You can see why some bus users get a bit peeved when they pay the same as folk on more 'popular' (or I guess in business terms 'profitable' routes) and get very poor stock and get this perception that some routes get upgraded a lot more whilst they get stuck with rubbish.
Of course some routes simply won't make as much money for GNE as others but conversely a way to attract more passengers is to have better vehicles? I'm not suggesting once hourly buses get brand new Geminis or Citaros of course.
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