(27 Dec 2019, 1:31 pm)Kuyoyo wrote Why? Easier to operate everything from Jesmond depot. Then driver changeovers are taking place at an official break location rather than requiring paid travelling time from Bedlington to Blyth to have their break.

Not to mention the cost of having two depots worth of supervisor and engineering staff on hand, even if only for a few hours each end of the day.

I also suspect the X10/X11 couldn't hold all of the passengers either. Keep it simple, don't complicate things by having unique service numbers on Boxing Day.

Opening one depot seems sensible.