(13 Jan 2025, 6:47 pm)Retro Nero wrote 414 ,441 was when go north east took over Northumbria, The summer services (413etc)  were late 80s early 90s

They might have resurrected them then but they're definitely 4xx in the 80's.

Here's a United bus in the 80's with the 441 number - https://www.flickr.com/photos/henry_patt...846041611/. It last quite late the 441, believe it went around 2008 when they done the big changes at Blyth where it turned into the 1, here's a Commander sporting the 441 which they were originally actually bought for with one of the of the MPD's and branded for it - https://www.flickr.com/photos/jncarter1962/8087470333

You're right actually on the 414, got the numbers mixed up that was the 416 - see here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/9003948@N05/16423881719