(22 Feb 2022, 10:29 pm)Ambassador wrote So we’ll out this one down to vague annoyance (and Adrian or other mods feel free to move) but I’m wondering why GNEs Haymarket services (and I suppose Arrivas) don’t just terminate at St Mary’s Place as they very rarely if ever continue onto Haymarket. 
I’ve been giving the bus a go this past few weeks using the 309/X39 (the latter with really positive loadings) and on return to town, without fail driver pulls up, engine off. So unless you fancy 5-10 minutes on sitting awkwardly - you just get off. 
Doesn’t seem to be as prevalent with arriva but once you add the stopping 21s and Stagecoach services, it becomes a bit crowded. 
So are GNE timings all to pot, my X39 was ten minutes early into town (this happened pre covid too) or is this just a reality of serving a capacity limited city centre bus station, in which case, stop telling passengers you’re going to Haymarket?

The 306/308 share a stand and the 309/310/311 share a stand.

There's absolute no wiggle room, the 308 is due on the stand when the 306 is expected to leave so if they get early there's absolutely no point in going in early as they'll grind Haymarket to a halt.

Same with the 309/310/311 who have it even tighter with 3 services with the 309 due in before the 311 leaves so it will always be late. Blame the awful design of Haymarket for the problems with no standing space but GNE's timetable doesn't work either.