(31 Aug 2014, 1:39 pm)Racer_Experience wrote Would be a good idea to bring back again the OK Motor Services livery not just in Durham but to at least one or 2 routes in South Tyneside that isn't branded aka 5 or 9 I remember once when I was a kid I rode a OK Motor Service bus from Hebburn College after seeing my mam in a drama class I still remember the vehicle Alexander Dennis Dart Dash I remember riding it with my nana (mams mam) and I really enjoyed the ride it was as it said on the tin it was OK there was several liveries I liked when I was a kid but OK really stranded out really well
I'm not too fussed on the livery if I'm honest, more the possibility that competitive services are introduced. Unfortunately GNE pretty much abandoned the area after phasing the OK Travel name out, and then the subsequent flogging of the Bishop Auckland depot to Arriva.
I'd personally suggest that having a full operating centre further south than Chester le Street would solve more problems than it would create. Would also allow them to again compete in the area, as I appreciate it's just not efficient to do so when buses are potentially running light from Chester le Street.