(22 Feb 2015, 8:23 pm)gtom wrote Defensive Dan strikes again! You aren't on a retainer from GNE are you?

I was referring to stock as opposed to timings etc, as a commuter I'd rather be a comfortable coach than a B7 or a Trident on a longer journey

I'm sure you spend your days trawling my posts looking for something to win on.  You're like an even more autistic Baz

I've no reason to be defensive - I was just stating my opinion that the service has improved over the years contrary to what it seemed you were suggesting... Marcus proved this by answering my questions, really.

Sadly, the days of coaches being allocated to long distance / express routes are long gone. You may have seen my recent posts regarding Arriva's Plaxton Prima coaches, and how much I enjoyed them on the 685 and X20 services, but I wouldn't suggest that Arriva hasn't improved the services those coaches used to be allocated to simply because they've now been withdrawn from public service... Arriva allegedly plans to upgrade these services to "MAX" specification, improving the service for customers. When Go North East upgrades its "Pronto" X21 service, it's highly likely the bus will feature the provision of free Wi-Fi and power sockets with high-backed seating. As comfortable as coaches are, I'd suggest that's an improvement...