My reply to this post from May 31st, the May thread is now closed: "Looking through the depot allocations I notice that there were depots located at Consett and Blackhill. A friend and I were actually discussing the old depot at Consett last week. According to my friend, the old Consett depot was located at the end of Sherburn Terrace approximately where Croxdale Autocentre and Ash Grove are now. No reason to doubt him, but is this true? Also, do you know where the Blackhill depot was located? "
1. As far as I can remember, Croxdale Autocentre seems to be built on the same site as where the Northern Consett garage was.
2. Blackhill depot (ex Venture Transport) was situated on Back Park Road at Blackhill. To reach it, you went down the hill from Consett along Park Road then turned left near where the 45 service makes a right turn into Derwent Street. The area has changed a lot since the depot closed in the early 1980's. It didn't last long once the steel works was closed in 1980(?).
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - June 2015