Glenvale Transport

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RE: GTL

(08/04/2013 10:14)MTL0201 Wrote:  

(05/03/2013 14:15)Vincent Vega Wrote:  

(16/12/2012 11:09)Raawwwrrr! Wrote:  GTL did give it a good go though, they took what they could and they attacked in all sort of directions.

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Lets face it, There was very little else GTL had that they were able to sell on, with the acceptions of a few escaped titans, darts, and B6's

That's just a load of hot air, GTL the last "proper" independent? so yeah no ambition and their staff robbing basically any income possible, yeah okay "proper" crap is more like it . Proper independents are companies like HTL.

Seem to remember GTL had a quarter of their fleet ordered off the Road, because they were so unroadworthy, so GTL brought in second hand B6s from Stagecoach as replacements which were completely inadequate for the routes they went on. The new buses GTL had were ones from CMT when they brought CMT. GTL had the feel & look of cowboy operator until Stagecoach brought GTL[& i'm not af fanboy of any operator, just saying it as i see it].

That's what I thought as well, as well as B6's some unrefurbished titans that were also on their last legs were also brought in. Remember as well as when GTL took over they were handed all those ancient metrobuses from Arriva that were working down south as well. When stagecoch took over, they found some newer buses in bits that GTL couldnt afford to repair, Stagecoach of course rebulit them. To be fair though, the B6' that were seen as inadequate were replaced by darts that were equally inadequate for some of the routes they operated. Stagecoach though have done a fine job overall.