(05 Oct 2021, 4:26 pm)Keeiajs wrote Also "East Gateshead Rider" ngl I think that is a awful name, could have been called TyneRider. (Nicer Name)
Services 51/52, 58 and 93/94 are the main routes that form the East Gateshead Bus Alliance. Together, along with the 57, they provide combined headways of up to every 7-8 minutes on common sections of route. Once the current driver shortage settles down and lost mileage is back to normal levels, there will be a joint marketing campaign for these services. This is why they all have the same prefix, 'East Gateshead', along with their 'true' brand names (i.e. Orbit, Loop, etc).
TyneRider may be a nicer name, but it doesn't fit the bill.