(4 hours ago)Storx wrote I'd rather have Gateshead Taxis running the service over Arriva or GoNorthEast.
Their buses are newer, the drivers are friendly and they actually run their services because the bus isn't sitting in a lay-by, if they have one at all.
Friendly drivers on GCT. You must have got lucky. Times I've used GCT I've found them incredibly unprofessional and their driving standards close to dangerous.