(12 Oct 2019, 9:01 pm)OrangeArrow49X45/46/47 were only made 'express' so they could be rebranded. I've said that from the start. The express part of the route is where very few people got on anyway so it's made bugger all difference.
Nothing wrong exactly with the Quaylink brand, it just seems old (it has been yellow and Quaylink branded since it was operated by Stagecoach) and irrelevant (the services go way beyond the Quayside now, unlike when the service was launched). I would keep a reference to it serving the Quayside, but give it a more general brand.
The Q3 is the slowest bus to Wallsend from Newcastle, and from Newcastle to Wallsend, but could be made express. The X45/X46/X47 are not particularly express services either really, but are going Xlines.
(12 Oct 2019, 9:01 pm)OrangeArrow49X45/46/47 were only made 'express' so they could be rebranded. I've said that from the start. The express part of the route is where very few people got on anyway so it's made bugger all difference.
Nothing wrong exactly with the Quaylink brand, it just seems old (it has been yellow and Quaylink branded since it was operated by Stagecoach) and irrelevant (the services go way beyond the Quayside now, unlike when the service was launched). I would keep a reference to it serving the Quayside, but give it a more general brand.
The Q3 is the slowest bus to Wallsend from Newcastle, and from Newcastle to Wallsend, but could be made express. The X45/X46/X47 are not particularly express services either really, but are going Xlines.
