So SNE and ANE have posted updates about issues they've encountered. 

How lucky for GNE they have encountered no delays, road closures etc! 

Lack of updates on socials and websites from the big 3 is awful though.

Northstar have done a good job though! Well done!

Anyone heard of any rumours regarding new vehicles this year?

Im hoping that the 62/63 services get some new vehicles this year, the last time they got new vehicles was 2016, and half of them ended up allocated elsewhere, tend to get atleast 5 or 6 singles allocated daily on them

 so I think a good 15 new vehicles to slatyford to allow the practice of singles that get allocated to cease,  maybe moving ten singles out as spares for electric fleets as the cold temperatures are already affecting the batteries and keeping 5 as spares.

Walkergate maybe receiving ten. Perhaps pushing 6 of the oldest doubles out and upgrading 4 singles which seem to end up on the 22 a fair bit

Consultation now available to read and view. Nothing major to see but the odd one is the 356 will follow every other bus into Whitley Bay 

https://www.gonortheast.co.uk/share-your...h-tyneside

does anybody have access to regularly updated SNE fleet cards, i struggle to keep up with what is allocated to each depot.

many thanks in advance

Which fares changing?
Almost all adult single fares in Tyne & Wear, County Durham and Northumberland will remain at £2.50, though some short hop fares will be less than this. Journeys into Teesside on service X10 and journeys into Cumbria on service 681 will still be capped at £3.

The tables below shows the prices for our one day and multi-day tickets from 2 Janaury 2026.

https://www.gonortheast.co.uk/changes-fa...nuary-2026

It is with regret that I post to advise of the sad news that Andrew Tyldsley (busmanT) has died following a short illness. Andrew committed his life to the bus industry and was Head of Commercial at Go North East in the latter years of his career.

Andrew joined the forum in April 2013 and was an increasingly active member in recent years. He was a character and a big facilitator of discussion, not just in respect of Go North East and its operations, but the wider forum.

The forum team expresses its condolences to Andrew's family and friends.

Partly inspired by seeing a photo on FB of the X10 using Durham Road through Shipcote and seeing the current X10 displaying 'Bus Full' as it left Wolviston heading north yesterday evening, it got me thinking about Express Services of yesteryear.

Tried filling in the gaps, using my knowledge and memories. 
But if anyone can help a man out, it would be appreciated. 

X1 (Newcastle to Middlesbrough). Now ANE X12.
X2 (Sunderland to Bishop?). Doesn't exist. 
X3 (?) 
X4 (Newcastle to Sunderland). Partly replaced by GNE 56.
X5 (Newcastle to Hartlepool). Partly replaced by GNE X1
X6 (Langley Park to Sunderland). Doesn't exist.
X7/8 (Consett to Sunderland/Washington services?). Partly replaced by 8/78.
X9 (?)
X10 (Newcastle to Middlesbrough (now operates via A19). Was joint op. Now fully GNE.

There were a load of Expresses from various parts of Durham to Newcastle and Metrocentre for a period in the late 80s early 90s and were operated by a number of companies.
Ditto the ones from South Shields, such as the X22. But I'm sure they were in the VFM days. 

I can also remember the following, but unsure if they ran in the 80s. Or came after. 
X85 
X88
X89
X90
X94
X95/96

I vaguely remember some X90 'somethings' running to Whickham/Lobley Hill for a period too. 

Any help in filling in the blanks would be appreciated!

Does anyone know when Reading Buses are planning on putting there ADL Enviro 400EV's into service for the Purple 17 & Claret 21's?

15-20 of the batch had been fully built when I visited in ADL in July.

Page 129 onwards of the latest NECA Cabinet agenda pack for tomorrow has an update on the Mayor's (NECA) fares. 

Confirmation that the period is extended to 31st March 2027 now, and that includes the £2.50 singles.

Northumberland ticket remains at £6, Durham ticket increases by £1 to £6, and the Tyne and Wear only ticket is proposed to be quietly scrapped. So you'll have even more of a postcode lottery of £7.50 in Tyne and Wear or £6 in each of the other two counties, as users will be forced to pay for a lot more coverage than they need.

There's also a proposal to agree that "tickets for young people aged 21 and under will only be available to those in possession of a “Pop Blue” smartcard, in a change to be introduced over the course of the next financial year.". So that's likely to cause some issues, as I think a lot of people have just got their ID on the Go North East app? I guess they have to try and justify this nonsensical crusade with Pop 2.0 in some way though...

Cost of subsidised fares is expected to be in the region of £32m for the year.

Bus routes costing more than £100 a passenger are to be scrapped - BBC News https://share.google/MKfbN12n5ONsvKaPS

There's quotes in there about extending once a day services to P&R sites amongst others.
The thing that gets me most, is that there's absolutely nothing in there about what passengers want nor anything about how much has been spent marketing, advertising or promoting the services. 

The mantra of 'we know what's best and the passengers will come' is failing the industry and failing passengers.