(30 Oct 2022, 7:21 pm)N391OTY wrote Just been paying my last respects to Jesmond tonight. Front door open and 9 solos visible inside, as well as Streetlite 1582 in the works area. I'm guessing that the solos were used by Darlo drivers in the transfer of 2707-14 to Faverdale earlier today. Arriva vehicles at Stagecoach's Walkergate depot are parked in lines nearest the Metro tracks, so not easily visible from Shields Road.

For the record, the solos at Walkergate are 2816/20/23/30/32/36/38/39/46. Most of these have spent their working lives in Co Durham and Teesside, but 2816/46, at least, have been allocated to Jesmond before.

RIP Jesmond, I won't be sneaking in there to get bus numbers any more !

Not sure about that most of them are Durham based vehicles which got displaced by the 59 Plate Solo's (not sure they've moved yet) - they're all withdrawn though.

Wonder if that's been connected to the two Pulsar's seen heading South which are supposed to be at Blyth and they were shuttling the driver's who delivered them there.

Also sad to see one of the last pre regulation depots go, there's not many left now North of the Tyne especially since Blyth is getting demolished, CLS recently gone and Hexham converted to an outstation. Only really Slatyford and Percy Main left now North of the Tyne.