(27 Jan 2025, 10:15 am)Storx wrote Personally I don't see the issue with duplicate numbers.
The routes are so far away they wouldn't really cause any issues ie. 10/11 in both Sunderland and Newcastle with Stagecoach.
Personally rather see the areas each numbered accordingly with avoiding duplicates across operators ie. no two 1's along Market Street and an X1 going the opposite way nearby rather than a 25 in Sunderland and a 25 in South Shields which will never meet.
If there's an issue between a 25 in those areas then there's arguably an issue with a 25 in Leeds because it's as likely someone will use that than both the Tyneside ones.
If someone manages to get the wrong 25 then that's a you problem imo.
I think the point being made is that someone looking for a 25 in Newcastle will now have a long wait as it's been renumbered the 22 with little to no communication in that area. And at the same time, now creates two 22s in the same city centre which is just daft (but sadly not unique).