North East Buses

6149 branded Gateshead East Rider, currently at Saltmeadows Road Depot.

(24 May 2021, 8:44 pm)pbjd wrote [ -> ]6149 branded Gateshead East Rider, currently at Saltmeadows Road Depot.

Really? What's Gateshead East Rider?

Isn't East Rider EY's Xlines equivalent?

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Gateshead East Rider. Sounds nice. Wonder what colours

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Looks like it's for the 58. Just a random guess. But it's an Ex ToonLink bus

(24 May 2021, 10:50 pm)Micheal Aaron wrote [ -> ]Gateshead East Rider. Sounds nice. Wonder what colours

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Sounds too long for people to refer to it as that, and for it to be said over & over again on the NSAs.

(24 May 2021, 8:44 pm)pbjd wrote [ -> ]6149 branded Gateshead East Rider, currently at Saltmeadows Road Depot.

Not quite.


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Cant think of what service it could be for apart from the 58,but i cant see them ditching 'Citylink'

(25 May 2021, 8:01 am)V514DFT wrote [ -> ]Cant think of what service it could be for apart from the 58,but i cant see them ditching 'Citylink'

All 58 CityLink Versa are gone. So tbh it might be for the 58

(25 May 2021, 9:43 am)Micheal Aaron wrote [ -> ]All 58 CityLink Versa are gone. So tbh it might be for the 58

Could it be Gateshead Easyrider for replacing the 93/94 Loop?

(25 May 2021, 9:52 am)RM2186 wrote [ -> ]Could it be Gateshead Easyrider for replacing the 93/94 Loop?

I think it's for the 58. Reason being u can just see the black bar along the side underneath the windows. Showing 

Newcastle, Gateshead, Felling, Leam Lane, Heworth

(25 May 2021, 9:43 am)Micheal Aaron wrote [ -> ]All 58 CityLink Versa are gone. So tbh it might be for the 58

Gone,gone where,when the hell did that happen

(25 May 2021, 10:07 am)Micheal Aaron wrote [ -> ]I think it's for the 58. Reason being u can just see the black bar along the side underneath the windows. Showing 

Newcastle, Gateshead, Felling, Leam Lane, Heworth

I thought the 58 was going to receive the next batch of electric buses unless they have been cancelled or are going on a different route.

(25 May 2021, 10:41 am)V514DFT wrote [ -> ]Gone,gone where,when the hell did that happen

A while ago. It still says CityLink on nsa but that's it

(25 May 2021, 10:41 am)V514DFT wrote [ -> ]Gone,gone where,when the hell did that happen

 
October-December 2020 5380-5384 were re-allocated from the 58 to the Quaycity Q3 alongside 5385-5388. The three remaining citylink vehicles 5377-79 have all since been painted into fleet livery. I'm quite surprised that 5382-5391 weren't used for the Q3, that way 5377-5381 could have been kept together as a group of 5 and used on the 57 to replace the Citaro's for the CAZ.

The brand on 6149 (LJ62KBY) is East Gateshead Rider with a stylised horses head, and between the decks on the nearside it says Gallop accross Gateshead for £4.50 (or something like that). The colours are a red base with maroon as the relief colour. Couldn't see route details due to its parking position and head on shots are only possible from the exit gate.

(26 May 2021, 9:48 am)Rapidsnap wrote [ -> ]The brand on 6149 (LJ62KBY) is East Gateshead Rider with a stylised horses head, and between the decks on the nearside it says Gallop accross Gateshead for £4.50 (or something like that). The colours are a red base with maroon as the relief colour. Couldn't see route details due to its parking position and head on shots are only possible from the exit gate.

I thought they'd got away from that kind of branding!

As long as they don't put eyes on the front, I can't see it being that bad though!

Nah front design is the usual colour relief similar to that found on the Crusader.

What happened to the colours for each area? Green for Gateshead etc? Or did I misunderstand that?

(26 May 2021, 11:52 am)Chris 1 wrote [ -> ]What happened to the colours for each area?  Green for Gateshead etc?  Or did I misunderstand that?

Think it's just GNE being inconsistent again! I think now they're just making it up as they go along!

Nothing is set in stone. Maybe they thought it was an unrealistic idea and quietly ditched the coloured districts.