(11 Dec 2020, 8:07 am)Michael wrote If they haven't put St James Park on, why would they put the Stadium Of Light on?

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Sure it was mentioned they might decide to do the B9's in Loop Livery again and will also look at the 35 for a brand, but nothing was in the plans.

Will have to rewatch incase I misheard

Although in fairness the route does go straight past the Stadium of Light, it doesn’t go that as close to St. James’ Park. The point he might have been trying to make - albeit not needed more than once - is that Stadium of Light over Marley Potts on the side may have been more widely identifiable as a location. Having said that, as I mentioned in the other thread, using Southwick or Hylton Castle makes more sense than either Marley Potts or SoL. Although also having the two football stadiums, SoL & SJP on the livery design might not have been a bad design in fairness. Two cities, two bridges, two football stadiums etc. I can see why the haven’t used the stadiums for a number of reasons though, but could certainly have worked with the concept their going for of connecting the two cities and the communities along the way. 

Yes it was implied that the 35 could be branded again, which would be a good idea, it’s a long route with a high PVR (9 vehicles?) and does feel a little neglected recently. I think there was a discussion some months ago on here about the 35 being a route once thought to be at the core of the network which now feels like a little unloved! And the 93/94 being branded once again was also mentioned, not clear if that would be as Loop branded or maybe a new brand. I wonder if the 93/94 and if the Q1/Q2 breaks into two route, maybe some sort of Gateshead local brand?