(11 May 2024, 7:41 pm)Storx wrote I don't understand why any commercial operator would send buses to these, there's literally no positives since the people who turn up are all bus spotters mainly anyway. Stuff like this could be a PR disaster though.
If I owned a bus company, I'd be a bus spotters worse nightmare and would go out the way to not appeal to them. Stagecoach (mostly) and Arriva pretty much do that already and good on them.
I disagree with this sentiment. Any sort of community engagement can only be a positive in my eyes, it’s not just gricers that attend such events. In that respect I do feel it’s a bit of a missed opportunity in so much that operators don’t attend in a more official capacity.
Over the years, my kids’ school has had the police, fire brigade and mountain rescue all rock up at end of term events and the kids lap it up. Bit of education, blast the siren on a police car, try on a fireman’s helmet etc. Even now, my youngest still waves at a police car.