(27 Jan 2025, 6:54 pm)stagecoachbusdepot wrote Totally agree I don't know why the 5 needed to become the 25 and therefore why the 25 needed to change.  Or indeed if they really wanted the 25 to be the 22, still why the 5 needed to be changed.  It is not like the numbering makes any real sense with any of the operators these days in terms of number blocks etc.  Also makes no sense some of the new service numbers in the Sunderland changes.

The worst would be having two GNE number 25's imo.  It's different to Stagecoach where each area is in effect it's own operation.  GNE, most people have no clue which depot operates their service and with so many traversing the region I do think number duplication for GNE would be an own goal (notwithstanding these are their speciality).  Going onto the website and having to figure out which of the two 25's you want would just be confusing for the average punter - and totally unnecessary with so many completely unused numbers available, even in the two digit system alone.

See I get your point on the last bit but personally I think the website is the problem more than anything. 

GoNorthEast used to split up with GoNorthern and GoGateshead etc and in a public information way (not branding) I think it would be better to kind of split it up like Stagecoach does. 

Like just looking at the services updates it's just too long and someone in Sunderland doesn't care what's happening in Whitley Bay and vice versa. 

The Stagecoach site is much superior imo. it'd be interesting if there's a larger area dumped into one website which isn't mostly rural. I certainly can't think of any off the top of my head since Transdev etc are all split up.