(29 Jul 2021, 9:30 pm)Adrian wrote I say this as someone not wholly convinced by branding etc, but surely some recognition for that they're the only operator trying to innovate and boost patronage? This bus industry *needs* organic growth - there's no ifs and buts there, but I'm seeing nothing from any of the other operators and even Nexus.
On Arriva, and speaking as someone who lives on one of their uncontested corridors, I'd suggest their actions are actively discouraging people from using public transport. Enjoy your trip to work in a crammed mini bus, forced to smell someone's arm pit. I'd love to be resident in Brandon right now, being able to switch to a big modern GNE decker with plenty of space.
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Yeah no arguments, in fairness Arriva North East and Arriva Northumbria always feel like they're two totally different companies and I know more people on here are from the former. I live on the X7 up Blyth way and in general there's not much more you really could do in fairness to them and there's not much you really could complain about it either bar the non-MAX Pulsars which have turned up from Durham which are a mess especially 1407. God knows what on earth happens down there.
Agreed that Arriva, Nexus and Stagecoach are falling asleep though, the last who doesn't get much critisism when it should especially with ALX 300's still running on flagship services and buses which haven't been refurbished for 10+ years now and are seriously outdated. Can't fault GNE there. I just think they change things way too much but these could be positive for once so I'll wait to judge instead of jumping on little things like the earlier discussion.