Tag: North East

  • 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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  • North Tyneside Transport Forum, June 2025

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    The next North Tyneside Transport Forum, which is open to residents of North Tyneside, will be held face-to-face on 26th June, at 18:15, in Whitley Bay Community Hub & Library.To attend, you must register by emailing: john.cram@northtyneside.gov.uk There will be a speaker

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  • Newcastle: JUNE meeting

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    The Newcastle branch of NEPTUG will next meet on Monday 16th 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

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  • South Tyneside: JUNE meeting

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    The South Tyneside branch of NEPTUG will next meet on Monday 9th June 2025 at 10.00-11.30am in Inspire South Tyneside, Beech Road, South Shields. The meeting is on the second floor, accessible by lift. There is an accessible toilet on the first floor. There

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  • Gateshead PTUG April Meeting

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    The next meeting of GATESHEAD Public Transport Users Group will take place on Wednesday 9th April 2025 at Gateshead Civic Centre, at 14:30.(Council Chamber – first floor). Gateshead Civic Centre is a 5 minute walk from Gateshead Interchange for Tyne & Wear Metro and numerous

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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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  • Let there be light, in Teams, Gateshead!

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    In a previous newsletter we covered a North East bus user who had been reporting broken bus shelter lights in Teams, Gateshead, for several years but to no avail. During the hours of darkness the bus shelters were uninviting and it was

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  • Gateshead PTUG February Meeting

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    The next meeting of GATESHEAD Public Transport Users Group will take place on Wednesday 19th February 2025 at Gateshead Civic Centre, at 14:30.(Lamesley Room – ground floor). Gateshead Civic Centre is a 5 minute walk from Gateshead Interchange for Tyne & Wear Metro

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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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