A multi-million pound rescue package to save “vital” bus routes in Gateshead, Sunderland, and South Tyneside has been unveiled.
Bus operator Go North East announced last month that it was planning cuts to dozens more routes across the region in July, after already slashing services in Newcastle and North Tyneside earlier in the year. The company said it was “clear some services won’t recover to the point of being viable” after passenger numbers took a huge hit because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Tyne and Wear Metro operator Nexus has now confirmed that it will put up £4.3m to rescue some of the routes under threat. However, there are warnings that the cash will not be enough to save every service and that there may be more cuts yet to come, with Arriva and Stagecoach still to announce their plans.
