Volvo B10BLE chassis by Wright. The Dennis Dart is a rear-engined Midibus built by Dennis in the United Kingdom. The Dennis Dart is a rear-engined Midibus built by Dennis in the United Kingdom. The Scania L94 is a longitudinal inclined-engined bus built by Scania AB, which was a direct replacement of Scania L113. The Wright Solar is a 1215 meter low floor single-deck bus body built on Scania L94UB and later the new Scania K-series chassis by Wright. The Scania L94 is a longitudinal inclined-engined bus built by Scania AB, which was a direct replacement of Scania L113. The Wright Solar is a 1215 meter low floor single-deck bus body built on Scania L94UB and later the new Scania K-series chassis by Wright. The Scania OmniCity is an integrally-constructed transverse-engined Low floor citybus available on the European market Volvo B7TL is a Low-floor Double-decker bus which was launched in 1999 and replaced the 2-axle version of Volvo Olympian (its 3-axle version The Wright Eclipse Gemini is a type of Double-decker bus body built for Volvo B7TL and later Volvo B9TL for use in the United Kingdom For 3-axle longitudinal-engine Dennis Trident built for export see Dennis Trident 3 / Dennis Trident E500. The Plaxton President is a Double-decker bus body originally built by Plaxton of the United Kingdom, it was unveiled in 1997 and built The Dennis Dart is a rear-engined Midibus built by Dennis in the United Kingdom. The VDL SB120 (previously known as the DAF SB120) is a low-floor light-weight Midibus produced from 1999 by VDL Bus International (formerly DAF Bus The Wright Cadet was a Midibus body built by British coachbuilder Wrightbus, solely on the DAF/VDL SB120; it was sold via VDL dealer Arriva The Dennis Dart is a rear-engined Midibus built by Dennis in the United Kingdom. The Dennis Dart is a rear-engined Midibus built by Dennis in the United Kingdom. The Mercedes-Benz Citaro (or O530) is the current Mercedes-Benz / EvoBus mainstream Bus intended for Public transport, introduced in The Dennis Dart is a rear-engined Midibus built by Dennis in the United Kingdom. The Volvo B10BLE is a low-entry city Bus chassis which was popular in Scandinavia, the United Kingdom and Australia. The Wright Renown is a low floor single-deck bus body built on Volvo B10BLE chassis by Wright. The Scania OmniCity is an integrally-constructed transverse-engined Low floor citybus available on the European market The Scania L94 is a longitudinal inclined-engined bus built by Scania AB, which was a direct replacement of Scania L113. The Wright Solar is a 1215 meter low floor single-deck bus body built on Scania L94UB and later the new Scania K-series chassis by Wright. The Dennis Dart is a rear-engined Midibus built by Dennis in the United Kingdom. The Scania L94 is a longitudinal inclined-engined bus built by Scania AB, which was a direct replacement of Scania L113. The Wright Solar is a 1215 meter low floor single-deck bus body built on Scania L94UB and later the new Scania K-series chassis by Wright. The Scania L94 is a longitudinal inclined-engined bus built by Scania AB, which was a direct replacement of Scania L113. The Wright Solar is a 1215 meter low floor single-deck bus body built on Scania L94UB and later the new Scania K-series chassis by Wright. The Mercedes-Benz Citaro (or O530) is the current Mercedes-Benz / EvoBus mainstream Bus intended for Public transport, introduced in The Dennis Dart is a rear-engined Midibus built by Dennis in the United Kingdom. Nu-Venture R720 BNFjpg|thumb|200px|A 1998 Marshall Capital bodied Dennis Dart SLF with Nu-Venture]] The Marshall Capital was a single-decker Bus body built by The Dennis Dart is a rear-engined Midibus built by Dennis in the United Kingdom. The VDL SB120 (previously known as the DAF SB120) is a low-floor light-weight Midibus produced from 1999 by VDL Bus International (formerly DAF Bus The Wright Cadet was a Midibus body built by British coachbuilder Wrightbus, solely on the DAF/VDL SB120; it was sold via VDL dealer Arriva The Dennis Lance is a single-decker Bus built by Dennis between 1991 and 2000 it was built to replace the Dennis Falcon. The Wright Pathfinder, or Pathfinder 320, is a low-floor Bus body built by Wright of Ballymena on Dennis Lance SLF and Scania The Optare Solo is a low floor Midibus manufactured by Optare in Leeds, UK since 1997 The Dennis Dart is a rear-engined Midibus built by Dennis in the United Kingdom. The DAF SB220 is a city bus chassis produced by DAF Bus International (now VDL Bus International) in the 1980s and 1990s The Plaxton Prestige is a low-floor single-deck bus body built by Plaxton at the Wigan factory of its Northern Counties subsidiary and at its main Scarborough factory The Scania L94 is a longitudinal inclined-engined bus built by Scania AB, which was a direct replacement of Scania L113. The Wright Solar is a 1215 meter low floor single-deck bus body built on Scania L94UB and later the new Scania K-series chassis by Wright. The Volvo B10BLE is a low-entry city Bus chassis which was popular in Scandinavia, the United Kingdom and Australia. The Wright Renown is a low floor single-deck bus body built on Volvo B10BLE chassis by Wright. The VDL SB120 (previously known as the DAF SB120) is a low-floor light-weight Midibus produced from 1999 by VDL Bus International (formerly DAF Bus The Wright Cadet was a Midibus body built by British coachbuilder Wrightbus, solely on the DAF/VDL SB120; it was sold via VDL dealer Arriva The Scania OmniCity is an integrally-constructed transverse-engined Low floor citybus available on the European market The Scania L94 is a longitudinal inclined-engined bus built by Scania AB, which was a direct replacement of Scania L113. The Wright Solar is a 1215 meter low floor single-deck bus body built on Scania L94UB and later the new Scania K-series chassis by Wright. The Dennis Dart is a rear-engined Midibus built by Dennis in the United Kingdom. The Optare Solo is a low floor Midibus manufactured by Optare in Leeds, UK since 1997 The Dennis Dart is a rear-engined Midibus built by Dennis in the United Kingdom. The Dennis Dart is a rear-engined Midibus built by Dennis in the United Kingdom. The Mercedes-Benz Citaro (or O530) is the current Mercedes-Benz / EvoBus mainstream Bus intended for Public transport, introduced in Volvo B7TL is a Low-floor Double-decker bus which was launched in 1999 and replaced the 2-axle version of Volvo Olympian (its 3-axle version The Wright Eclipse Gemini is a type of Double-decker bus body built for Volvo B7TL and later Volvo B9TL for use in the United Kingdom The Scania OmniCity is an integrally-constructed transverse-engined Low floor citybus available on the European market The Leyland Olympian was a Double-decker bus built by British Leyland / Leyland Bus in the United Kingdom from 1980 The Northern Counties Palatine is a Step-entrance Double-decker bus body built by Northern Counties of Wigan UK The Leyland Olympian was a Double-decker bus built by British Leyland / Leyland Bus in the United Kingdom from 1980 Walter Alexander is also the name of participant in the OJ Simpson Robbery Case Walter Alexander Coachbuilders was a Scottish The Scania L94 is a longitudinal inclined-engined bus built by Scania AB, which was a direct replacement of Scania L113. The Wright Solar Fusion is a type of Low floor Articulated bus body which is built for Scania L94UA and used in the United Kingdom Park and ride (or incentive parking) facilities are Public transport stations that allow commuters and other people wishing to travel into The Optare Solo is a low floor Midibus manufactured by Optare in Leeds, UK since 1997 For Volvo's low floor double-decker also known as Volvo Olympian see Volvo B9TL. The Northern Counties Palatine is a Step-entrance Double-decker bus body built by Northern Counties of Wigan UK

Standard vehicle types

Below is a list of vehicles Go North East bought 'as standard'. Anybody interested in a complete fleet list can visit the Fleet Info section of the Go North East Website.

Current

• Low floor double deck
  • Volvo B7TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini

• Low floor single deck
  • Scania OmniCity
  • Mercedes-Benz Citaro

• Low floor midibus
  • VDL SB120/Wright Cadet (Standard Midi)
  • Dennis Dart MPD (Small Midi)

Past

• Low floor double deck
  • Dennis Trident 2/East Lancs Lolyne
  • Dennis Trident 2/Plaxton President

• Low floor single deck
  • Scania L94UB/Wright Solar
  • Dennis Dart SPD/Plaxton
  • Volvo B10BLE/Wright Renown
  • DAF SB220GS/Plaxton Prestige
  • Optare Excel
  • Dennis Lance SLF/Wright Pathfinder

• Low floor minibus
  • Optare Solo

• Double deck
  • Volvo Olympian/Northern Counties Palatine II
  • Leyland Olympian/Alexander RH
  • MCW Metrobus

• Midibus
  • Dennis Dart/Marshall C37
  • Dennis Dart/Wright Handybus
  • Dennis Dart/Carlyle Dartline

• Minibus
  • Optare Metrorider

References

External links

• Official Go North East Website
• Go North East Bus Photos
• Jeff's Bus Lane

See also