(27 May 2021, 5:53 pm)S813 FVK wrote Agreed - definitely my preferred one of the two.

Definitely my favourite too, I really like the look of 'primer grey' vehicles!

The loop one is really smart,i actually think the Grey makes it stand out more

Is East Gateshead Rider for the 57 and/or 58?

These two new liveries/‘brands’ have East Gateshead in small text… is GNE relaunching the East Gateshead Bus Partnership or whatever it was called?

(27 May 2021, 6:49 pm)ne14ne1 wrote Is East Gateshead Rider for the 57 and/or 58?

For the 58

6149 and 6155 travel back to Riverside after repaint at Saltmeadows this afternoon

https://www.flickr.com/photos/184063238@...datetaken/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/184063238@...datetaken/

I wonder if they're planning on doing anything to the interiors, the old moquette and yellow grab points really makes them look outdated compared to the exterior.

(27 May 2021, 7:29 pm)54APhotography wrote 6149 and 6155 travel back to Riverside after repaint at Saltmeadows this afternoon

https://www.flickr.com/photos/184063238@...datetaken/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/184063238@...datetaken/

They mustn’t have had room for the Metro ‘M’ logo on the Rider’s route info strip, but did on the Loop’s. 

Interesting the brand names are now up above the doors, having followed on from the recent Crusader and City Rider 56 relaunches which both have their brand names under the lower saloon’s windows.
Consistent.

(27 May 2021, 7:29 pm)54APhotography wrote 6149 and 6155 travel back to Riverside after repaint at Saltmeadows this afternoon

https://www.flickr.com/photos/184063238@...datetaken/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/184063238@...datetaken/

As so you were the fella with the bike then https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...1206147967

I have to say I was extemely lucky with my photos as I just literally pulled up into my parking spot and the buses just came along.

Wonder if they will receive the new seats and new Nsa. It good to see routes now upgrading to new branding. The loop has needed a new branding

(27 May 2021, 6:42 pm)V514DFT wrote The loop one is really smart,i actually think the Grey makes it stand out more

I like the grey. Very happy to see The Loop is back, instead of corporate livery buses on the 93/94. Would be nice to see Orbit 51/52 come back, with a new purple and orange livery. Anything stands out more than corporate.

So the 58 isn't getting new electric buses then? 57 needs replacements for the Citaros.

(27 May 2021, 7:48 pm)Rapidsnap wrote As so you were the fella with the bike then https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...1206147967

I have to say I was extemely lucky with my photos as I just literally pulled up into my parking spot and the buses just came along.

Aye, easiest way to get around fast, was killing time for 36093 on the 7.. picked up a lot of rebranded Gemini. Bonus 

Oh yeah I was lucky with 36093 on Wednesday, saw it on the 100, just managed to get ahead of it and photoed it next to the old fed breweries, then it was taken off the 100 when it got to the Metrocentre and I managed to photo it again NIS passing the yellow car park.

(27 May 2021, 8:06 pm)Micheal Aaron wrote Wonder if they will receive the new seats and new Nsa. It good to see routes now upgrading to new branding. The loop has needed a new branding

The added NSAs to those deckers already and think the had a bit of refurbishment before they came up north

(27 May 2021, 3:22 pm)Rapidsnap wrote Looks like the Loop also had a refresh, caught these 2 heading back to Riverside this afternoon.

Genuinely dislike the grey one.

If Mrs Hinch designed buses...

(27 May 2021, 7:47 pm)ne14ne1 wrote Interesting the brand names are now up above the doors, having followed on from the recent Crusader and City Rider 56 relaunches which both have their brand names under the lower saloon’s windows.
Consistent.

Agree with you there. Maybe next time round  

Other than that, they dont look too bad....although a hint of the blandness of C&C coming back I see...probably cant be helped with these having advert frames

(27 May 2021, 7:34 pm)streetdeckfan wrote I wonder if they're planning on doing anything to the interiors, the old moquette and yellow grab points really makes them look outdated compared to the exterior.

https://twitter.com/dan3942/status/13980...35682?s=21

Here’s the answer to that question

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Go North East 6149 / LJ62 KBY by kieron mathews, on Flickr

6149/6155 are back in service

Go North East 6155 / LJ62 KOX by kieron mathews, on Flickr


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That loop bus appears to be lost

(28 May 2021, 12:51 pm)TEN 6083 wrote Go North East 6149 / LJ62 KBY by kieron mathews, on Flickr

6149/6155 are back in service

Go North East 6155 / LJ62 KOX by kieron mathews, on Flickr


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Two new brands for the 58, eh?!

(28 May 2021, 5:18 pm)ne14ne1 wrote Two new brands for the 58, eh?!

No. The Red one is 58. The other is 93/94

(28 May 2021, 5:21 pm)Micheal Aaron wrote No. The Red one is 58. The other is 93/94

I think it was a tongue in cheek remark about both being on the 58 today.

Like the colours of the Loop but unsure on the branding itself.

They should've gone for something like the old Quorum Express branding for the route branding - https://www.flickr.com/photos/68628359@N04/8070160138

If you only used on the circle part and replaced the 4 points with Gateshead, Team Valley, QE, Heworth it'd be much easier to understand as a passer by that it's infact a loop. Be good for the Q1/Q2 aswell if they ever get redone. Right now other than Loop, you can't tell that the 93 goes one way and the 94 goes the other way in a circle.

Is Team Valley seen as being “East Gateshead”?

(28 May 2021, 10:46 pm)Wybus wrote Is Team Valley seen as being “East Gateshead”?

Not sure why it's even branded "East Gateshead" - not like there's a West Gateshead Loop or anything? I think that "Gateshead Loop" and "Gateshead Rider" would have sufficed...

Clearly a Stenning creation though, has nothing going for it. He should put his colleagues in charge of designing stuff as it's usually less bland.

(28 May 2021, 10:46 pm)Wybus wrote Is Team Valley seen as being “East Gateshead”?

I'd say everything east of A1 - Team Valley, Felling, QE is in east gateshead, whereas everything west of A1 - Whickham, Blaydon, Winlaton is West Gateshead...

Gallop into Gateshead…wow, that is alliteration at its absolute laziest worst. It’s so so so lazy. We’re hitting Stanley Shuttle territory

East Gateshead Loop is an odd one…I imagine the folk of Windy Nook, Lyndhurst, Beacon Lough, Low Fell, Deckham, Bensham and Gateshead Quays will be somewhat bemused a route is branded after….a small quarter of the route

It's just a branding get over it. At least there getting new branding unlike 58 being ToonLink or CityLink and the 93/94 being plain 2016 corp

(28 May 2021, 11:37 pm)Micheal Aaron wrote It's just a branding get over it. At least there getting new branding unlike 58 being ToonLink or CityLink and the 93/94 being plain 2016 corp

This is a bus enthusiast forum, folk are going to have different opinions. Much the same as if you went across to a gaming forum folk will have differing opinions on how good RE8 is, for example. The entire point of forums is to allow for discussion, it would be a very boring place if every time GNE painted a bus everyone just said "Amazing". 

Sorry that occasionally folk won't like something GNE do, I know that must be upsetting to hear.

It's not that. It's just a name of a branding. I don't see why it's such a big complain