Lime

lime service 8 runs from Chester-le-Street to Sunderland via Rickleton, Harraton, Washington Galleries, Waterview Park and Sunderland Royal Hospital. Buses run every 30 minutes during Monday to Saturday daytimes.

lime buses 78 and 78A run from Consett bus station to Sunderland Interchange, via Leadgate, Annfield Plain, Stanley, Craghead, Newfield, Chester-le-Street, Great Lumley and Shiney Row.

Combined lime 7 and 78 buses give a 15 minute Monday to Saturday daytime frequency between Stanley, Chester-le-Street and Sunderland.

The cycle friendly bus

lime buses have been especially equipped with secure fastenings for bikes, so you can take your bike on board - as well as the appropriate passenger fare, an additional charge of £2 is charged per journey for a bike.

• Each bus can carry one full sized cycle in the buggy/wheelchair bay; for the safety and comfort of other passengers, bikes must be reasonably clean and in good order
• To secure your bike, stand your bike upright with the front wheel facing the back of the bus; loop the belt straps around the top of the wheel and through the spokes and click the fastener into place; for safety sake it is advised that you remain with the bike at all times
• The area used for bikes is shared with passengers using a wheelchair or with children in buggies, so we have to decide who would take priority - if someone using a wheelchair wants to travel when a bike is already on board, our driver will ask the cyclist to give up their space; cyclists are under no obligation to leave the bus, however, if they do, are entitled to a full single fare refund plus £2

MoneySaver fares

We've some great deals and offers to help you get the best value for money on your bus travel.

Our MoneySaver guide gives you through all of the fares and tickets that are available for travel on our services so you can get the best deal for your journey.

If an employer buys your ticket for you, you could save even more money on the price of individual 28 day tickets - contact us for full details.

On the route

Sunderland City Centre

The retail heart of the city is centred around The Bridges Shopping Centre, where there are over 100 top name high street stores.

Close by The Bridges are Waterloo Place, Fawcett Street and John Street with numerous shops offering everything from designer labels to trendy interiors.

Just a short walk away is the Winter Gardens, Museum, Art Gallery and Mowbray Park, while Sunderland Interchange offers frequent connections with Fab56 buses to the Stadium of Light and the Sunderland Aquatic Centre.

Help and Advice

We want you to enjoy using our services and are working hard to make sure you find them easy and reliable to use.

You can speak to Geoff Cook and Dean Young (pictured) our Service Delivery Manager for the Lambton Worm, who will be out and about on the buses.

Our customer services team can be contacted by Freepost, telephone or e-mail

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Cleaner buses - Our Kite Mark explained

Go North East has one of the cleanest bus fleets of its size in the country and to make it even easier for you to see how well your bus is doing to help look after the environment, we have introduced a new ‘kite mark’ on our buses.

Using simple illustrations based on a red kite bird taking flight, each symbol lets you see at-a-glance how each of our buses meet European standards on emissions. Find out more about cleaner engines.