(14 Oct 2020, 10:41 pm)Ambassador wrote I’m probably branching into streetdeckfan levels of outrage here but...

What are you insinuating?! 

(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.

Pretty much everyone I know calls it 'The Angel', I can't even remember the last time I heard someone refer to it as the 21!

Personally, I'm 50/50 on the livery. It's eye catching and stands out, but also really doesn't have anything to do with the route other than it goes past. It'd be like naming the 78 'The Penshaw'.

The issue is when they come to replace it, there's nothing much more they can really do with it. It only stands out because there's a massive Angel of the North on the side of it, and with the new policy of not covering windows, we'll just end up with another Cobalt and Coast but green.