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  • Press Release: Newcastle ticket office changes

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    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 […]

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  • Ticket Office changes at Newcastle Central Station

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    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 […]

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  • NEPTUG Newsletter – Summer 2025

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    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 […]

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  • Transport Secretary faces MPs.

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    Transport Secretary faces MPs on rail reform, decarbonisation and airport expansion    Evidence session                  Work of the Secretary of State  Wednesday 23 April, 09:15, Committee Room 16, Palace of Westminster    Watch live on ParliamentTV   Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander MP will face the Transport […]

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  • South Tyneside PTUG Inaugural Meeting

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    South Tyneside Public Transport Users Group will be holding its inaugural meeting on Tuesday 18 March, at 13:00, in Ocean Road Community Centre, South Shields. All those with an interest in public transport in South Tyneside are welcome to attend. Please email […]

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  • Our response to the North East’s Local Transport Plan

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    Our response to the Local Transport Plan (LTP) consultation can be found below: For information on the North East’s LTP, please visit: https://www.northeast-ca.gov.uk/localtransportplan

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  • NEST’s response to Local Transport Plan consultation.

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    The North East’s ‘Local Transport Plan’ consultation closes at midnight on Sunday 26 January 2025: https://www.northeast-ca.gov.uk/localtransportplan Following NEPTUG’s Transport Bootcamp event in November, various sustainable transport groups & campaigners from across the region agreed to come together and set common priorities to […]

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  • Newsletter: Summer 2024

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    Our Summer 2024 newsletter is now available to read online or download:

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  • FIT Grant for NEPTUG

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    NEPTUG has been sucessful in securing a £2,000 grant from the Foundation for Integrated Transport. The funding will help us to: To find out more about the Foundation for Integrated Transport and our grant please see their website at https://integratedtransport.org.uk/project/north-east-public-transport-users-group-making-the-case-for-integrated-transport-in-the-north-east

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