Category: Newcastle
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Newcastle: JUNE meeting
The Newcastle branch of NEPTUG will next meet on Monday 29th June, at 5.30pm, in One Strawberry Lane. The building is fully accessible and has accessible toilets. The nearest Metro station is St James.Numerous bus services stop on nearby Gallowgate, and both Eldon Square and Haymarket bus stations are a five minute walk away. All…
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Calls to pedestrianise Blackett Street.
Plans to pedestrianise Blackett Street in central Newcastle were shelved by Newcastle City Council in 2022, and whilst computer generated images (CGIs) have been displayed on the hoardings of Pilgrim’s Quarter development for the last few years showing a much improved pedestrianised New Bridge Street West and Pilgrim Street in front of the new HMRC…
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Newcastle bus safari
Earlier this month our Newcastle branch held a ‘bus safari’ to ascertain what the experience is like for regular users of various routes. The bus safari around Newcastle was aimed at exploring the current challenges facing local bus services in the city. Peter Sager, a member of our Newcastle branch, attended and covered the safari in…
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Press Release: Newcastle ticket office changes
RAIL PASSENGERS RAISE SERIOUS CONCERNS OVER LOSS OF NEWCASTLE STATION TICKET OFFICE. Rail passengers in the North East have raised serious concerns after the ticket office at the region’s busiest railway station, Newcastle Central, was recently closed to be replaced by a platform kiosk. Passengers across the country celebrated in 2023 after a successful campaign…
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Ticket Office changes at Newcastle Central Station
Passengers have raised concerns with us regarding the new ticket office arrangement at Newcastle’s Central Station. The ticket office room has now closed and been replaced with a new combined information and ticket kiosk in front of the departure screens on the station concourse. Not only is the new kiosk partially obstructing the view to…
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NEPTUG Newsletter – Summer 2025
Our Summer 2025 newsletter is now available via the link below. This issue features: – Campaigners from across the region working together – Pollution concerns – The social benefits of public transport – Meeting ‘the Metro Bashers’ – Calls for the Northumberland Line to be extended – Level boarding and other accessibility problems – A…
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Newcastle bus priority measures consultation
Newcastle City Council is consulting on its plans aimed at getting more people using the bus by improving service reliability across key bus corridors. You can view the schemes and feedback (various deadlines up to 9 March 2025) here: https://www.newcastle.gov.uk/bsip https://www.letstalknewcastle.co.uk/consultations/538/participate
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Go North East service change consultations
Go North East are planning service changes in North Tyneside, Newcastle and South East Northumberland, set to launch on Sunday 23 March 2025 – this includes some new services, some changed routes, timetable changes and withdrawn services. Consultation events are being held between 30 January and 4 February and they will also be attending the…
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Response to ‘Newcastle Movement Strategy’.
Newcastle City Council is consulting on their ‘Movement Strategy’ until this Friday, the 29th of November. It is very important that the voice of public transport users is heard loud and clear. You can respond via their consultation page here: https://newcastle.gov.uk/movement-strategy We at NEPTUG have developed a detailed response to the consultation which might give you…
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Consultation: Planned changes to service 35 in Newcastle
Nexus have launched the following consultation on changes to the service 35 in Newcastle. https://www.nexus.org.uk/consultation/item/planned-changes-service-35-newcastle The closing date for the consultation is 5pm on Friday 11 October 2024.