(07 Oct 2021, 4:23 pm)TEN 6083 wroteGo North East 655 / NK15 GDJ by kieron mathews, on Flickr
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I’m still not really a fan of the name Peterlee Purples when at least a good portion of the routes go outside Peterlee? X6, 62 go to Seaham and Sunderland, 206 pictured above goes to Castle Eden, Wingate and Station Town etc. Slightly strange when Washington’s network was “Little Pinks” not ‘Washington Pinks’. I do like the colour scheme though, 655 looks pretty smart.
(07 Oct 2021, 10:43 pm)Storx wrote Bit off topic but going on with the rider theme, the 12 should be the rider brand imo. Not sure what horses has anything to do Gateshead, least the horse theme has links to the Blaydon Races which is pretty much about the route of the 12 (Scotswood Rd etc) or if it has to be in Gateshead at least the 49.
Well I do wonder if in the future if the 12,49,67/69 could join some sort of group brand allowing those Western Gateshead to be grouped in a similar vein to East Gateshead. I mean after what we’ve seen in Sunderland, maybe various coloured “Arrows” sitting alongside the 96/97!
I’m also guessing at some point - potentially a bit later down the line as there’s still lots of repaints to do - the 57 will be branded once again and join the “East Gateshead” group.