(23 Apr 2022, 9:49 pm)DaveFromUpNorth wrote Howay divint criticse GNE because services are taken out of service

You never critise Arriva in the same way

X7 This week was taken out of service at Haymarket and driven to Jesmond Depot

GNE  is targeted because of branded buses

I am more than happy to see every 15-21 days buses taken out of services for a service check they can run

But service 21 you complain about it but wow do some maths

Even think about it Newcastle to Durham and back to Newcastle how many miles is a round trip then work out how.many times in a day it is done

These buses are workhorses from 6am to 11pm

Decide what you want to complain about

Old buses running aka 10yr plus buses or want everything brand new then think about passengers on board and 'cutting services" because you think passengers don't use the service aka 309 310 311 evening services and Coast road as you deem so many passengers use it

Wake up and smell the coffee

I hate to break it to you but buses are designed to run from 5-6 till 11. THe reason GNE is "targeted" is because there branded buses are branded to a route whcih they are never on because they are always off. Why brand a bus if its never going to be on the route. The X21 might aswell be called Voyager X21 not Xlines X21. 

Reliability of the B5's are a constant issue and have been since they were bought. I am more than happy for a bus to be taken out of service for maintenance but not 4-5 out of the 7 in ONE DAY. 

Branded buses are another issue entirely you brand a bus to be put on that route [Don't get me started on Consett and Deptford] (I mean the branding doesn't even have route numbers so it can be easy to get confused). And also the Voyagers (15 year old) are much more reliable than 5 year old buses. 

Buses are designed to do 15 years roughly of work, but they just need to be allocated to routes which they can manage. Its like allocating a Cadet to the X10 work daily not going to happen.