Buses in region to be fitted with green technology to cut emissions, Nearly 450 buses in England - including 34 in Gateshead and Sunderland and 121 in Yorkshire - will be upgraded after 18 local authorities made successful bids for around £7m of funding to carry out the work, the Department for Transport (DfT) announced.


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Full list can be seen here - https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/sy...s-2015.pdf

Gateshead Council - 20 buses- £400,000 
Sunderland City Council - 14 buses - £280,000