(05 Jul 2019, 4:32 pm)streetdeckfan wrote I agree with you there. But it depends on your definition of flagship routes.
For me I would keep the independent branding on Angel, Castles Express, X9/X10, Tyne Valley Ten (although change it so it doesn't look like it was designed by a primary school), 56 (once again change it as it's currently awful), Quaylink, Cobalt and Coast.
Basically, any route that has competition or goes along a route where a lot of people can see it
I like the idea of Xlines but they've already started diluting it too much for my taste. There is no way on earth 45/46/47 deserve to be branded as an express route. Sure, it's none stop from MetroCentre to Newcastle, but it might as well have been already since people rarely used them stops.
With the 45/46 they should of rerouted them away from the housing estates around Consett, only stopping on the main roads. Would easily knock another 10minutes off the journey.
Reroute one of the Venture services to cover the estates, or make the current venture services around those areas more frequent.