(07 Feb 2014, 6:30 pm)DavidP wrote I've seen this mentioned before on here but no explanation as to what's wrong with the current (and stable!) network. I don't live in the North East any more so I can't see for myself the issues that there may be with this network so can I ask you to expand on this please?

Kind Regards
David P

Quite right, if there's nowt wrong, don't fiddle with it. Stagecoach obviously does well in Sunderland and Newcastle and doesn't need the instability from the constant chopping, changing and cutting by Go North East and Arriva. However it would be nice to move away from the corporate livery, if not to route branding, why not yellow buses in Newcastle, blue for South Shields, brown on the E routes and green or red (depending what era you want to go back to) for Sunderland!!! Although at least the Stagecoach livery is attractive, opposed to the dreary corporate colours of Arriva and the non branded GNE buses.