Bus
Tyne and Wear has an extensive bus network that is coordinated by Nexus. Bus services are operated by 3 main companies: Arriva North East, which serves to the north and east of Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland. Go North East serves mainly Gateshead and County Durham. Stagecoach North East provides most services within Newcastle, Sunderland and South Shields. QuayLink is a hybrid electric bus service operated between Newcastle Quayside and Gateshead Quays.
The main bus stations within Tyne and Wear are Eldon Square and Haymarket in Newcastle, Gateshead Interchange and Park Lane Interchange in Sunderland.
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—Mary Frances Berry (b. 1938)
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