(19 Mar 2022, 8:20 pm)Adrian wrote It wouldn't really. The depot is only the other side of the Tyne Tunnel from Jarrow.
I could only see the 26 running out of Percy Main as a short term thing until Washington has enough staff. Otherwise you are burdening the vehicles on the 26 with the cost of Tyne Tunnel tolls, on top of the usual overheads.