(29 Jul 2021, 9:30 pm)Adrian wrote I say this as someone not wholly convinced by branding etc, but surely some recognition for that they're the only operator trying to innovate and boost patronage? This bus industry *needs* organic growth - there's no ifs and buts there, but I'm seeing nothing from any of the other operators and even Nexus.
On Arriva, and speaking as someone who lives on one of their uncontested corridors, I'd suggest their actions are actively discouraging people from using public transport. Enjoy your trip to work in a crammed mini bus, forced to smell someone's arm pit. I'd love to be resident in Brandon right now, being able to switch to a big modern GNE decker with plenty of space.
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Not sure that's entirely fair - SNE have their bizarre 19 in Sunderland and the changes to the Shields 10 & 11 (and the oddly unpublicised open top offering on the Es). By Stagecoach standards, that is a lot more than we've seen even pre-pandemic (plus the further branching out into Nexus contract terrirtory). No denying GNE are the most proactive in this area, but certainly not true to say they are the only ones doing anything.