(17 Apr 2014, 2:03 pm)Marcus wrote Never really understood the thing behind the Lime name, I mean there are a lot of different things they could have named the brand other than the Lime. I mean, there are a lot of brands that are named for a purpose;
Whey Aye Five 0 - Pun that renames Hawaii Five 0 but replaces the Hawaii with Whey Aye, a northern slang phrase
Diamond - The name of the old independant that used to operate the route before being sucked into Northern General
Angel - It passes the North East's most notable landmark; The Angel of the North
The Waggonway - Passes Beamish Museum as well as running along an old essential waggonway route
When you think about, I can't relate to the Lime name having any sort of real purpose on the route, they could just as easily get rid of the Worm for the 34/34A (which was appropriate on the 71, but I have no idea what it's got to do with the 34/34A) name that the Lime.
I suppose the whole Cycling thing was alright back then to promote cycling, but in the hundreds of times I've used the Lime I've not once seen a bike onboard.
To be honest, the 4 or 2a/2c should be the only services to have the Lambton Worm branding as they go up/down Worm Hill Terrace, pass Worm Hill, serve Fatfield and serve Penshaw - which is where the worm was, depending which version you prefer.
(17 Apr 2014, 2:26 pm)JP6004 wrote The lime operates near where the lime quarrys in county durham uses to be
There's no Limestone up there according to this site: http://www.durhamlandscape.info/Pages/La...px?Layer=2&PageFrom=CCA_WestDurhamCoalfield
Always associated North West Durham with steel/coal and Phillias Fogg crisps - but happy to stand corrected.
There are a few disused Limestone quarries around Cox Green on the River Wear and what is now the tip at Houghton, but that's as near as the 8/78 goes to any Limestone.