(14 Oct 2020, 11:02 pm)Ambassador wrote The pink was of its time shall we say? Not helped by the disastrous omincity allocation. 

It’s high profile but it’s also probably the only route that doesn’t need advertising. Its on a lucrative corridor, there’s little competition and it links the regions 2 major cities via rich commuter belts, working class heroes and lots of pubs  (sorry Sunderland but well...Sunderland) It’s the ‘hoover’ of buses. I’ve yet to meet anyone who uses it call it the Angel, but you could probably say that for most branded routes.

I've met a few people who call it the angel as opposed to the 21...young and old. Might be the lower syllable count as opposed to the route number, same as the loop