(12 Aug 2022, 6:19 pm)mb134 wrote Some are planned to be moving to Ashington I think. Goes along with the near constant rumours that they're looking to expand that depot into the wasteland to the west of the current site.

Yeah that makes sense. Only thing is with a max number of 58 buses at Blyth according to the plans it's awkward as to what could move there. If they did the 306 and 52/53/54 that would be a PVR of 53. At one point it was rumoured the X10/X11 would move to Ashington but who knows.

Part of me thinks they could even split up the current interworkings. Perhaps have the 43, 52/53 go Ashington and the 44/45, 54 and 306 go to Blyth? Will have to wait and see I suppose.

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(12 Aug 2022, 6:56 pm)Jimmi wrote Arriva bus depot to close in October with staff to move to sites in Northumberland and Durham: https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/nor...r-24745636

Seems as though everything's going to be a bit up in the air until March 2023, presumably so they can sort out Ashington and Blyth to accommodate everything