(04 Jan 2022, 12:32 am)mb134 wrote I have heard that, in addition to the 1/2 moving, the X10/11 could also be heading up to Ashington. That would free up around 16 buses from Blyth, I believe the current Blyth PVR is around 40 - so that would be down to 24. I'm not sure on Jesmond conventional PVR, but I'd be shocked if (excluding any miscellaneous boards and the 685) it was significantly more than 34?
Seems to build and open a new depot for as little as 34 buses, unless they're getting a grant of some sort from Newcastle CC for redeveloping a brownfield site in Walkergate and they have some plans for expansion.
When I first saw the article, I assumed they'd have taken the opportunity to merge Jesmond and Blyth into one depot, saving on the operating costs of two separate depots.