(02 Mar 2020, 11:15 pm)BusLoverMum wrote This particular X31 arrived 7 minutes before it was due to go out, with the X21 arriving about a minute later. In the end, the X21 pulled into stand H after a Stagecoach in front of it had driven in, dropped off and picked up and then pulled out again. There was plenty of time for the X31 to move out of the way or even just drive out of the block. I couldn't see anyone in the drop off stand at the time it arrived.

Last I counted on my fingers and thumbs, ES has fewer buses passing through than Durham.

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I’ve done the whole go around thing myself plenty of times, and on numerous occasions caught behind buses waiting for an empty stand. And as I said before missed my departure time. So unfortunately I would do the same, 1 minute early onto stand (+6 mins recovery time). If the X21 is constantly late (which it’s not imo) then that’s up to the commercial department to sort out.