Jesmond Depot
Jesmond Depot
(07 Feb 2022, 4:59 pm)Storx Aye totally agreed there, ngl the Arriva plans seem rather on the cheap so maybe they might move sometime in the longer term. Your right though that it probably won't happen. Add Bedlington to that list aswell, mind isn't the bus station basically all that was planned, bar it actually had buildings around it, supposedly a cinema etc but it's gone very quiet lately. Believe Home Bargains is being built now though?
(07 Feb 2022, 4:59 pm)Storx Aye totally agreed there, ngl the Arriva plans seem rather on the cheap so maybe they might move sometime in the longer term. Your right though that it probably won't happen. Add Bedlington to that list aswell, mind isn't the bus station basically all that was planned, bar it actually had buildings around it, supposedly a cinema etc but it's gone very quiet lately. Believe Home Bargains is being built now though?
(21 Feb 2022, 11:56 pm)lloyd647 Will drivers which are currently at Jesmond choose what preferred depot they want to go to.Blyth is the only option, and assuming an almost certain lack of volunteers the ones with the least time with the company will be forced to transfer (or more likely leave for one of the other operators).
(21 Feb 2022, 11:56 pm)lloyd647 Will drivers which are currently at Jesmond choose what preferred depot they want to go to.Blyth is the only option, and assuming an almost certain lack of volunteers the ones with the least time with the company will be forced to transfer (or more likely leave for one of the other operators).
(22 Feb 2022, 2:46 pm)Driver9*** Blyth is the only option, and assuming an almost certain lack of volunteers the ones with the least time with the company will be forced to transfer (or more likely leave for one of the other operators).There is a lot of room next to Siemens opposite the stagecoach depot behind the shopping park I think it could hold a lot more buses.
(22 Feb 2022, 2:46 pm)Driver9*** Blyth is the only option, and assuming an almost certain lack of volunteers the ones with the least time with the company will be forced to transfer (or more likely leave for one of the other operators).There is a lot of room next to Siemens opposite the stagecoach depot behind the shopping park I think it could hold a lot more buses.
What routes are run out of Jesmond?
43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 51/51A, 52, 53, 54, 55, 306, 308, 553, X7 I believe?
(20 Mar 2022, 10:04 pm)MurdnunoC Haven't you just answered your own question?
(20 Mar 2022, 10:04 pm)MurdnunoC Haven't you just answered your own question?
(20 May 2022, 7:10 pm)lloyd647 Is there any confirmation of where the new Jesmond depot will be and is there any chance of all jesmond services staying at the new depot if it's big enough.The plan was for the majority of services to transfer to Blyth but has been put on hold for a couple of reasons, firstly the mooted replacement depot for Jesmond is going to have more capacity than originally anticipated and secondly they did not want a mass exodus of drivers leaving the company due to the extra hassle/time of travelling to Blyth everyday.
(20 May 2022, 7:10 pm)lloyd647 Is there any confirmation of where the new Jesmond depot will be and is there any chance of all jesmond services staying at the new depot if it's big enough.The plan was for the majority of services to transfer to Blyth but has been put on hold for a couple of reasons, firstly the mooted replacement depot for Jesmond is going to have more capacity than originally anticipated and secondly they did not want a mass exodus of drivers leaving the company due to the extra hassle/time of travelling to Blyth everyday.
(20 May 2022, 9:03 pm)Driver9*** The plan was for the majority of services to transfer to Blyth but has been put on hold for a couple of reasons, firstly the mooted replacement depot for Jesmond is going to have more capacity than originally anticipated and secondly they did not want a mass exodus of drivers leaving the company due to the extra hassle/time of travelling to Blyth everyday.Its not like GNE would have any job openings for them, by the time they move GNE will only Operate the 21 every 60 mins
(20 May 2022, 9:03 pm)Driver9*** The plan was for the majority of services to transfer to Blyth but has been put on hold for a couple of reasons, firstly the mooted replacement depot for Jesmond is going to have more capacity than originally anticipated and secondly they did not want a mass exodus of drivers leaving the company due to the extra hassle/time of travelling to Blyth everyday.Its not like GNE would have any job openings for them, by the time they move GNE will only Operate the 21 every 60 mins
(20 May 2022, 7:10 pm)lloyd647 Is there any confirmation of where the new Jesmond depot will be and is there any chance of all jesmond services staying at the new depot if it's big enough.
(20 May 2022, 7:10 pm)lloyd647 Is there any confirmation of where the new Jesmond depot will be and is there any chance of all jesmond services staying at the new depot if it's big enough.
(21 May 2022, 7:31 am)RobinHood https://portal.newcastle.gov.uk/planning...&id=127251The planning application has been pending consideration for quite a while
As already mentioned, it will be just near to Chilli Rd Metro Station off Shields Road. Link above is the planning application.
Site plan shows space for 41 vehicles - which suggests around 36 or 37 PVR potential.
There is a document on there that shows Newcastle Run-Out, with 51 vehicles shown. 17 of these vehicles (mainly 306/52/53/54) are all marked with X (perhaps means they are not going to be there), leaving 34 vehicles not marked with X. Are these the services that are expected to be located here? Seems to add up with the space...
(21 May 2022, 7:31 am)RobinHood https://portal.newcastle.gov.uk/planning...&id=127251The planning application has been pending consideration for quite a while
As already mentioned, it will be just near to Chilli Rd Metro Station off Shields Road. Link above is the planning application.
Site plan shows space for 41 vehicles - which suggests around 36 or 37 PVR potential.
There is a document on there that shows Newcastle Run-Out, with 51 vehicles shown. 17 of these vehicles (mainly 306/52/53/54) are all marked with X (perhaps means they are not going to be there), leaving 34 vehicles not marked with X. Are these the services that are expected to be located here? Seems to add up with the space...
It looks like only 4 of the 8 306 boards are marked with an 'X'. Unless it's going to be a joint running with Blyth depot maybe for the 306 / 308?
If staying every 15 mins each, it looks like the new depot will run 4 boards with Blyth running the other 14. If going down to every 20 mins each (which I doubt given the way GNE are heading), it would be Blyth running 10 boards (as they do now for the 308) with the new depot running the other 4.
(21 May 2022, 7:31 am)RobinHood https://portal.newcastle.gov.uk/planning...&id=127251
As already mentioned, it will be just near to Chilli Rd Metro Station off Shields Road. Link above is the planning application.
Site plan shows space for 41 vehicles - which suggests around 36 or 37 PVR potential.
There is a document on there that shows Newcastle Run-Out, with 51 vehicles shown. 17 of these vehicles (mainly 306/52/53/54) are all marked with X (perhaps means they are not going to be there), leaving 34 vehicles not marked with X. Are these the services that are expected to be located here? Seems to add up with the space...
(21 May 2022, 7:31 am)RobinHood https://portal.newcastle.gov.uk/planning...&id=127251
As already mentioned, it will be just near to Chilli Rd Metro Station off Shields Road. Link above is the planning application.
Site plan shows space for 41 vehicles - which suggests around 36 or 37 PVR potential.
There is a document on there that shows Newcastle Run-Out, with 51 vehicles shown. 17 of these vehicles (mainly 306/52/53/54) are all marked with X (perhaps means they are not going to be there), leaving 34 vehicles not marked with X. Are these the services that are expected to be located here? Seems to add up with the space...
(20 May 2022, 9:08 pm)Unber43 Its not like GNE would have any job openings for them, by the time they move GNE will only Operate the 21 every 60 minsThe same GNE that had a front/back page recruitment advert in the Metro paper last week in addition daily adverts on local radio?
(20 May 2022, 9:08 pm)Unber43 Its not like GNE would have any job openings for them, by the time they move GNE will only Operate the 21 every 60 minsThe same GNE that had a front/back page recruitment advert in the Metro paper last week in addition daily adverts on local radio?
(23 May 2022, 4:01 pm)Driver9*** The same GNE that had a front/back page recruitment advert in the Metro paper last week in addition daily adverts on local radio?there was someone at Park Lane last week I think, with a advert of joining the company on this massive piece of what I think is cardboard and somone was just handing out leaflets
(23 May 2022, 4:01 pm)Driver9*** The same GNE that had a front/back page recruitment advert in the Metro paper last week in addition daily adverts on local radio?there was someone at Park Lane last week I think, with a advert of joining the company on this massive piece of what I think is cardboard and somone was just handing out leaflets
(23 May 2022, 5:12 pm)Unber43 there was someone at Park Lane last week I think, with a advert of joining the company on this massive piece of what I think is cardboard and somone was just handing out leafletshttps://excitementshewrote.tumblr.com/po...403584/amp
(23 May 2022, 5:12 pm)Unber43 there was someone at Park Lane last week I think, with a advert of joining the company on this massive piece of what I think is cardboard and somone was just handing out leafletshttps://excitementshewrote.tumblr.com/po...403584/amp
(21 May 2022, 9:50 am)peter The numbers certainly seem to add up on the Blyth end too. The depot plans there have space for 43 deckers and 15 singles. the 15 singles would presumably be the 13 Streetlites for the 52/53/54 + 2 spare (Jesmond currently have 14 Streetlites so maybe 1579 brought over from Durham?) and then the current Blyth services have a PVR of 32 with 31 DB300's there. So presumably a few E400's or cascaded vehicles will replace the Pulsars (1493/1501-5) for use on the 306 and as spares.
(21 May 2022, 9:50 am)peter The numbers certainly seem to add up on the Blyth end too. The depot plans there have space for 43 deckers and 15 singles. the 15 singles would presumably be the 13 Streetlites for the 52/53/54 + 2 spare (Jesmond currently have 14 Streetlites so maybe 1579 brought over from Durham?) and then the current Blyth services have a PVR of 32 with 31 DB300's there. So presumably a few E400's or cascaded vehicles will replace the Pulsars (1493/1501-5) for use on the 306 and as spares.
(23 May 2022, 5:56 pm)Storx One thing which is noticeable is the timings for the 306. It appears all the evening services are going to be ran by Blyth as the last bus is 21.xx
I'd imagine 1493/1501-1505 will go down South though to replace vehicles elsewhere rather than staying up here. Jesmond has enough Pulsars as it is.
Be interesting whether it'll be cascades or a new order though as Blyth's fleet is aging quite badly. If you done the X7/X8/X9 then that would leave enough DB300's for the X10/X11/306/308. 7601 -7608 have always been the X7/X8/X9 allocation since new pretty much so it would make sense to displace the oldest buses plus the 6 Pulsars.
(23 May 2022, 5:56 pm)Storx One thing which is noticeable is the timings for the 306. It appears all the evening services are going to be ran by Blyth as the last bus is 21.xx
I'd imagine 1493/1501-1505 will go down South though to replace vehicles elsewhere rather than staying up here. Jesmond has enough Pulsars as it is.
Be interesting whether it'll be cascades or a new order though as Blyth's fleet is aging quite badly. If you done the X7/X8/X9 then that would leave enough DB300's for the X10/X11/306/308. 7601 -7608 have always been the X7/X8/X9 allocation since new pretty much so it would make sense to displace the oldest buses plus the 6 Pulsars.
