Picking up the QuayLink conversation, I have to agree the rebrand to QuayCity seems a bit random. I’m yet to see the justification for it, although I agree the city centre and commuters could and perhaps should be an important part of the livery moving forward. But isn’t that like everything - ‘Coaster’ hardly represents my journey from the Metrocentre to Newcastle while the Coast & Country 8 on a journey from Waterview Park to Chester-Le-Street when it’s nor coastline or countryside. Both brands I quite like might I add, but the point being it’s hard to find a brand that links everything a route has to offer.

Is there confirmed plans for the Q1 & Q2? Surely they are the ones that really needs rebranding, considering the amount of the route that is actually a Gateshead suburban circular. I wonder if the route will become split once more? QuayCity for the Newcastle-Quayside-Gateshead stretch with a new brand or corporate brand for the Gateshead loop.