Jesmond Depot
Jesmond Depot
(13 Aug 2022, 10:31 am)Storx I'm not too sure but I know in the spreadsheet the whole route is listed in the freedom of request awhile back but it's in 3 bits for some reason - https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/b...ng-1590909
8801 51 Benton Asda - Holystone - West Allotment - Shiremoor - Earsdon - Beaumont Park - Whitley Bay Monday - Sunday all day route extension
8802 51 Newcastle - Benton Asda - Holystone Daily daytime service
8802 51A Newcastle - Benton Asda - Holystone Daily daytime service
That's the details though pulled out.
(13 Aug 2022, 10:31 am)Storx I'm not too sure but I know in the spreadsheet the whole route is listed in the freedom of request awhile back but it's in 3 bits for some reason - https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/b...ng-1590909
8801 51 Benton Asda - Holystone - West Allotment - Shiremoor - Earsdon - Beaumont Park - Whitley Bay Monday - Sunday all day route extension
8802 51 Newcastle - Benton Asda - Holystone Daily daytime service
8802 51A Newcastle - Benton Asda - Holystone Daily daytime service
That's the details though pulled out.
(13 Aug 2022, 11:05 am)citaro5284 Which of course they did many yers ago.....Whitley Bay.
Clearly Arriva think they can operate their operations north of the Tyne with only 2 main depots with the outstation at Alnwick.
Just having a bit of a think and how many depots/outstations did Arriva/United use to have north of the Tyne - I am thinking Whitley Bay, Blyth, Ashington, Morpeth, Gallowgate, Hexham and Jesmond. Did they have a depot at Berwick or was that a bit of an outstation, think they had something around Wooler too?
(13 Aug 2022, 11:45 am)peter Part of me feels like at one time it ran commercially to Benton Asda and the stretch through to Whitley Bay was a deminimis extension where they fund the operator to extend a route (like GNE's 61 recently). Certainly in a FOI in 2016 the 51 is only partly secured. Perhaps at some point since then Arriva pulled out of running the Benton Asda stretch commercially and so that's now funded by Nexus too under a separate contract.
(13 Aug 2022, 11:05 am)citaro5284 Which of course they did many yers ago.....Whitley Bay.
Clearly Arriva think they can operate their operations north of the Tyne with only 2 main depots with the outstation at Alnwick.
Just having a bit of a think and how many depots/outstations did Arriva/United use to have north of the Tyne - I am thinking Whitley Bay, Blyth, Ashington, Morpeth, Gallowgate, Hexham and Jesmond. Did they have a depot at Berwick or was that a bit of an outstation, think they had something around Wooler too?
(13 Aug 2022, 11:45 am)peter Part of me feels like at one time it ran commercially to Benton Asda and the stretch through to Whitley Bay was a deminimis extension where they fund the operator to extend a route (like GNE's 61 recently). Certainly in a FOI in 2016 the 51 is only partly secured. Perhaps at some point since then Arriva pulled out of running the Benton Asda stretch commercially and so that's now funded by Nexus too under a separate contract.
Mod note: I've done some housekeeping on this thread.
So what is the future of the Jesmond depot following its closure by Arriva?
Quite a long history to Jesmond depot.
Without going off topic, are there any major implications for services? Could we see local routes like the 46/46A, 47, 55 etc withdrawn/transferred across to another operator?
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.
(28 Aug 2022, 4:57 pm)Little John 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.
(28 Aug 2022, 4:57 pm)Little John 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.
They don't own it anymore because it was sold a while back and part of the sale conditions were they could keep using it for a while. Of course Arriva/DB got the money from the sale.
New user here
I have a couple of questions:
1. Do we know who the depot has been sold to?
2. Are the staff at the depot happy with this move? Can't imagine the commute time being convenient at all
3. Do we know what is happening to the depot once it has closed at the end of October?
(07 Oct 2022, 2:15 pm)jessarnold003 New user here
I have a couple of questions:
1. Do we know who the depot has been sold to?
2. Are the staff at the depot happy with this move? Can't imagine the commute time being convenient at all
3. Do we know what is happening to the depot once it has closed at the end of October?
(07 Oct 2022, 2:15 pm)jessarnold003 New user here
I have a couple of questions:
1. Do we know who the depot has been sold to?
2. Are the staff at the depot happy with this move? Can't imagine the commute time being convenient at all
3. Do we know what is happening to the depot once it has closed at the end of October?
(07 Oct 2022, 2:15 pm)jessarnold003 New user hereAnswering Q1, the depot was actually sold back in 2016 I think. Arriva have simply leased it since then. They don't own the depot currently.
I have a couple of questions:
1. Do we know who the depot has been sold to?
2. Are the staff at the depot happy with this move? Can't imagine the commute time being convenient at all
3. Do we know what is happening to the depot once it has closed at the end of October?
(07 Oct 2022, 2:15 pm)jessarnold003 New user hereAnswering Q1, the depot was actually sold back in 2016 I think. Arriva have simply leased it since then. They don't own the depot currently.
I have a couple of questions:
1. Do we know who the depot has been sold to?
2. Are the staff at the depot happy with this move? Can't imagine the commute time being convenient at all
3. Do we know what is happening to the depot once it has closed at the end of October?
So where are the current Jesmond services going to then? Split between Ashington and Blyth?
(26 Oct 2022, 11:57 am)Driver9*** So where are the current Jesmond services going to then? Split between Ashington and Blyth?
(26 Oct 2022, 11:57 am)Driver9*** So where are the current Jesmond services going to then? Split between Ashington and Blyth?
(26 Oct 2022, 12:12 pm)Kuyoyo Nothing moving to Ashington as of this weekend as far as I'm aware - 47, 55, 553, 555 and 685 plus certain turns on the 51/52/53/54 and 306/308 along with the school boards will be worked out of Stagecoach's Walkergate depot for the foreseeable. Appears Blyth will take on the full 43/44/45 operation alongside the 306/308 (no idea if Blyth will also do the remaining 51/52/53/54 turns)
(26 Oct 2022, 12:12 pm)Kuyoyo Nothing moving to Ashington as of this weekend as far as I'm aware - 47, 55, 553, 555 and 685 plus certain turns on the 51/52/53/54 and 306/308 along with the school boards will be worked out of Stagecoach's Walkergate depot for the foreseeable. Appears Blyth will take on the full 43/44/45 operation alongside the 306/308 (no idea if Blyth will also do the remaining 51/52/53/54 turns)
(26 Oct 2022, 2:19 pm)topsweep1506 Yep were getting 34 buses at Walkergate depot from Arriva
Looks like they’ll run out of Jesmond on Sunday morning and all come back to Walkergate on the night
They’ve got some of there portacabins and things there now for there offices
(26 Oct 2022, 2:19 pm)topsweep1506 Yep were getting 34 buses at Walkergate depot from Arriva
Looks like they’ll run out of Jesmond on Sunday morning and all come back to Walkergate on the night
They’ve got some of there portacabins and things there now for there offices
Ashington, Blyth and Durham are handling maintenance. Arriva staff are not permitted into Stagecoach buildings, they're only authorised to use the two lanes allocated to them and the portacabins.
At the moment they're still using Jesmond depot for parking however this is about to change.
Some Arriva buses have already arrived at Walkergate. Blyth now have use of a yard behind Mecca Bingo which is staging quite a few buses too.
(26 Oct 2022, 7:39 pm)omnicity4659 Ashington, Blyth and Durham are handling maintenance. Arriva staff are not permitted into Stagecoach buildings, they're only authorised to use the two lanes allocated to them and the portacabins.
At the moment they're still using Jesmond depot for parking however this is about to change.
Some Arriva buses have already arrived at Walkergate. Blyth now have use of a yard behind Mecca Bingo which is staging quite a few buses too.
(26 Oct 2022, 7:39 pm)omnicity4659 Ashington, Blyth and Durham are handling maintenance. Arriva staff are not permitted into Stagecoach buildings, they're only authorised to use the two lanes allocated to them and the portacabins.
At the moment they're still using Jesmond depot for parking however this is about to change.
Some Arriva buses have already arrived at Walkergate. Blyth now have use of a yard behind Mecca Bingo which is staging quite a few buses too.
(26 Oct 2022, 9:22 pm)topsweep1506 Yep what he said except theres no arriva buses here yet
(26 Oct 2022, 9:22 pm)topsweep1506 Yep what he said except theres no arriva buses here yet
