Go Ahead's Electric Buses 

I love that everyone that features in one of Geoff's videos is so enthusiastic. Potentially one of the most wholesome channels on RU-vid where people are just passionate about transport and not afraid to show it! Keep it up Geoff, your channel is great!

You're a big kid at heart Geoff. You looked so excited when the Bus went through the bus wash.

Very interesting, thanks Geoff! Our local route has got double decker electrics, and it hasn't taken long for me to start noticing how incredibly shaky and noisy the old ones are. Can confirm cycling behind them without getting lung cancer is also a plus. Also for the record I would be fully up for this channel branching out into interesting new sustainable transport.

Never thought I’d see the day where Geoff covers my local bus route in Gateshead, what a treat!

I used to live right above a bus stop that got 24/7 service and I'm grateful for every new electric bus. So much quieter, especially at night!

I love Colin's enthusiasm. The buses look great, really like how comfortable modern buses are.

I've had a drive of these, just an incredible experience. Very impressive setup and so proud to have it here in Newcastle!

Am just imagining Geoff’s rider - I must go through the bus wash I must get a Starbucks I must have the Chief Executive Good video Geoff 👍

“A couple of steps up to the rear seat.” Epic, Geoff is even step counting inside buses!

How is it possible for all the people you talk to to be such delightful and enthusiastic people? Love your videos and how you give the people behind the wheels and screens a voice!

I worked with Martijn at Reading Buses. His enthusiasm for public transport is infectious, and he’s a genuinely nice guy.

I feel like the electeric trolleybuses are being overlooked in zero emissions transit. So much simpler and cheaper than a battery bus

There needs to be a BBC documentary series as these are brilliantly produced!

I've travelled on electric busses, 2 years ago in southern Poland, they are very popular and well used, the charging is slightly different with an overhead collector, placed at points along the route for a top up, as you say, very quiet and a smooth service.

Just forwarded this video to my state rep here outside of Boston Mass!

I'm no bus spotter, but I love the way infrastructure/tech/operation stuff works. Being 4000 miles away in the UAE, it always impresses me how forward thinking this company is. Remember going to Murton depot near me as a kid in County Durham around 1985… when Go North East were called Go-Ahead Northern. An inspector actually came to my house to take me there in a bus after sending a letter and a picture. Got to see some nicely kitted out some MCW Metrobuses just about to be put into service. I did the bus wash thing , too. Brill memories of going all over the north east by bus. Thanks for the video!

What fantastic insight! Thank you for putting in all the effort for this video, must've taken a while. So happy to see more and more bus companies going electric!

The one thing I love about your videos is the endless enthusiasm to all the quirky things. I enjoy watching your videos and look forward to more in the future

I've been on them buses loads they are just fabulous and are quiet🤣

I Love it when you come up to the north east and do some videos. Come back more often. 😀

I love how enthusiastic everyone in this video is! And you, Geoff, seemed almost _giddy_ with delight! Great video! Thanks for all the hard work you are putting in your videos!

I travelled on one of these buses last Saturday, great journey, very quiet.

I'm so glad you came up to review the Voltras... I saw all of the infrastructure going in and sent an email to Fully Charged... But never thought of sending an email to Geoff! Good stuff.

I started working for this outfit last week and even met Martijn Gilbert, great guy, very nice to talk to

Thank you Geoff. The aptly named Go Ahead North East, very impressive! Interesting that when the trolleybuses (smooth running, quiet and no smell) went few noticed the noise, smell and increased maintenance of the replacement diesel buses.

Electric Buses are just... So cool. Like, as a big bus nerd, my favourite thing is just how nippy they are. Even the big double deckers coming in from Alexander Dennis can accelerate super quickly because theres no combustion happening. It makes journeys just so much nicer, and it's a much better system than Hybrids

Great video Geoff, Nice to see you checking out all of the great work at Go North East!!

When I was working in Arnhem (Netherlands) I've been taking electric buses for many years - trolleybuses that is. There is no diesel smell and engine noise, just the hum from the electric motors, wind and tyre noise. Very comfortable and indeed friendly for cyclists behind a bus :)

My Hometown recently got some Mercedes-Benz eCitaros and man do I love biking behind and next to them!

Great video. Newport has had a fleet of 15 electric buses since last year, having previously had a couple on trial. They are due to expand out to 32 buses, which will be a third of the total fleet

My dad just left Go North East, he was a driver for them for just over 33 years, he's seen so many changes over the years but unfortunately left just before these buses came around.

Good publicity on the part of Go North East to invite you to make this video. Well done Geoff and Go North East.

Nice to see the new technology. I’m from Vancouver where trolley buses have whirred around town for decades. They plug in to hydro dams so their carbon footprint is approximately zero. Yes, the overhead wires are a pain, but the newer trolleys can go several kilometers on their internal batteries.

Loved this vid, and congrats to Go-Northeast with them flawless buses.. I miss working for Go-Ahead London, but i can’t complain im still in the industry 🙌🏽

11:00 Geoff, we would love to hear how quiet it is but someone put some silly music all over the video!!!

You always manage to find the most enthusiastic workers lol

Thanks! What an awesome video and everybody was so nice. I couldn't stop smiling, esp in the bus-wash :-)

Absolutely marvelous !

I live in Newcastle, and I don't normally take the 53 or 54, but I've seen these buses and look forward to checking out some more (local) public transport in the future 🚌🚇

Always nice to see some happy bus drivers!! I used to be one, as you know..

yes i was hoping you would cover these new buses actually i think i might have seen you about next to the depot while i was at the metrocentre

Those guys really love their jobs! Love to see it.

Thank you Geoff. I would love to see more electric busses on your channel. I can't wait to get to ride one.

Absolutely loved every single second of this video!! The buses look amazing especially with the grey paint colour and the blue ⚡️

Very proud to have these in Newcastle! 😁

Loved this! Those buses are gorgeous. And the phone chargers - wow!

What a fantastic development for the north east that is. They all have clearly bought into it and it can only provide a long term benefit for society at large. I love the genuine enthusiasm of the staff for the buses 👍🍻

This is so brilliant! Between me watching videos about electric cars, and others about public transport, the algorithm has finally found the cross-over!

We've had a few of those arrive in New Zealand in the last few months, with another 65 (with an extra axle), on the way. From what I've seen of them they look great.

brilliant hopefully i can get myself up to Newcastle next year and see them in service

Woah! This looks incredible Geoff! I hope I can ride one when I go around all the stations on the entire line

I can perfectly imagine leaving my phone on the bus by accident. :D

That's brilliant!

Great video. It reminded me of the last time I visited the open day of my local operator, Reading Buses. A similar modern depot, lots of different coloured route branded buses, some seriously green buses (albeit bio-gas rather than electric), a ride through the bus wash, and blow me down if that is not Martijn Gilbert. Before he stepped up to Go North-East, Martijn was MD of Reading Buses, and that was his last Reading Buses open day too. Good to see he is keeping up the good work there. The weather was much better, mind.

Another superb video !

25 years ago our kids went through the bus wash on a summer play activity. They're still talking about it - and I've been jealous ever since!

It's kind of strange that everybody in the UK hates the public transport system but this channel is permanently positive about every company involved in it and also has great access.

Very interesting Geoff! great vid!

Really great insight into the new fleet!

This video is just lovely. This could have been a fairly dry product announcement by a bus company, but you manage to capture their enthusiasm, the behind-the-scenes work and in a really fun and snappy video. You make great videos anyway, but there's nobody who does this type better than you.

That was such a cool vid Geoff (Still catching up on your others too lol), All the staff seemed so decent, friendly and knowledgeable. Loved the colour scheme on the bus and the bright blue voltra flash. They even gave you a Voltra face mask lol

Awesome content as always keep up the good work

Have seen these on my local route - the 33 and 33A. Looking forward to having a trip on one.

martin is a lovely guy, met him once at reading buses, when we transferred some gas buses from norwich to plymouth

we got electric buses in Bergen, Norway little over half a year ago and now we have trolley buses with batteries that charge when driving on wire but they can drive off-wire too, for some considerable distance i might add. They're so quiet and so comfy to ride in, no gear changes and they don't struggle in uphill driving since electric motors have such awesome torque curve. All the buses on my usual line are electric now and i definitely noticed the gear shifts more when i recently had to ride in a gas bus. This is the future and it's really neat.

Now you need to go on the Ember electric coach between Dundee and Edinburgh. Amazing company and amazing founders.

I have a Honda Accord Hybrid, and what I love about the hybrid is the CVT continuous variable transmission, which Colin mentioned.

I'll have to take one of these when I'm next in Newcastle. I took a trip through the bus wash at Stockwell Bus Station on an open day.

"I got wet from the bush wash" 😂 those pesky bush washes! 8:27

I'm a bit long in the tooth now, but as a young child in the early 60s I can remember wafting around Newcastle in silent, clean electric buses - trolley buses!

Love Newcastle. Used to catch the 38 between Cradlewell and Market St when I was working at Northern Electric!

Awesome video

Thank you Geoff, (and Go Ahead).

Awesome as ever Geoff. Love doing other modes of transport.

Electric Busses are the last big step towards a completely carbon neutral Public transport and thus a huge part of the fight against climate change. Great to see such devotion in the company, thank you for showing us the insights!

First UK bus operator I travelled on back in 2002, glad to see they're investing in the future there!

They've brought these in in Newport (SW) as well. I really like them.

Cool bus! Wish we had buses like this here in Ottawa!

well put together video , nice

Omg now I miss home seeing you go over the Redheugh Bridge and through the city centre

Can't wait to go on this bus

Looks sweet!

Nice video, like these quiet buses

As most things in Britain we have missed a point - other countries wired there towns and cities with trolly wires so when a battery bus reaches the wires they use the power to run from the wires while also charging the batteries so they have a much longer range.

Very good, Geoff. I'd love to see coverage of some of London's electric vehicles, or buses in General, as London obviously has one of the most widespread networks in the country, So to see the inner workings of the system would be good. The services 507 and 521 are particularly intriguing.

I rode on Yutong electric buses in Shanghai for years, as they've had them over there for a while now, always very reliable and comfortable. Happy to see them here.

Trolley Busses: "Am I a joke to you?"

There lovely buses very nice

bright sparks abound.

Nice. The Singapore counterpart of Go-Ahead has Yutong E12, single decker and double decker. Cool to see Yutongs in UK!

Brilliant. The whole industry needs updating

They look great. I look forward to the day when my local bus companies start to "go electric".

Very cool.

Yutongs are pretty nice, here in Finland Pohjolan Liikenne has a fleet of about 40 E12s and 15 E15s, some of those now run on my local line having replaced the VDLs which ran there previously. The Yutongs have been a huge improvement on the line.

Seems like GNE are upgrading their fleet recently. Love the look of these and the X9/X10 buses as well.

I never knew about this, thanks Geoff!

Just awesome Geoff with new electric buses at the great city of Newcastle.

Seeing more of these around, York has some on Park and Ride and Newport has a pile of them. It's a really positive step forward.

Ember coaches based in Dundee have been running fully electric coaches between Edinburgh and Dundee for nearly a year now. Strange being on a bus without the engine haha 😄

Brilliant