• Service 599 survey

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    The 599 Bus service started running in July 2024 to provide a new link to major employment sites and local communities. The bus has strengthened links with Sunderland Royal Hospital, the International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP), the Nissan car plant, Sunderland city

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  • Go North East service change consultations

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    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set to launch on Sunday 23 March 2025 – this includes some new services, some changed routes, timetable changes and withdrawn services.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

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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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  • Response to ‘Newcastle Movement Strategy’.

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    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

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  • Consultation on ‘floating’ bus stops

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    North Tyneside Council would like to hear your views on a type of bus stop design included in first phase of the Sea Front Sustainable Route in North Tyneside. It is known as a Bus Stop Bypass arrangement and can be found

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  • Consultation: Planned changes to service 35 in Newcastle

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    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.

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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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  • Air Pollution & Carbon Emissions from Transport – reflections on a lifetime of research.

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    NEPTUG invites you to a FREE public lecture by Professor Margaret Bell of Newcastle University on Air Pollution and Carbon Emissions from Transport. Drawing on a lifetime of research this presentation will explain that, despite significant action since the mid-1990s by government

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  • Election Hustings – Newcastle North

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    There will be an election hustings on public transport, active travel, air pollution and climate emissions for the candidates in the Newcastle North consituency on Wednesday 26 June 19:30-21:00 at the Trinity Centre, Gosforth. The followinf candidates have been invited (alphabetical order

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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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