Glenvale Transport

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RE: GTL
GTL did give it a good go though, they took what they could and they attacked in all sort of directions.

GTL were big on fleet replacement, they were one of the first operators on merseyside to use LED displays in their Volvo B6/Dennis Dart stock, as well as buses like the metroline darts, the ensign paladins and the stagecoach B6's and Darts came en mass! When stagecoach did finally take over, only 3 metrobuses remained in the fleet at that point.
Some of these buses were under 10 years old themselves at the time of purchase, all under 15.

I think they just got too big too quickly, but in a sence, they needed to with arriva creating routes such as the 20. They hit back with routes like the 81 and 361 but ran into difficulties regarless, very few would dare attempt that nowheredays! They were probably the last of the "proper" independents on Merseyside to say the least!
GTL buses that became perminant stagecoach fleet buses in other fleets, and gilmoss were at the time:
- Optare Solo's
- Leyland titans
- Alexander Striders
- Plaxton Paladins both CMT and GTL ones (L119HHV has only recently been stored)
- Marshall Capitals
- Volvo Renowns and Liberators
- Volvo Endurances

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