First of the school services changes have appeared on VOSA:


PB0003954/1446
Cancellation GO NORTH EAST LIMITED 115N (115) Calllerton Academy Newbiggin Hall Estate

PB0003954/1294
Cancellation GO NORTH EAST LIMITED 118N (118) Westerhope Kenton School


PB0003954/1473
New GO NORTH EAST LIMITED 695 Killingworth North Gosforth Academy




I would imagine more changes will appear in the coming weeks.

PB0003954/1439
Variation GO NORTH EAST LIMITED 457 Cleadon St Robert of Newminster Catholic School

PB0003954/1311
Variation GO NORTH EAST LIMITED 458 Wheatsheaf St Roberts Of Newminster

PB0003954/1440
Variation GO NORTH EAST LIMITED 462 Biddick Academy Rickleton

PB0003954/1388
Variation GO NORTH EAST LIMITED 353 North Shields Cramlington

PB0003954/1389
Variation GO NORTH EAST LIMITED 354 North Shields Newcastle

PB0003954/1463
Variation GO NORTH EAST LIMITED 342 Kingston Park Wallsend

PB0003954/1151
Variation GO NORTH EAST LIMITED 340 (341) Hadrian Park Wallsend

PB0003954/1387
Variation GO NORTH EAST LIMITED 352 Newcastle Cramlington

PB0003954/1390
Variation GO NORTH EAST LIMITED 355 (356) Forest Hall Newcastle

Variation to the 352?, back to full time again

PB0003954/1446
Cancellation GO NORTH EAST LIMITED 115N (115) Calllerton Academy Newbiggin Hall Estate

PB0003954/1297
Cancellation GO NORTH EAST LIMITED 141N (141) Walbottle Academy Newbiggin Hall

PB0003954/1315
Cancellation GO NORTH EAST LIMITED 655N (655) George Stephenson High School West Allotment

PB0003954/1442
Cancellation GO NORTH EAST LIMITED 792N (792) DSS Blackhall Mill

PB0003954/1321
Cancellation GO NORTH EAST LIMITED 839N (839) St Thomas More Catholic School Whickham

PB0003954/1292
Cancellation GO NORTH EAST LIMITED 105N (105) Great Park St. Cuthbert's Vatholic High School

PB0003954/1237
Cancellation GO NORTH EAST LIMITED 142 (142N) Kenton Bar Walbottle Academy

PB0003954/1314
Cancellation GO NORTH EAST LIMITED 653N (653) Holystone George Stephenson High School

PB0003954/1041
Cancellation GO NORTH EAST LIMITED 875 (875N) Lockhaugh Road Thorp Academy

PB0003954/1294
Cancellation GO NORTH EAST LIMITED 118N (118) Westerhope Kenton School

PB0003954/1461
Cancellation GO NORTH EAST LIMITED 134N (134) Sacred Heart Catholic High School Fawdon

PB0003954/923
Cancellation GO NORTH EAST LIMITED 677 (677N) St Thomas More RC Academy Wallsend

PB0003954/1317
Cancellation GO NORTH EAST LIMITED 794N (794) DWP Tyneview Park Stanley

PB0003954/1400
Cancellation GO NORTH EAST LIMITED 892N (892) Whickham School Blackhall Mill

PB0003954/1351
Cancellation GO NORTH EAST LIMITED 893N (893) High Spen Whickham School

(19 Jul 2025, 10:12 pm)Michael wrote PB0003954/1446
Cancellation GO NORTH EAST LIMITED 115N (115) Calllerton Academy Newbiggin Hall Estate

PB0003954/1297
Cancellation GO NORTH EAST LIMITED 141N (141) Walbottle Academy Newbiggin Hall

PB0003954/1315
Cancellation GO NORTH EAST LIMITED 655N (655) George Stephenson High School West Allotment

PB0003954/1442
Cancellation GO NORTH EAST LIMITED 792N (792) DSS Blackhall Mill

PB0003954/1321
Cancellation GO NORTH EAST LIMITED 839N (839) St Thomas More Catholic School Whickham

PB0003954/1292
Cancellation GO NORTH EAST LIMITED 105N (105) Great Park St. Cuthbert's Vatholic High School

PB0003954/1237
Cancellation GO NORTH EAST LIMITED 142 (142N) Kenton Bar Walbottle Academy

PB0003954/1314
Cancellation GO NORTH EAST LIMITED 653N (653) Holystone George Stephenson High School

PB0003954/1041
Cancellation GO NORTH EAST LIMITED 875 (875N) Lockhaugh Road Thorp Academy

PB0003954/1294
Cancellation GO NORTH EAST LIMITED 118N (118) Westerhope Kenton School

PB0003954/1461
Cancellation GO NORTH EAST LIMITED 134N (134) Sacred Heart Catholic High School Fawdon

PB0003954/923
Cancellation GO NORTH EAST LIMITED 677 (677N) St Thomas More RC Academy Wallsend

PB0003954/1317
Cancellation GO NORTH EAST LIMITED 794N (794) DWP Tyneview Park Stanley

PB0003954/1400
Cancellation GO NORTH EAST LIMITED 892N (892) Whickham School Blackhall Mill

PB0003954/1351
Cancellation GO NORTH EAST LIMITED 893N (893) High Spen Whickham School

These are the six Miscellaneous Works contracts which Go North East chose not to extend the contracts on by a further year.

They were unsuccessful in being awarded them on a new tender - instead being allocated to Northstar, Stanley Travel and Stagecoach.

(19 Jul 2025, 10:33 pm)Dan wrote These are the six Miscellaneous Works contracts which Go North East chose not to extend the contracts on by a further year.

They were unsuccessful in being awarded them on a new tender - instead being allocated to Northstar, Stanley Travel and Stagecoach.

Who has been awarded the 792 and 794 from September? Does the 941 change operators in September?

Thanks.

Wonder whats happening with the 35*'s

(Yesterday, 6:32 pm)V514DFT wrote Wonder whats happening with the 35*'s

For me they should withdraw the 352/354/355 as they duplicate other services more specifically operated by Stagecoach in the 37/38. 

Hopefully that will occur when Franchising comes into play.

(Yesterday, 8:26 pm)Malarkey wrote For me they should withdraw the 352/354/355 as they duplicate other services more specifically operated by Stagecoach in the 37/38. 

Hopefully that will occur when Franchising comes into play.

As a frequent user of the 37/8, they always seem significantly busier than the 352 (on the days where I see the 1610 it is carrying fresh air at best), and the 355.

(Yesterday, 8:26 pm)Malarkey wrote For me they should withdraw the 352/354/355 as they duplicate other services more specifically operated by Stagecoach in the 37/38. 

Hopefully that will occur when Franchising comes into play.

To be fair, the 354/355 do different corridors, the 354 being Gosforth to Killingworth and the 355 doing Matthew Bank which would be unserved otherwise.

(Yesterday, 8:48 pm)PH - BQA wrote As a frequent user of the 37/8, they always seem significantly busier than the 352 (on the days where I see the 1610 it is carrying fresh air at best), and the 355.

Stagecoach are also offering more frequent service, better cross-city connections and a cheaper fare offering in comparison to Go North East and more than likely a more reliable service also so it wouldn't surprise me if others like yourself are using the 37/38.

(Yesterday, 8:48 pm)PH - BQA wrote As a frequent user of the 37/8, they always seem significantly busier than the 352 (on the days where I see the 1610 it is carrying fresh air at best), and the 355.

Liar. The 37, 38, 352 and 354 are always dead.355/356 are usually busy.

Why write posts that are nonsense?

(Yesterday, 9:01 pm)NEtransport wrote Liar. The 37, 38, 352 and 354 are always dead.355/356 are usually busy.

Why write posts that are nonsense?

I use the 37 and 38 daily to commute, and every time I have used them they always carry very healthy loads. If my usual bus is a single decker then it generally means standing for my journey. I've used the services at multiple times across the day, including outside of the peaks. 

Do you have any evidence to back up your claim that I am a liar? Or are you just incapable of comprehending that some people may actually touch grass from time to time and use bus services, rather than look at them on the internet?

I have to say everytime I've seen or used the 38 its very busy, especially around hospital visiting hours and on the West Road patch, its always been one of Stagecoach's mainstay routes even back to the Busways days and its consistently maintained its every 10 mins service.

Equally, I often see the 356 carrying fresh air, and its one of the first routes that GNE dump an open top on during shortages (even during the rain) - I can't say the 354/5 are that busy, the former often arrives in Quroum empty even at rush hour

Must say from a North of Four Lane Ends view I'd say

37: Not busy, but there's people on - very quiet by Cramlington
38: Don't see it, no comment
353: Lightly loaded, especially after butchering the frequency in half
354: Dead
62: Very lightly loaded, outside peaks
63: Don't see it, no comment
355/356: Generally well loaded at Western side, dead around Monkseaton
X7/X8: Picked up the 52/54/555/X63 loads from Quorum to Metro/Newcastle, Metro loads being people connecting at Haymarket since they butched the Four Lane Ends to Quorum frequency so it's borderline unusable
X63: Lightly loaded, outside peaks.