(26 Jan 2025, 10:38 am)L469 YVK wrote The thing is if GNE operate them in areas and on routes where they have a monopoly, they're most likely to get bad press. Whereas if they run them on the 307 & 309, they're pretty easy services and GNE also have Arriva to bail them out on the 306 & 308 in most parts so not as noticeable to the public.
Saying that however, I don't think NECA would be happy with GNE allocating unreliable vehicles on an enhanced partnership agreement corridor, neither would Arriva be if they made an effort (when the Gemini 2's are eventually replaced) and got hammered timekeeping wise having to carry GNE's loads.
Wouldn't surprise me, if they went on the 307/309.
We're at the point where in the next couple of years, where GNE will need to look at replacing the 100? buses, which arrived in 2013.
No doubt, they'll not be though because the top people at Go Ahead will be focusing on London and Manchester which will get the new buses and we'll get more 2nd hand rubbish.