(13 May 2020, 9:07 pm)Malarkey wrote ohh how I remember the days of Arriva operating what is now the 81/82 as the M3 in 2014, I specifically remember them operating through Barmston/Biddick several minutes early and then spending nearly 10 mins sitting at The Galleries heading towards Birtley, can see similar with GCT going forward and I do think they win a lot of contracts from the big 3 three year on year as they stipulate they'll use new fuel efficient buses, whereas if they matched what another operator was going to use vehicle wise then I think the latter would then keep the contract.

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I can see GCT being the bane of the GNE driver's lives at the Galleries on a night. 50A is due in on stand C at xx:27 and out at xx:29, either 81 or 82 is in at xx:30 and out at xx:32, then the 85 is in xx:32 and out at xx:34.

Bad enough now if the 50A is running a minute or two late as the next two normally get into the Galleries early and have always been told not to go on the stand until they've seen the 50A depart as they should have passed it coming in.

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