Gateshead (New Depot)
1) Tyne Tees Express
2) The Loop
3) CityLink
4) Centre Link - X66
5) Saltwell Park
6) Fab Fifty Seven (but under a new brand)
7) Blaydon Racers (with same name but under a better design. The current design looks a bit bland)
8) Toon Links
Scrap: - Highwayman, Crusader, and The Orbit
Saltmeadows
1) QuayLink
2) Great Park & Ride
3) South Tyne Links
Scrap: - The Pulse
Hexham
1) The Ten
2) Tynedale Express
3) Tynedale Links
Percy Main
1) Coaster
2) Cobalt Clipper
3) DFDS
Scrap: - The Centurion, Cobalt Connect, and North Tyne Links
Deptford
1) Fab Fifty Six
2) Prince Bishops
3) Laser (under a new name and brand)
4) Drifter
5) Wear Tees Express
6) Sunderland Connect
Scrap: - Fast Cats, Silver Arrows, and SimpliCity (undecided on this one tbh).
Peterlee
1) Wear Tees Express
Scrap: - East Durham Links
Washington
1) Connections 4
2) Red Arrows
3) South Tyne Links
Scrap: - Washington Street Shuttle. I do actually really like this brand but it is being phased out anyway.
Chester Le Street
1) The Angel
2) The Lime
3) The Waggonway (may be tempting to put Service 8 under this brand with it passing Beamish?)
4) Whey Aye 5-0
Scrap: - The Lambton Worm
Crook
1) Pronto
2) The OK Way
Stanley
1) The Diamond
2) The Lime
3) The Red Kite
Consett
1) Venture
In total 13 brands would be scrapped and all of these buses would be painted into the Northern Livery, including Yellow Buses.
Just my opinion anyway
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