(08 Sep 2020, 4:56 pm)ne14ne1 wrote Of course, the Tyne Valley Ten, even more green!

Fair point on the 6 & 12 being corporate, I forgot about those recently changing.
I love black on cars and coaches, but not on service buses for some reason. Rather than posh or sleek I always think black service buses look naff or like a ghost bus tour. 

I don’t think it matters how busy routes 57 & 58 are, they just don’t need to be branded. 

Imagine if every bus was in an overall advert. It would pretty much defeat the purpose as no one would take notice, as it wouldn’t catch your eye if it was ‘the norm‘.
Having more plain corporate liveried routes would help the flagship/branded & premium (XLines) routes really stand out.

I like black me like but only if it's done well. Some of GNE's in the past have been a bit naff Toonlink and Fast Cats in particular. The Witchway (https://transportdesigned.com/wp-content...tchway.jpg) and 36 (https://nucleusimagery.blob.core.windows...3d0bb0f155) are two really nice liveries imo and would look good on something like the Tyne Valley Ten which is a bit all over the place atm. Look premium.

I still think the 57 and 58 deserve a brand though and should be lumped in with the 56 which is awful by any stretch. They're more important than stuff like the Green Arrows which has kept it's brand and don't really compete against the X-Lines anyway personally I'd rather have every bus upto or close to the standard of the X-Lines minus tables.

Q1/Q2 - 53/54 - 56/57/58 - 21 - 97 - 1

They should be the blocks of normal branded services in Gateshead imo as they're the most important ones, then have everything else as corporate there's enough services; 6/12/49/67/69/93/94/25/28/29 and all those are less popular than the 58 by some stretch.