(23 Apr 2022, 9:41 pm)Unber43 wrote Do you really think EYMS would give up 69 Plate E400 for some Hybrids. 

And the hybrids will have to come here for maintence won't they? Might aswell bring the Volvo B7RLE MCV Evolution for 61

Not sure on the work don't see why they'd need too though. Arriva Leeds have a batch and I don't believe they come to the North East.

I believe EYMS / GNE are the same company now though but I'm not sure how closely knit it is in terms of being able to just swapping things. Most the 69 plates would be replaced for the 67 plates though mostly.

(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

Who's criticising GNE for taking buses (that actually were running in the first place) out of service.

Don't want to derail this into North Tyneside again but it's pretty common knowledge there's too many buses along the Coast Road, it's even been mentioned by Dan a few times. If there wasn't such a scrap fight along there and the fares were the price they actually should be then the money made off those routes could be used at GNE / Arriva to subsidise other routes that maybe aren't profitable in the evening and the mess that it is now might have never happened like the 19, 17, 81, 57 (Whitley to North Shields), 51 (Every 30 Mins Briardene area) which have all been butchered to pieces since the bus wars along there. That's the opposite argument.

I can't comment on the Southern depots (Arriva Darlington / Durham don't seem too clever) as it's not my area but GNE are providing the worst service out of the big 3 locally round here so they will get the most criticism from me at least and that's nothing to do with branding. I could criticise Ashington for it's poor buses but there's investment due very soon so it's not really the time and Blyth (my local depot) have very little lost work even known the fleet is getting on now so picking one board on the X7 is nitpicking.