(7 hours ago)Retro Nero wrote Just having a remember moment !
When each Northern General / Go ahead Northern, depot had their own service number batch -----
Chester le st depot were 700s (721,22 etc)
Gateshead (Sunderland Rd) were double numbers (20s and 50s)
Winlaton and High Spen Depots...600s
Wallsend and Percy Main Depots...300s
Park Lane , Murton,and Philadelphia  Depots were 100s
South Shields and Jarrow Depots....500s
Washington Depot were also 100s and the mini links were colours, Orange Route etc.
Anybody correct me or add to this.... thanks

I think Washington had a 200 route in the 294 I think it was? And there was also a 292.

I do also remember when the route numbers were coloured to match their brand.
43/44 was Orange for the Diamond
78 was Green for the Lime
45/46 was Red for the Red Kite
50 was Blue for the Whey Aye Five O
11/32/47 was Purple for the ToonLink
20 was Purple for the Prince Bishops

and thats just to name a few.