(12 Feb 2021, 4:29 pm)streetdeckfan wrote Since it's just drivers that Arriva don't have, would it not be possible for GNE to operate the services using Arriva's fleet?

What would be the point of that?
Either GNE drivers would need to go to Jesmond to pick the buses up or Arriva buses have to move to GNE when GNE have got some parked up anyway, and then what happens with the maintenance of the Arriva vehicles if they are getting used at GNE.