Laura Sharp

Get to know our drivers! Sophie has shared her experience since joining us almost two years ago...⁠ ⁠ 💙 What do you love most about your job?⁠ ⁠ 💬 I love meeting new people every day and being part of special events. One of my favourite experiences has been the Santa Bus, it’s such a fun way to connect with the community and see how much joy it brings, especially to families and kids.⁠ ⁠ 💙 What made you decide to apply for a role?⁠ ⁠ 💬 I wanted a new challenge and the opportunity to try something completely different from hospitality. I was ready to step out of my comfort zone and learn new skills, and GNE felt like the right place to do that. ⁠ ⁠ 💙 What is life like at GNE?⁠ ⁠ 💬 Life at GNE has been life-changing. I’ve grown both personally and professionally, and I’ve made friends for life along the way. It’s a really supportive and welcoming environment.⁠

✨Our Spotlight On series celebrates the brilliant women shaping the sector. Today we shine the light on Claire Fiddler, Service Delivery Supervisor at @gonortheast 👏 Read more 👇 womeninbusandcoach.org.uk/news/women-in-… #Bus #Coach #CommunityTransport #SpotlightOn #BetterTogether

We ❤️ buses in the North East....but don't just take my word for it. 29 new @gonortheast EV buses hit the road today, and they're a game changer 🚎🔋 Cleaner, comfier, and more reliable. Local school children from Gateshead got to be the first to ride on them this morning, and fair to say they loved them!

I was delighted to be in Newcastle today to see the unveiling of 29 brand-new @gonortheast electric buses alongside @KiMcGuinness. They will ensure passengers in the North East can enjoy smoother, greener journeys and marks yet another step in the government's bus revolution.

29 new electric vehicles for the North East, launched in style this week. 🚌⚡️✨ What a moment for this region. @gonortheast

@LittleRBlenk @gonortheast Hi Rachael, please drop me a DM and we’ll sort something out for him 🚌✨🎈

Anyone out there that works for @gonortheast? My son is autistic and its his birthday the end of the month. I'd love to get something go north east related as its his fixation. Please help

Andrea and the team at Sunderland Soup Kitchen work so incredibly hard to make a difference to the local community. Thanks for letting us be a small part of it yesterday @AndreaB69479191 ✨

The power of social media! It was an absolute delight to meet Molly and her family this morning. We had a tour of the Santa Bus, a brand new bus and went through the bus wash too! Happy birthday, Molly. Have the best week of celebrations ✨🚌🎄 @liamhall24 @gonortheast

@neheritagelib @gonortheast It was a delight to meet you all. A very happy birthday to Molly for next week. I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and New Year ✨🎅🚌

Update! Thank you SO much to @gonortheast for giving the best start to Molly’s birthday and Christmas week. She even got to go through the bus wash AND a set of stop bells! An absolute massive thank you to Laura & Liam for organising this ☺️

A delight to meet Sophia and her friends earlier this week. So many well deserving entries to our Santa Bus competition, but Sophia’s letter really stood out! 🚌🎅 sunderlandecho.com/news/people/al…

A joy to celebrate our wonderful colleagues who were up for awards at the first ever Go-Ahead GOLD awards last week. Colin for Community, Nat Ex for Team of the Year and our lovely Ellie who won Customer Excellence Champion 2025! Proud to be part of this team! Well done all ✨

What they said ⬇️🚌🤩

Thinking of a career change? Our next women's open morning is on Wednesday 3 December and is the perfect chance to... 💙 Meet our friendly training team and ask any questions over a cuppa and a slice of cake 🚍 Get behind the wheel and have a go at driving a bus (if you fancy it!) Click here to find out more and register your attendance: gonortheast.co.uk/womens-recruit…

This time two weeks ago we took our seats for the annual glittering Go.B.E Awards. A joy to celebrate some of our brilliant colleagues right across the business. Sit back, grab a cuppa and press play! 🏆🚌🪩 Another huge congratulations to everyone ✨

@liamhall24 @classicbus @creatingdesire @gonortheast @TheGoAheadGroup How canny man! 🚌🤩

It’s great to be featured in the latest edition of @classicbus sharing a bit about my journey in the bus industry so far. This issue also covers bus station planning, trolleybuses & more. I’d highly recommend giving it a read!🚌📖 Grab a copy in stores or classicbusmag.co.uk

Come and join us next week! We’d love to see you 🚌

@neheritagelib We’d be delighted to host her at Go North East! I’ll drop you a DM 🤩🚌

Hi all! VERY cheeky request. So, my little daughter LOVES buses. We often take her to the bus stop a little early so she can see them all go past and she gets proper hyped up at the bells and the wheels in motion. She also has extra needs, so can struggle in really busy spaces. I don’t suppose anyone on Tyneside has connections with the bus companies for us to visit a bus depot around December time for her birthday? I would be forever indebted! @StagecoachNE @gonortheast @arrivanortheast

Lovely to see some more coverage of our new Inner Qualities campaign ❤️🚌

It was great to be part of the launch of 'Inner Qualities' last week, our new campaign celebrating #WomenInTransport. It’s about breaking stereotypes, celebrating talent, and inspiring the next generation and I’m absolutely behind that. 🚌👏📸

What an achievement 🤩