For me, it was GNE or what ever incarceration at the time started the change from local ID such as Northern, VFM, Wear Buses, Coastline, (also inc OK Travel as they bought at 1995) and started the Go Brand and then soon after dropped the 3 number for area locals and almost all started the 1- 99 numbering system.

Not just GNE but Arriva also with the numbering system. I would prefer the local numberings to return as was.