Hello all, newbie here.

I worked out of Jesmond for 20 years, going from pre privatisation to Arriva. The 2 best days of my working life were the day I started there and the day I left. I still know a few drivers that work there, although not many and it's nearly 20 years since I left.

I will be sorry to see it go but the building is in a sorry state, they haven't spent much on it over the years and the value of the land is worth way more than it's value as a bus depot.DB have been trying to sell Arriva for ages, makes good sense to strip out what remaining assets they have.

I live on the 43 route, it's my only bus to town, now 1 an hour in the evening to " improve reliability" yet the last time I used it, it didn't run. Meaning a full hour wait and hoping the next one wasn't cancelled.

They must have a different idea of " improved reliability" to me. I can't imagine moving services to Blyth and Ashington is going to help with reliability either.