| An open day was held at Stagecoach London's Plumstead Garage on 30th October 2021, marking the 40th anniversary of the original opening of the facility. The garage was built to replace smaller premises at Plumstead and Abbey Wood, and was originally intended to be called Thamesmead. Although built on a large 'brown-field' site, the design has a curious footprint and internal layout. It is somewhat like a letter C, with buses entering at the bottom and leaving at the top. The middle of the 'C' is occupied by offices and five different engineering areas, of which four have pits to enable work on the underside of buses. This photo was taken at the most westerly point inside the garage, looking north-east towards the (out of sight) exits. An array of (mainly) preserved buses was on display in this area, while some service vehicle interest was provided by the presence of a Dynes recovery vehicle (more on which shortly). The 'wall' on the right is part of a long 'shed' containing two double-length pits, though the doors at each end were unfortunately closed. One benefit of the layout is presumably that most vehicle movements inside the garage are generally always 'one-way'. |
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30/10/2021 |
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Regular. An extra large copy of this photo is available. |
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14/11/2021 |
