Diamond Bus North West

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RE: Diamond Bus North West

(16/07/2019 19:33)gilesbus1 Wrote:  Show me one example were a Super Depot has improved service? One example were a Super Depot has not declined traffic since it opened?

Sorry if this reply takes the page slightly off-topic,but a super-depot that does seem to have worked is Riverside in Newcastle (replaced 2 depots & took all the routes off a 3rd,with that being left open to do repaints)

Since that has opened:

- The Quaylink network has grown,merging it with the Orbit routes in Gateshead increased passenger numbers as well as extending the Q3 to Great Park at one end plus Wallsend at the other,again helping grow passenger numbers.

- Tyne Tees Express has continued to grow,with new links to a major retail park near Peterlee added fairly recently

- A Number of routes have seen new/refurbished routes plus simplified some networks (Blaydon > Newcastle Corridor being one example)

- Due to the bigger space in the depot,has allowed GNE to gain extra contract services (School routes plus Work services to Team Valley)

- More recently started operations on the Newcastle Open Top Tour (branded Toon Tour)


As someone else mentioned,Gilmoss in Liverpool could be classed as a super-depot for Stagecoach,with them bringing in a large number of deckers over the passed few years to replace Single deckers.