Proud to be Managing Director @gonortheast @gnwbus and part of the @TheGoAheadGroup team. Views are my own.

Joined February 2014
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Introducing The Elites......
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Fantastic to see five @gnwbus colleagues shortlisted for national awards this year - Martyn Walsh, Stevie Collins, Idris Brown, Bethan Jenkinson and Andy Wilson. @UKBusAwards @routeoneteam
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A proud moment for the team at the National Transport Awards recently when @gnwbus was named UK Bus Operator of the Year for 2025.
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Nigel Featham retweeted
Lovely to see some more coverage of our new Inner Qualities campaign โค๏ธ๐ŸšŒ
Womenโ€™s voices power bold new transport campaign busandcoachbuyer.com/womens-โ€ฆ
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They say she can't...... We say she can
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๐Ÿ’›Huge thanks to Kim McGuinness, Lioness Demi Stokes, and the 80 Go-Ahead women who joined us at The Catalyst in Newcastle for the launch of our new Go-Ahead Women recruitment campaign.
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This week we were delighted to launch our โ€˜๐‘ฐ๐’๐’๐’†๐’“ ๐‘ธ๐’–๐’‚๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’Š๐’†๐’”โ€™ recruitment campaign โ€“ developed by women, for women โ€“ to challenge perceptions of the transport industry and inspire a new generation of women to build careers behind the wheel and beyond.
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Meet our @ukbdoy Bus Driver of the Year 2025 finalists! Karen, Stephen, Chris and Fahim are the winners of our company contest and will now be competing at the national final in Blackpool on 13-14 September. Well done and good luck! โžก๏ธ bdoy.co.uk
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Our buses are currently updatingโ€ฆ Well Done, @Lionesses! ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐Ÿ†๐ŸšŒ We're proud to celebrate your #WEURO2025 victory across our entire fleet. @gonortheast @TheGoAheadGroup #Lionesses2025 #Lionesses #EuropeanChampions #England
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Our brand-new multi million pound academy launched today. Itโ€™s one of just two in the UK (the other in London) Weโ€™re so proud to have it right here in Wigan! Itโ€™s where future bus engineers will thrive, whether they're just starting out or building on years of experience. ๐ŸŽฅ๐Ÿ‘‡
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Huge thanks to everyone who brought today's launch of the Go-Ahead Engineering Academy to life โ€“ including Josh Simons MP for helping us celebrate the launch. ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ™Œ
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Our brand-new Engineering Academy is now live โ€“ a national hub for engineering excellence, built to inspire the next generation. This flagship site in Wigan, alongside its twin in London, sets a new standard for the industry โ€“ and weโ€™re proud that Go-Ahead is leading the way.
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๐ŸŒ™ Eid Mubarak to all @gonortheast, @gnwbus and @TheGoAheadGroup colleagues celebrating Eid - wishing you joy, peace, and special moments with loved ones.
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We've come together with Transport for Greater Manchester and Wrightbus to launch a first-of-its-kind electric bus conversion trial for the Bee Network - transforming a mid-life diesel bus into a zero-emission vehicle. ๐Ÿšโšก
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๐ŸšTomorrow marks the final step in franchising bus services in Greater Manchester. For us at @gnwbus, after being part of the two previous tranches, this weekend sees the opening of our new Denton depot, where our team is working hard to ensure a smooth launch.๐Ÿ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿš๐Ÿ‘ทโ€โ™€๏ธ๐ŸšŒ
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๐Ÿš MORE ELECTRIC BUSES FOR THE BEE NETWORK ๐Ÿค On 5 January 2025, in collaboration with Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), Go North West will introduce 19 new electric double-decker buses, enhancing the Bee Network and expanding our electric fleet to 69.
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Fantastic to see @AndrewWickhamGo recognised in the New Year Honours list. A truly brilliant leader and fabulous advocate for the UK bus industry. news.bournemouthone.com/7810โ€ฆ

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HAPPY NEW YEAR 2๏ธโƒฃ0๏ธโƒฃ2๏ธโƒฃ4๏ธโƒฃ โ€‹has been a memorable year for Go North East. Thank you to passengers, โ€‹โ€‹partners and colleagues who made it possible. Wishing you a fabulous 2025.
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Is this the most festive bus driver in the UK? ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ… I catch up with Julie from @gonortheast who has spent hundreds on outfits to please her punters What a lady. Itโ€™s worth a watch ๐ŸŽ„
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