(14 Jul 2022, 9:36 pm)col87 wrote Sorry if this has been done before but just wondering if anyone has a complete list of every brand go north east has used and what it changed into from memory I know the following.Team Valley Clipper
Go Wear Buses
Go Northern
Go Xpress
Go Coastline.
Go OK Travel
Superliner
X10 - Tyne Tees Express - X9/X10
Wear Tees Express
Wear Express
Go North East Jayline - East Durham - indigo - Peterlee Locals
Magic Roundabout
Ten - Tyne Valley 10
Cobalt Clipper
Metrolink - connect 4
Red Arrows
Green Arrows
Tynedale links
Northern
Fab 56 - City Rider
Blaydon Racers
Whey aye 50
Prince Bishops
Fast Cats
Xlines.
Red Kite
Yellow bus
The lime.
I know I missing quite a few though.
(15 Jul 2022, 2:41 pm)Panasonic44 wrote I found pic on flickr. on X22That's it!!! Although it was 8001 not 8601
https://www.flickr.com/photos/adammalark...tb-241FZqC
(15 Jul 2022, 2:41 pm)Panasonic44 wrote I found pic on flickr. on X22Bloody hell, Northern Electric, Radio Rentals, Burtons, Presto, Rumbelows...think there's only Boots that still exist from that lot!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/adammalark...tb-241FZqC
(15 Jul 2022, 8:17 pm)V514DFT wrote I have a few for you
5/88-South Tyne Links
5/50- Wey Aye 5 0
17-Yellow, later became Centurion
17-plain Blue whilst transitioning to the 11
11-Blue Arrow
40/41-Wallsend Links
40/41/80/85/86- North Tyne Links (85/86 withdrawn 2012)
40/41/42- Indigo North Tyne (80 renumbered 42,42A joined March 2017)
11/40/41/42/42A- Little Coasters (40 withdrawn March 2020, 11 ,42/42A withdrawn March 2022)
19- R19,Route 19,Cobalt Connect,Little Coasters,Corp Livery
31/32/47-Purple Toonlink,Black toonlink,31/32 renumbered 12/12A,47 joined Red Kite)
43/44-Durham Diamond,split and became 6/16/16A, 16/16A Blue Durham Diamond
45/46-forget its name,then Red Kite,47 then also became Red Kite,renumbered X45/X46X47 and became X-Line,X47 renumbered back to 47/47A and became Red Kite Rangerss
49-Blaydon Racers,Red Blaydon Racers, The 49
51/52- Orbit (merged with the Q1/Q2 and became Quaylink,in September 2021 it became East Gateshead Orbit when split from the Q1/Q2)
53/54-late 90's livery with a sticker saying Saltwell Loop,then became the Green Versas with Saltwell Loop,then the Streetlites,then became Voltra
56- Fab Fifty-Six,then its current brand
57-Fab Fifty-Seven,then Blue Citylink
58-Gold Citylink,then briefyly Orange while waiting for the Gold Bendy Buses,then became the Orange Versas,the East Gateshead Ridere
81-Pink Panther (withdrawn 2010)
93/94-The Loop,then a revised The Loop livery 2015/2016,corp Livery,East Gateshead Loop
97-Highwayman,Green Arrow
(17 Jul 2022, 5:12 pm)Retro Nero wrote I don't think it was branded, but Shields used to run the 555 back in the 90s from South Shields Market to Jarrow via all the tourist places around South Tyneside with the last call being Bedes World (Bede monastery and museum) as it was known then.
(17 Jul 2022, 7:26 pm)cbma06 wrote Wasn’t the 555 the ferry replacement service between South Shields and North Shields via Tyne tunnel when the ferry was not in use?No that was and still is the 585 currently operated by Gateshead central
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(17 Jul 2022, 7:31 pm)Retro Nero wrote No that was and still is the 585 currently operated by Gateshead central
The 555 route was later reintroduced when City Sightseeing launched their South Tyneside open top service.
