Arriva North East

[kuyoyo]

RE: Arriva North East

(22/11/2012 10:26)Stevoj3026 Wrote:  

(22/11/2012 09:58)kuyoyo Wrote:  

(22/11/2012 08:42)Stevoj3026 Wrote:  From what I can remember Redcar was purpose built for when Stockton gets the purchase order served. So Redcar eventually will be the main depot for Redcar/Loftus/Middlesbrough/Stockton services.

Again, if that is the idea, then whoever came up with it plainly wasn't thinking of the Stockton area routes (6, 7/7a, 15). Running those light from Redcar all the way to Stockton every day would be a serious problem plus having to run driver shuttles to both Stockton and Middlesbrough all the time would be a nightmare. More likely, once Stockton depot is served its purchase order, a new site will have been found for a replacement depot to serve the Stockton/Middlesbrough.

True, as I said though I'm not 100% if that is the reason but I'm sure my uncle informed me of this when Redcar depot was getting built at Dotmanstown

So, this 'rumour' is about 10 years old. Probably been knocked on the head given the increasing cost of even just running a bus out of service.