(12 Jan 2020, 8:06 pm)JP6004 wrote I doubt there will be any sub branding and the xline livery will stay consistent throughout. Although there may be differences to the skyline.
Dont forget there are 2 colours on the xline livery. X20 and X6/7 use pink and burgandy. X84/X85 probs be orange and blue. X1 if going by the updated NSA, will be red and orange. Possibly purple and pink for X9/X10.
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Yeah, differentiated skylines would be fantastic! Consistent, but still unique, is what I would do. Are non-X-lines services all going to be refreshed to be consistent?
I would guess orange and yellow for X84/X85, but could be wrong. Are the NSAs going to be updated for X84/X85? Would be nice to see them corrected to include Fenham and Benwell, not just call everything Denton Burn! I noticed in a YouTube video the announcements after Denton Burn from Newcastle say "welcome onboard to passengers joining us in Benwell and Denton Burn", despite no other mention of Benwell on the NSAs! GNE should advertise where they serve as much as possible, could they not be cheeky and say for example 'calling at Denton Burn, near Slatyford' or for the next stop "Denton Burn Library, alight here for Slatyford" etc? I always think all buses should clearly say where they call near, rather than just where they serve, to increase passenger numbers.
Anyone know if the 74 has revised its route and is no longer operating through Westerhope? Originally some trips were and others not, due to building work on Stamfordham Road for new houses.
(12 Jan 2020, 8:11 pm)JP6004 wrote Nope doesn't sound like it. Although X39 only runs few times a day. Same as X81
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Fair point on the X39, and I forgot about the X81. X88 only runs on weekends, but will become X-lines in a way by using X1 buses!
X66? Just to keep Metrocentre branding? What happened to consistency? Hmm
(12 Jan 2020, 8:16 pm)streetdeckfan wrote That line really infuriated me.
Just because a route is 'broadly' the same route you would take in a car doesn't mean it's express.
It should only be express if it's faster than another bus, otherwise it's just a STANDARD service!
By that logic, for a route to not be express, it would have to take a 10 mile detour
Seems to me like it's some marketing crap excuse so they can make it seem better than it is
Not all expresses have a slower, or standard, alternative. X45/X46/X47, X84/X85, Stagecoach X24 and X34...
To me express is just limited stop, and fast, not faster...