Toon Tour.
Toon Tour.
PB0003954/1184 Registered
GO NORTH EAST LIMITED
[b]Route:[/b] Newcastle Central Station to Newcastle Central Station
[b]Service number:[/b] Toon Tour
[b]Service type:[/b] Limited Stop
[b]Effective date:[/b] 02 Apr 2021
Service operates weekends, Bank Holidays and school holidays only from Good Friday until Sunday 30th May.
Operates daily from Monday 31st May until Friday 1st October
Operates weekends only from Saturday 2nd October until Sunday 31st October.
If anyone wants to. (If it's still there) Volvo B7TL Plaxton President 3999 is on Bewick Street in Newcastle acting as a driver change over
Here are a pair of suggestions to upgrade the toon tour to euro 6 buses for the CAZ
1. purchase a trio of E400s from London, or somewhere else if no London ones, GAL seem to stoll have a number of 56/07/57 E400s aswell as a pair of 06s (unless they've been sold like the other 06s). when GNE get these they can repaint 2 to toon tour and one to the 2019 corporate livery and obviously convert them to open topper aswell as upgrading the emission standard to euro 6, If they weren't already upgraded in London (which can be done on E400s as arriva has done it to their E400s)
Suggestion 2. Purchase 3 new open top volvo B5TL/Wright Gemini 3s for the toon tour (like the ones on the Edinburgh tour) as they'll already be euro 6, there will be 2 delivered in toon tour and the other will be delivered in 2019 livery.
(16 Jul 2021, 9:53 pm)ne14ne1 July 2022 now the date for the Newcastle CAZ beginning.Hopefully not, ibwould imagine when I'm elderly, I'd prefer a few extra seats downstairs
I wonder, as mentioned above, whether we see a few ex London vehicles brought up next year ready for the summer service. (Hopefully left as dual door).
(16 Jul 2021, 9:53 pm)ne14ne1 July 2022 now the date for the Newcastle CAZ beginning.Hopefully not, ibwould imagine when I'm elderly, I'd prefer a few extra seats downstairs
I wonder, as mentioned above, whether we see a few ex London vehicles brought up next year ready for the summer service. (Hopefully left as dual door
The Toontour is back at the same price last year £12.50
Cba to copy the link so here is the info
This May, the popular Toon Tour open-top sightseeing bus will return to the streets of Newcastle and Gateshead. The service will run daily from Saturday 27 May until Sunday 3 September, then weekends only until Sunday 1 October (excluding Sunday 10 September).
The service will run every 30 minutes, starting from Central Station in Newcastle and then serve stops on a circular route which takes in some of the finest sights around the city.
These include Discovery Museum, St James' Park, Great North Museum, Ouseburn, Quayside, Millennium Bridge, Tyne Bridge, Baltic, Sage Gateshead, Grey’s Monument, Grey Street, Newcastle Castle and Newcastle Cathedral.
The first departure from Central Station each day of the tour will be 10:05am, with the last departure at 4:35pm. You can hop on and off as much as you like throughout the day to see all the sights and delights of the toon. Tickets cost just £12.50 for an adult, £10 for a concession/student, £6 for a child under 16, or £30 for a group of four people.
Paid £12.50 last year for a tour u can do on foot for free. Should make a ticket where u can hop on once and that's it
(23 Mar 2023, 12:28 pm)Aaron21 The Toontour is back at the same price last year £12.50
Cba to copy the link so here is the info
This May, the popular Toon Tour open-top sightseeing bus will return to the streets of Newcastle and Gateshead. The service will run daily from Saturday 27 May until Sunday 3 September, then weekends only until Sunday 1 October (excluding Sunday 10 September).
The service will run every 30 minutes, starting from Central Station in Newcastle and then serve stops on a circular route which takes in some of the finest sights around the city.
These include Discovery Museum, St James' Park, Great North Museum, Ouseburn, Quayside, Millennium Bridge, Tyne Bridge, Baltic, Sage Gateshead, Grey’s Monument, Grey Street, Newcastle Castle and Newcastle Cathedral.
The first departure from Central Station each day of the tour will be 10:05am, with the last departure at 4:35pm. You can hop on and off as much as you like throughout the day to see all the sights and delights of the toon. Tickets cost just £12.50 for an adult, £10 for a concession/student, £6 for a child under 16, or £30 for a group of four people.
Paid £12.50 last year for a tour u can do on foot for free. Should make a ticket where u can hop on once and that's it
(23 Mar 2023, 12:28 pm)Aaron21 The Toontour is back at the same price last year £12.50
Cba to copy the link so here is the info
This May, the popular Toon Tour open-top sightseeing bus will return to the streets of Newcastle and Gateshead. The service will run daily from Saturday 27 May until Sunday 3 September, then weekends only until Sunday 1 October (excluding Sunday 10 September).
The service will run every 30 minutes, starting from Central Station in Newcastle and then serve stops on a circular route which takes in some of the finest sights around the city.
These include Discovery Museum, St James' Park, Great North Museum, Ouseburn, Quayside, Millennium Bridge, Tyne Bridge, Baltic, Sage Gateshead, Grey’s Monument, Grey Street, Newcastle Castle and Newcastle Cathedral.
The first departure from Central Station each day of the tour will be 10:05am, with the last departure at 4:35pm. You can hop on and off as much as you like throughout the day to see all the sights and delights of the toon. Tickets cost just £12.50 for an adult, £10 for a concession/student, £6 for a child under 16, or £30 for a group of four people.
Paid £12.50 last year for a tour u can do on foot for free. Should make a ticket where u can hop on once and that's it
(23 Mar 2023, 12:28 pm)Aaron21 The Toontour is back at the same price last year £12.50Tbh the Toon tour should have 24 hour ticketing like most tour routes rsthef than normal day tickets as that would make for better value for money and also have a ticket Just for the Toon tour which is cheaper rather than ome for all GNE services ontop
Cba to copy the link so here is the info
This May, the popular Toon Tour open-top sightseeing bus will return to the streets of Newcastle and Gateshead. The service will run daily from Saturday 27 May until Sunday 3 September, then weekends only until Sunday 1 October (excluding Sunday 10 September).
The service will run every 30 minutes, starting from Central Station in Newcastle and then serve stops on a circular route which takes in some of the finest sights around the city.
These include Discovery Museum, St James' Park, Great North Museum, Ouseburn, Quayside, Millennium Bridge, Tyne Bridge, Baltic, Sage Gateshead, Grey’s Monument, Grey Street, Newcastle Castle and Newcastle Cathedral.
The first departure from Central Station each day of the tour will be 10:05am, with the last departure at 4:35pm. You can hop on and off as much as you like throughout the day to see all the sights and delights of the toon. Tickets cost just £12.50 for an adult, £10 for a concession/student, £6 for a child under 16, or £30 for a group of four people.
Paid £12.50 last year for a tour u can do on foot for free. Should make a ticket where u can hop on once and that's it
(23 Mar 2023, 12:28 pm)Aaron21 The Toontour is back at the same price last year £12.50Tbh the Toon tour should have 24 hour ticketing like most tour routes rsthef than normal day tickets as that would make for better value for money and also have a ticket Just for the Toon tour which is cheaper rather than ome for all GNE services ontop
Cba to copy the link so here is the info
This May, the popular Toon Tour open-top sightseeing bus will return to the streets of Newcastle and Gateshead. The service will run daily from Saturday 27 May until Sunday 3 September, then weekends only until Sunday 1 October (excluding Sunday 10 September).
The service will run every 30 minutes, starting from Central Station in Newcastle and then serve stops on a circular route which takes in some of the finest sights around the city.
These include Discovery Museum, St James' Park, Great North Museum, Ouseburn, Quayside, Millennium Bridge, Tyne Bridge, Baltic, Sage Gateshead, Grey’s Monument, Grey Street, Newcastle Castle and Newcastle Cathedral.
The first departure from Central Station each day of the tour will be 10:05am, with the last departure at 4:35pm. You can hop on and off as much as you like throughout the day to see all the sights and delights of the toon. Tickets cost just £12.50 for an adult, £10 for a concession/student, £6 for a child under 16, or £30 for a group of four people.
Paid £12.50 last year for a tour u can do on foot for free. Should make a ticket where u can hop on once and that's it
(23 Mar 2023, 6:35 pm)EastCoastMXZ1751 Tbh the Toon tour should have 24 hour ticketing like most tour routes rsthef than normal day tickets as that would make for better value for money and also have a ticket Just for the Toon tour which is cheaper rather than ome for all GNE services ontop
(23 Mar 2023, 6:35 pm)EastCoastMXZ1751 Tbh the Toon tour should have 24 hour ticketing like most tour routes rsthef than normal day tickets as that would make for better value for money and also have a ticket Just for the Toon tour which is cheaper rather than ome for all GNE services ontop
(23 Mar 2023, 8:54 pm)DeltaMan They already have a 24 hour normal bus ticket, which I totally forgot about, as it's not marketed. so it can be done. https://www.gonortheast.co.uk/tickets#f3...0b7e3b8a47
What they really need to do is get it on Viator and other such foreign resellers. They are absolutely HUGE for overseas tourists. They take a cut of any ticket sales (around 15 to 20%), but the exposure is massive.
(23 Mar 2023, 8:54 pm)DeltaMan They already have a 24 hour normal bus ticket, which I totally forgot about, as it's not marketed. so it can be done. https://www.gonortheast.co.uk/tickets#f3...0b7e3b8a47
What they really need to do is get it on Viator and other such foreign resellers. They are absolutely HUGE for overseas tourists. They take a cut of any ticket sales (around 15 to 20%), but the exposure is massive.
Joint ticketing with the 327 or a connecting service from the ferry port or Cruise terminal might be a good start. The number of people from visiting cruise ships at Tynemouth Metro is huge so that’s something to be tapped into. The number of weekend breaks (not just stag / hen do’s ) to Newcastle is quite big as well I believe.
(24 Mar 2023, 9:47 am)RMF1254 Joint ticketing with the 327 or a connecting service from the ferry port or Cruise terminal might be a good start. The number of people from visiting cruise ships at Tynemouth Metro is huge so that’s something to be tapped into. The number of weekend breaks (not just stag / hen do’s ) to Newcastle is quite big as well I believe.
(24 Mar 2023, 9:47 am)RMF1254 Joint ticketing with the 327 or a connecting service from the ferry port or Cruise terminal might be a good start. The number of people from visiting cruise ships at Tynemouth Metro is huge so that’s something to be tapped into. The number of weekend breaks (not just stag / hen do’s ) to Newcastle is quite big as well I believe.
(23 Mar 2023, 3:21 pm)Andreos1 Aren't most tour buses like that?
The only one I've done where I couldn't have done it on foot, was Berlin.
(23 Mar 2023, 3:21 pm)Andreos1 Aren't most tour buses like that?
The only one I've done where I couldn't have done it on foot, was Berlin.
(24 Mar 2023, 9:47 am)RMF1254 Joint ticketing with the 327 or a connecting service from the ferry port or Cruise terminal might be a good start. The number of people from visiting cruise ships at Tynemouth Metro is huge so that’s something to be tapped into. The number of weekend breaks (not just stag / hen do’s ) to Newcastle is quite big as well I believe.
(24 Mar 2023, 9:47 am)RMF1254 Joint ticketing with the 327 or a connecting service from the ferry port or Cruise terminal might be a good start. The number of people from visiting cruise ships at Tynemouth Metro is huge so that’s something to be tapped into. The number of weekend breaks (not just stag / hen do’s ) to Newcastle is quite big as well I believe.
(25 Mar 2023, 7:19 am)Dan Joint ticketing is already in place with DFDS. Tickets are sold by DFDS on the ship.Excellent to hear that. That happens on some cruise ships as well, usually in European ports, at least it did before Covid.
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