28 Feb 2020, 7:23 pm
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(27 Feb 2020, 12:22 am)Andreos1 Northumberland Park Metro was finished in Dec 2005 according to wiki.
However, Mr Mitchellhill has dated a photo of the R19 in Sept 2004.
https://northeastbuses.co.uk/forum/showt...p?tid=1705
Presumably the R19 went somewhere else until Northumberland Park was opened.
I'm sure there will be a timetable or two kicking around.
As well as the X10 and its livery and the variation of corporate liveries for 'super route', there was the various X66 liveries - going way back to the times of the Nationals on them in the late 80s/early 90s. Plus the Expresslink stuff from the mid 80s onwards.
There were the years of VFM, Wear Buses etc until the late 90s and apart from the swoops, I think that was it until the R19.
Obviously from 2006 onwards, it was a paint factory shareholder's wet dream!
Edit. Just found this. https://logos.fandom.com/wiki/Defunct_Go...ast_Brands
Not sure how accurate it is (it's certainly not up to date), but it might help!
(27 Feb 2020, 8:04 am)V514DFT I can help you here,the R19's original terminus was Palmersville Metro,it used to then run N.I.S down Great Lime Road,Forest Hall Road,Meadway/Feetham Avenue, which i believe was the original 309 route,which i think was around 2004, 2004 was also the year the route branding kicked off,but i do think the 333 was branded in 2002/2003 which was round about the time GNE changed their corp livery
(28 Feb 2020, 12:49 am)Rapidsnap Solo 468 was painted in to Ferrylink livery for the 333 in August 2003, seen here just after application of the base colour at Saltmeadows - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...5193993302
MPD 515 was painted into Gateshead Quays livery for service 60 in 2002, seen here in July 2003 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...5007457699
Solos 599 - 602 arrived in their various colours September 2004 in preperation of the launch of the S1 in October. 602 is seen at Saltmeadows just after delivery - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...9119101171
Solars 4955 / 4972 - 4976 were repainted over the summer of 2004 for the launch of R19 (replaced the 309 which ran Silverlink to Palmersville) in September 2004 of which 4976 is seen on the first day of service at Palmersville. As previously mentioned the service was rerouted to serve Northumberland Park - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...9225012733
Service X66 had its own special livery up until around 2000, then after a brief gap returned to it's own livery with a special varient on the Bendy Buses late in 2001 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...3991883242
In 2001 Leyland Olympians 3674 & 3744 and Volvo Olympians 3832 / 3833 were repainted into DFDS livery for their use on service 327. They would later be joined by Tridents 3866 / 3867 / 3890 / 3891. - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...3804484333
Must admit I totally forgot about the Ferry Link and the DFDS. Was never aware of the Gateshead Quays one though - what a horrid livery that is mind.
Thought the R19 was one of the first though mind I never knew it went to Palmersville originally, I always thought it started as part of the opening of Northumberland Park. Same as always thought the 309's first ever route was the one which it is now so learnt something new there tbh.
Thanks though guys for the replies.
