(20 Oct 2013, 5:33 pm)dans_bus_photos wrote I think GNE/ANE need to promote their new vehicles which will be used on routes which have previously been unreliable due to the old fleet breaking down etc. Theres nothing wrong with the darts at Sunderland- there just replacing them and no routes or timetables are changing as a result
I'd disagree. I'd think they were doing it to try and encourage more people onto buses if anything. People using the 10/11 in Sunderland will just see it as another bus, so the likelihood of them improving patronage on those services is slim.