Slight branding idea here
If and when the Waggonway DAF's go (and we're all praying for that day) we'll probably end up with either Solars or B10's.
I'd scrap the Waggonway brand and put the 28 group into an old Northern heritage branding (Maybe Northern General Transport) which I think would tie in nicely with Beamish and through the villages on the route between Birtley and Chester le Street.
It'd be a nice tie in with Beamish, of which GNE are a trust partner now and it'd look quite good too
Other candidate for a one-off heritage branding would be the Angel (won't happen) but it'd be nice considering the Angel from Chester to Low Fell Tram Stop (at Kells Lane) was the first route undertaken by Northern General
RE: Go North East