(05 Sep 2021, 6:20 pm)MurdnunoC wrote GCT have the youngest fleet in the North East though. Never see anyone banging on about that.Winner for the most obvious statement of the month.
(05 Sep 2021, 6:23 pm)Dan wrote Naturally because Go North East shout about what they do well, people are more inclined to point out when things aren't as great as they're being made out to be. Arriva and Stagecoach haven't shouted about their printed literature, or indeed very much else recently, so I suspect nobody jumps on them because the expectation is that it isn't there. Go North East have, so folk are pointing out when it isn't there.I must say I have been on 4 different X20's, 4 20's, 3 8's. 2 55's, 1 60, 1 X6. And I saw no leaflets.
All that said; as the person responsible for the production of these paper timetable leaflets (leaving myself wide open here to get a load of criticism), I am slightly concerned that neither Adrian nor stagecoachbusdepot have seen any yet, but they are definitely in circulation with more and more following day by day. There was supposed to be a delivery of timetables into depots on Thursday which I understand was cancelled by the distribution company due to short-term staff sickness, and has been re-arranged for Monday and Tuesday.
I'm in agreement with your sentiments of some topics becoming tiresome, and not adding to any further discussion nor debate. In this instance it has just caused unnecessary conflict, but that's mainly down to the way in which it has been said.
Edit - This is not a go at GNE, I am just saying to correspond with Adrian's point I haven't seen any, I understand its not GNE but atleast GNE do something to inform passengers who may not know about this and go out of there way to print timetables. I can say from what I have seen from SC & arriva I haven't seen a leaflet on there buses in years.