(03 Jun 2021, 8:55 pm)Micheal Aaron wrote Tbh some of the branding that's was previously before coming X Lines made little to no sense
Red Arrows X1 (Don't know what that was meant to symbolise)
Red Kite X45/6/7 (Showing the buses passed the area where Red kites have been spotted and the Red Kite trail) possible but could be wrong
ToonLink X70/71 (A link to the toon I'm guessing from Stanley and Consett)
Tynedale Express X84/85 (Simpl a Tynedale Express from Hexham to Newcastle)
Can't say much on the X9/X10 as there's was simpl before becoming X Lines
Castle Express X21(Didn't see the point in this part unless there was a reason)
X Lines is one of GNE better branding. Giving them a new look to show there the quicker links to other buses.
Especially with the X21 & 21. Quicker links to Durham between the two
Red Arrows: referred to the jets, perhaps, which are fast... hence express?
The Red Kite: self-explanatory. Nothing to do with the express idea but the services aren't express anyway and should never have been re-registered as X routes.
Tynedale Express: probably the only one that didn't make sense, so I'll give you that. It was bright and stood out nonetheless.
ToonLink: associated with the black and white colour scheme of the NUFC strips and insignia. None of the initial ToonLink services were express when the brand was launched.
X9/X10: speed of light livery, hence the bright, abstract design.
The Castles Express: the castles along the X21.
How you can say they made no sense, ironically, makes no sense.