From 30 October, services 69 and 69A will have a fresh new look and will be called Pulse, and will be run with bigger buses. Buses will no longer serve Pelaw Metro to speed up journeys.
Our customer consultation showed overwhelming support to merge the current 69/69A and 187 to create new hourly services 69 and 69A. The new 69 and 69A will offer a combined half-hourly service between Wardley and QE Hospital via Leam Lane Estate and Felling Square.
The 69 will continue from QE Hospital to Winlaton via Low Fell, Saltwell Road, Team Valley Maingate, Lobley Hill, Whickham, Swalwell and Blaydon, providing an hourly service via this route.
The 69A will continue from QE Hospital to Blackhall Mill via Deckham, Gateshead Central Library & Leisure Centre, Whitehall Road, Bensham, Dunston, Metrocentre, Swalwell, Blaydon, Crawcrook, Folly, Greenside, High Spen and Chopwell, also providing an hourly service via this route.
Our Tickets & Fares
We’ve some great value tickets and fares for travel on Pulse.
Our Cheap Day return tickets are available from just £2.50 or you can travel as much as you like from £4.20 a day with a Buzzfare day ticket available from the driver.
If you travel on our services a few times a week then you will save money with our range of weekly, monthly or annual Buzzfare tickets. What’s more, once you get your ticket, you can use it as much as you want including evenings & weekends!
Our Pulse service runs within our Cherry and Purple Buzzfare zones. Tickets are available from the driver and travel shops or save 10% by purchasing your ticket online.
Plus, you could save another 25%, compared to the price of individual 28 day tickets, if your employer buys an annual ticket for you under our corporate discount scheme - contact us for full details.
For 19-22 year olds our range of Get Around tickets give massive discounts with tickets offering unlimited travel starting at £3.20 a day!
Find out more information on our fares and tickets.
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 Fred Martin (pictured) our Service Delivery Manager for the Pulse routes, 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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