(29 Nov 2017, 7:31 pm)Andreos1 wrote I was just thinking of those the other day. Sure there was discussion on them a few years back in the forum.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/24759744@N02/3668527635/

Found this, which says approx March 88. So it's around that era.
Just need to find a photo from later, which confirms a rough date the livery had gone.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/nedbasher/.../lightbox/ Gone by New Years Eve 1990. It doesn't look like it did end up in Supershuttle livery after all.

Edit: Just realised the 1984 picture is wrong too. At least two years out. The giveaway was the 'Go ahead' branding.

It was around 1988 easyway used to be based on the waggonway industrial estate in Hebburn. They used nationals on the service. The metro centre bus station was still under construction so buses used to pick up at the car park outside marks and spencer. Big orange was used as a brand by Northern to counteract competition. At the time in Gateshead we had OK, derwent coaches, shaws, low fell coaches and north eastern all competing against northern. I think aline were also around at the time as well if my memory serves me right.

Charles