(09 Mar 2022, 5:12 pm)Storx wrote That's not a quote that, it's just summarising by the Northern Echo. Only the bottom bit seems to be a quote and they've read it as that.I can see either the following happening:
Personally reading that it suggests there's plans which involves Chester Le Street's depot but not that particular that depot. There's been rumours of a Washington/Chester Le Street super depot for over a decade and it still wouldn't surprise if there's still not plans floating around for one. It's just a matter of time imo whether that's this year or 10 years time as both depots are old and both could be sold for a good sum no doubt paying for the new depot pretty much if it's somewhere like the rumoured Drum Ind. Estate.
Option 1 - New depot to replace Washington & Chester Le Street. 21 also operates out of that depot.
Option 2 - CLS closes with 21 to Riverside then rest split between Consett & Washington. Perhaps a bait room / drivers office opened somewhere in Chester Le Street.
Option 3 - CLS remains open but 21 moves to Riverside. In return, CLS get the 6 from Riverside (maybe interworking with the 25) & X30/X31 (if standalone from X70's by then) from Consett. The pitfall of this would obviously be remote changeovers needed at Stanley but at least the 6 could interwork with the 25 if the Stanley to Lanchester part was replaced by something else as well as the Langley Park to CLS part of the 25.