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| Dollis Hill Offices Dollis Hill Offices, Edgware Road, Cricklewood, NW2 6JP | Damon | Sun 12/01/2014, 17:40 |
| Dollis Hill Offices Initially thought to be Dollis Hill Station, it is now believed that this name related to the offices at Cricklewood Bus Garage. For example, it was 'home' to trade plates for 'C' Division in the mid-1960s. As such the code has been changed from DHS to DHO | Thomas Young | Sun 12/01/2014, 00:57 |
| Chiswick (Stamford Brook) Garage Pre-World War 2 and beginnings. 88 Chiswick High Road (later renumbered 72) started was an orchard before 1878 when the site was purchased by the Southall, Ealing and Shepherd's Bush Tram Railway Co. Ltd. who had been running trams along the Uxbridge Road since 1874. Opened as a three track shed and stables (170 horses) by the West Metropolitan Tramways Company (sucessor to S.E.& S.B.T.R.C.) at commencement of their operations on 24/6/1883. Passed to the London United Tramways 19/7/1894. Four-track shed addded 1895/6. Rebuilt for electrification 1898/9 when the buildings we're all familiar with today were constructed. The L.U.T, had its head office here in buildings along the west side of the entrance from Chiswick High Road. The site also included a tram works in the North East corner accessed by a traverser from the back of the running shed. The works was requisitoned for war use (producing munitions) 07/1915 - 25/06/1918 during which time trams were sent to the M.E.T. Hendon works (site of Hendon tram shed/Colindale trolleybus depot) for attention instead. Passed to the London County Council together with lines in the Borough of Hammersmith from 2/5/1922. The L.U.T. then rented car shed number two and the plus the workshops from the L.C.C. until 24/03/1932. Then passed to the newly formed London Passenger Transport Board from 1/7/1933. Ceased running trams from 5/5/1932 and used as a store for withdrawn trams. Then ran motor bus route 30 from 17/7/1935 until 11/2/1936 while Chelverton Road (AF) was being rebuilt. Buses carried the code ''CK'' during this period. Then ran trolleybuses for a few weeks in 1937 while Hammersmith Depot (HB) was being made ready. A simple loop of overhead was installed for this. During World War 2 site was used for body overhauls as Chiswick Works was short of capacity because it was part of the aircraft production also going on at Aldenham at the time. This activity ceased here in October 1946 as Chiswick Works resumed full capacity. It is also reported that buses and bus bodies were stored here during the war years. Note: Edited by Damon, 12/01/14, 19:27. | Damon | Sat 11/01/2014, 23:37 |
| Croydon Food Production Centre Opened 23/10/1950. | Damon | Mon 06/01/2014, 21:22 |
| Victoria Coach Station Basement L.R.T. took over Victoria Coach Station during May 1988. At the same time London Buses Ltd moved out of Broadway and other offices to concentrate on 172 Buckingham Palace Road. The transfer/sale included the British Airways-let premises across the road and former Samuelson's Eccleston Garage in use by Kentish Bus at the time. | Damon | Sun 05/01/2014, 20:38 |
| Buckingham Palace Road L.R.T. took over Victoria Coach Station during May 1988. At the same time London Buses Ltd moved out of Broadway and other offices to concentrate on 172 Buckingham Palace Road. The transfer/sale included the British Airways-let premises across the road and former Samuelson's Eccleston Garage in use by Kentish Bus at the time. | Damon | Sun 05/01/2014, 20:38 |
| Orpington Garage Moved from Unit 17 to Unit 5 in early 1988 and were already in Unit 20 by then (apparently). Note: Edited by Damon, 06/01/14, 00:13. | Damon | Sun 05/01/2014, 20:33 |
| Kingston Cromwell Road Bus Stn The other bus station in Fairfield Road opened on 9/1/1988 although was used by Northbound route 71 from 12/12/1987. Built on the site of a cattle market. Note: Edited by Damon, 29/01/14, 00:56. | Damon | Sun 05/01/2014, 20:32 |
| Walthamstow Bus Station The current bus station opened in October 1987. | Damon | Sun 05/01/2014, 20:30 |
| Effra Road, Brixton Gibson Ticket machine servicing moved here from Old kent Road in 1957 apparently. There were 17,000 Gibsons in use with London Transport. | Damon | Sun 05/01/2014, 20:28 |
| Aldenham Works Closure came on 15th November 1986 under the ownership of London Regional Transport. Most work was transferred to a re-organised and scaled down Chiswick Works including the production of bus blinds. The works complex was demolished during 1996. | Damon | Sun 05/01/2014, 20:16 |
| Aldenham Works Aldenham Bus Overhaul Works A decision was later made to turn Aldenham into the major bus works we now remember and work started in 1952 being largely complete in 1955 with an official opeening in 1956. The opening of the new Aldenham works went hand in hand with a major re-orgaisation at Chiswick as the two sites now had their own roles. The new works was an enormous place with the long ''High Bay'' as it was known being some 300 yards long and about 50 feet high alllowing bus bodies to be lifted and moved around high up in the air. The site never reached its full capacity because London's bus services went into decline shortly after it opened. During 1964(?) about a third of the rear of the site was leased to Leyland Vehicles and became a spares and service depot for both Leyland and AEC. | Damon | Sun 05/01/2014, 20:07 |
| Aldenham Works Initital Post-war use Aldenham did not actually pass into L.T.B. ownership until 28/04/1948. It was however used to store new RT chassis awaiting bodying from July 1947. It was first used for bus repair from 24/03/1948 (date the first buses arrived) and accident repairs were transferred to Aldenham followed by overhaul of Lowbridge buses and then the TF class. Then the overhauls of the service fleet were taken over followed by acceptance, preparation and licensing of new buses (and service vehicles?). After that fare tables, blinds and ancilliary equipmmnt were produced at Aldenham. Also from 1948 the SRT conversion programme was started there but this ended in 1950. It was further adapted for bus use during 1949 which was still before the decision was made to abandon the Northern Line extension and Aldenham's original intended purpose. Once the abandonment decision was made in late 1949 there was doubt as to whether the new Green Belt legislation would allow Aldenham to have a permanent industrial use. During 1950 RT overhauls were begun at Aldenham. | Damon | Sun 05/01/2014, 20:01 |
| Works After the end of its war use in 1945 Aldenham was first adapted for bus use in 1949. This actually just BEFORE the decision was made to abandon the Bushey extension of the Northern Line. From what I can tell it then became the receiving point for all new road vehicles. | Damon | Sun 05/01/2014, 19:51 |
| Works From about 1960 'Works' started appearing on LT documents as a location for vehicle movements. It is thought to refer to Aldenham but until this can be proven, the allocations are being entered as they appear in the documents. | Thomas Young | Sun 05/01/2014, 19:31 |
| Aldenham Works Construction and war use Construction of the Aldenham Depot for the Northern Line Extensions of the Underground was started during 1939 and continued into 1940. The outbreak of war in 1939 then lead to the postponement of the extensions. De Havilland then began preparing the almost completed cleaning shed for the production of fuselage sections for their Mosquito aircraft. It was then decided to complete the maintenance shed for partial use by the London Aircraft Production Group to produce components for the Handley Page Halifax bomber. These components were then built into complete aircraft at the nearby Leavesden Airfield in Watford. The L.A.P.G. was a consortium of the L.P.T.B and London based companies Duple Bodies and Motors of Hendon, Express Motors and Body Works of Enfield, Park Royal Coachworks, and Chrysler Motors of Kew. Later on Napiers Limited of Acton moved into the remaining part of the maintenance shed where they carried out work on their Sabre engines. All works on the site ceased during 1945 with the site vacated by the Autumn. We have this war use to thank for the buildings being completed as they were. Apparently bricks bought for the railway viaducts were used to construct some of the buildings at Aldenham. | Damon | Sun 05/01/2014, 18:57 |
| Bus Engineering Ltd The company Bus Engineering Limited was initially set up by London Regional Transport in order to set up the activties at Chiswick Works and Aldenham Works for privatisation. Bus Engineering Limited sold by LRT to Frontsource 13/01/1988. Frontsource had already bought nine other bus engineering works at that stage. The sale included the ticket machine works at Effra Road which was closed. LRT sold the Chiswick Works site separately for redevelopment although BEL retained a lease on part of the site which was nearest to the Bollo Lane entrance which became the only entrance. Frontsource were in receivership by 1989 and in 1991 the company was sold to Bus Engineering Group. This also went into receivership and became B.E.L. (subtle difference in title with full stops). In 9/1989 B.E.L. relocated to a site at Salter Street at the end of Hythe Road off Scrubs Lane near Willesden Junction. By early 1993 the last remanant of the long established activities at both Chiswick and Aldenham finally shut down. R.I.P. | Damon | Fri 03/01/2014, 21:44 |
| Rye Lane Garage Started life as a horse tram depot with the London Tramways Company 29/1/1872. Passed to the London County Council Tramways from 1/1/1899. Running electric trams from 24/1/1904 until 1906 when it became a workshop and a garage for the road vehicle fleet (service vehicles). This was brief as the site was requistioned for war use from 1914 to 1919. After the war it was used a a permanent way depot and resumed its role as a road vehicle garage. In 1922 it was used to assemble E1 tramcars 1727-1776. After this it becaame a workshop for the L.C.C.'s electrical department. Under the L.P.T.B. the site was used as the main permanent way depot for the south division of the tramways. During 1950 the site was vacated for rebuilding into a bus garage and the permanent way depot took up temporary accomodation on a site in front of the bus garage in Bowles Road (P) until the end of London's tram in July 1952. Although it became a motor bus garage it was originally plannned for it to be Trolleybus Depot to replace Abbey Wood Tram Shed. After rebuilding the new bus garage opened 06/01/1952 and closed 22/03/1969. After closure the building survived intact for many years before eventaul demolition. Note: Edited by Damon, 03/01/14, 21:30. | Damon | Fri 03/01/2014, 21:00 |
| Amersham Garage The original Amersham & District Motor Bus & Haulage Co. garage was next door and is still extant today. It was in operation from 17/07/1919 until 13/08/1935 when the new Amersham (sort of) replaced it. However the original garage remained in use with L.T. until the 1950's and the new garage was more of an add-on than a replecement. The new garage closed 02/12/1989 and was demolished and replaced by one of Mr Tesco's little shops. Amersham buses originally carried the logical code ''AM'' until confusion with Plumstead meant it was reversed to become ''MA''. It has been suggested that they simply turned the garage plates around at the time. | Damon | Fri 03/01/2014, 20:57 |
| Amersham Garage The Broadway, Amersham, Bucks. | Damon | Fri 03/01/2014, 20:48 |
| Alperton Garage Ealing Road, Alperton, Middx. HA0 4LL | Damon | Fri 03/01/2014, 20:47 |
| Long Acre, Covent Garden 15/17 Long Acre WC2E 9LQ. Chief Electrical Engineer's Head Office by 1979-1985?? Underground Ticketing System Project LUL 1985-1989? This is the former Wadham's publishing Building. L.T. took a lease in 1978 with staff moving from leased offices at 263A Regent Street. It originally housed the Cable and Lighting department and HT Mains department brought together under a re-organisation. Later housed architects and Fire Engineers who moved over the road from 140 Long Acre. This location housed an underground garage with room for about a dozen vans but not tall enough for a Transit. It was occupied until 1994 when staff moved out to 30 South Collonade, Canary Wharf. | Damon | Wed 01/01/2014, 22:17 |
| Long Acre, Covent Garden 139 Long Acre, WC2E 9AD. Electrical Engineer's New Works Office by 1966. Electrical Engineer's Substation Offices by 1966. Power and Electrical Engineering Offices LT by 1991-1996. Power Supply Divison Offices LRT by 1997. This is the site of a traction sub-station for the Underground built in 1934-37 and progressively the Electrical Control Rooms for the entire Underground. Between 1990-1998 offoce space was occupied by electrical engineering staff and management. 1998 saw the start of the PFI contract. The complex also includes Stringfellows and The Sussex pub. The loading bay on St Martin's Lane was often home to a service vehicle for many years. | Damon | Wed 01/01/2014, 18:53 |
| Southampton Row, Holborn I'm told this is known as Baptist Church House. | Damon | Wed 01/01/2014, 18:36 |
| Pelham Street, South Kensington Griffin Rooms, 49 Pelham Street, SW7 2NJ. LT (South Kensington) (Dining) Club Ltd. Pretsige Project LRT by 1998. Piccadilly Line Offices by 1994-1997. | Damon | Wed 01/01/2014, 18:33 |
| Mansion House Mansion House Station Chambers, 38 Cannon Street, EC2 6JD. Central Division Offices (operating) - Central Buses by 1964-1979. Police Information Room (sub-divsion) by 1986-1989. | Damon | Wed 01/01/2014, 18:25 |
| Dollis Hill Offices Offices at Cricklewood Garage (W) have housed many functions over many years and are usually referred to as Dollis Hill. The garage has also been referred to as Dollis Hill. I wonder if the two locations get confused sometimes? One to be careful of. | Damon | Wed 01/01/2014, 18:20 |
| Clapham Garage Museum of British Transport 1961 to 1973. | Damon | Wed 01/01/2014, 18:15 |
| Aldgate Bus Station Until a rebuild in 1938 this was known as ''Aldgate lay-by''. | Damon | Wed 01/01/2014, 18:05 |
| Acton Town, Frank Pick House Frank Pick House, Bollo Lane, Acton, W3 8RP | Damon | Wed 01/01/2014, 01:43 |
| Alperton Garage Opened 7/6/1939 this is the only Central Area garage opened by the London Passenger Transport Board that still survives. It was extended during 1978 into an dajacent building previously used by the Lifts & Escalators Department who moved out to a part of Poplar Garage (PR) and to Leicester Square. | Damon | Tue 31/12/2013, 16:08 |
| Acton Tram Depot There was a bus garage not very far down the road on the site currently occupied by the Police Station. The L.G.O.C. garage was in Steyne Road and had the former horse bus code ''A'' until the re-coding of 1911 when it became ''E''. It was a motor bus garage from 19/2/1906 until 17/3/1915. Then 1918 to 30/5/1921 and again 5/7/1922 to 17/3/1925. It then bacame ''CA'' from 3/8/1923 until 30/4/1928 and housed the Cambrian fleet until 22/2/1926 which then moved to Southall (HW) but continued to carry the code ''CA''. Confused? So am I. | Damon | Tue 31/12/2013, 15:54 |
| Grays Garage Buses from Argent Street (GA) used garage plates with ''GY'' on them that were painted red apparently. | Damon | Tue 31/12/2013, 15:45 |
| Poplar Garage Lift & Escalators had a store here at one time having moved from their site at Alperton which was then used as an extension to Alperton garage (ON). | Damon | Tue 31/12/2013, 15:44 |
| Poplar Garage It appears that a horse bus stables of the London General Omnibus Company occupied a part of this site. Opened by 24/6/1874 with horse bus code ''S'' operating horses until 14/12/1906. Housed Clarkson Steam Buses from 22/10/1906 until 2/5/1907 and appears have re-opened 24/6/1907 to 11/1911. The code ''S'' was also used on the steam/motor buses. The London County Council opened an electric tram car shed here from 15/12/1906 using a site transferred from the education department. This was extended from the end of 1911, presumably onto the L.G.O.C. site. There was a large permanent way depot at the rear of the site which was later built over when the shed was extended to house Trolleybuses which ran from 9/6/1940. From 11/11/1959 Poplar became a bus garage running Routemasters. The garage finally closed 2/11/1985 and the building is still standing today. There have been mutterings about re-opening this huge garage but it remains closed. Note: Edited by Damon, 31/12/13, 15:43. | Damon | Tue 31/12/2013, 14:33 |
| Manor House North Metropolitan Tramways horse tram depot from 1899 then Metropolitan Electric Tramways Company 26/11/1902 until 21/7/1904. Permanent way department moved in during 1903 and used as a store for overhead electric equipment. Building maintenance department moved in during 1906 and single track into depot relaid as siding for ticket punch cars. North Met EPS moved in during 1909. Then used by MET and sister companies' traffic and engineering departments. | Damon | Tue 31/12/2013, 14:14 |
| Manor House NE Divisional Offices (CRS) until 1961. East Divisional Offices (CRS-operating) by 1961. B'' Divisional Offices (CRS-engineering) by 1961-1976. East Divisional Offices (engineering) by 1976 Electrical Distribution Centre (Trolleybuses). LT (CRS) Employees' Friendly Society until 1962. Medical Centre by 1957?-1986? Electrical Equipment Engineer by 1966. Divisional Catering Office (East) by 1964. Divisional Welfare Office (NE) by 1974. Leaside District Offices (Buses) by 1980. Permanent Way Divisional Office by 1985-1987. Recruitment Centre by 1982???-1985. Registered Office, Leaside Bus Company Ltd by 1990, then moved out to Wood Green Garage during 1993. Note: Edited by Damon, 05/01/14, 23:16. | Damon | Tue 31/12/2013, 14:01 |
| Baker Street Station 200-202 Baker Street, NW1 5RZ. Lost Property Office. | Damon | Sun 29/12/2013, 13:07 |
| Baker Street Station Station Approach, Marylebone Road, NW1 5LD. Recruitment Centre LT by 1986. Now Wetherspoon's ''Metropolitan Bar''. | Damon | Sun 29/12/2013, 13:06 |
| Baker Street Station Baker Street, Selbie House offices, 13 Allsop Place, Baker Street, NW1 5LJ. LT Benevolent Fund by 1962-1982. LT CRS Employees Friendly Society by 1962-1982. LT CBC Employees Friendly Society by 1962. LT Railways Friendly Society by 1962-1982. Audit Office (External Audit) by 1972. Permanent Way Office by 1977-1983. Revenue Control LT by 1977. Medical Centre (HQ & NW divisional office) by 1985-1986. Police Information Room (North sub-division) by 1966-1970. Police Information Room (sub-division) by 1986. | Damon | Sun 29/12/2013, 13:04 |
| Baker Street Station 210/212 Baker Street, NW1 5RT. Substation Centre by 1958-1965? Canteen Training Centre (Welfare) by 1957-1976. ''A'' Division offices - railways by 1961-1972. Divisional Offices - Met & Bakerloo by 1972-1989. Divisional Offices - Central Line by 1977-1989. Bakerloo Line Offices by 1990. Central Line Offices LUL by 1990-1991. Jubilee Line Offices LUL by 1990-1993. East London Line Offices LUL by 1992-1993. Metropolitan Line Offices LUL by 1990. Traffic Controllers (Central Line) LUL -1991. Underground Ticketing system Operations Command LUL by 1990. Computer Manager LT by 1965 - 1969. Computer Centre LT by 1970. Abbey District Offices (Buses) LT by 1980-1986. Traffic Controllers (Buses) LT 1979 -1985. Traffic Controllers(LBL)1985-? | Damon | Sun 29/12/2013, 13:01 |
| Euston, Cobourg Street ''B'' Divsion Offices (railways) by 1969-1972. Traffic Controllers (railways) Victoria & Northern lines by 1969. Divisional Offices - Northern & Victoria by 1972-1989. Northern Line Offices by 1990-1992. | Damon | Sun 29/12/2013, 12:54 |
| Euston, Cobourg Street 72 Euston Street NW1 2HA | Damon | Sun 29/12/2013, 12:53 |
| Athol Street (Poplar) Garage The 'Aberfeldy' canteen (a precursor of future canteens) was sited on East India Dock Road to the west of Aberfeldy Street and served crews from PR and terminating buses at Blackwall Tunnel. It did not last long, as buses terminating were reduced and use subsequently fell. It was abandoned and in ruins for some years before being demolished. Photos of the 'Aberfeldy' can be found in the LTM collection 1998/51903 1998/51899 1998/47608 | Ray | Sun 22/12/2013, 21:53 |
| Athol Street (Poplar) Garage This site started out in horse-drawn days. There was a tram depot for the North Metropolitan Tramways Co. 9/9/1872. Passed to the L.C.C. from 1/4/1906. Closed to trams 31/7/1909. The L.G.O.C. also had two yards at this site. From around 24/6/1866 to 8/12/1908 and another larger yard from 10/1877. Motor buses started from 1/7/1907. The garage originally had the code ''S'' which dated from horse bus days and was re-coded to the more familiar ''C'' in 1911. Finally closed 9/5/1961. A canteen was constructed in nearby Aberfeldy Street (so I'm told) as crews continued to take breaks at this location. | Damon | Sun 22/12/2013, 20:21 |
| Aldenham Works LT also had a hostel and a sports ground at Aldenham. | Damon | Sun 22/12/2013, 20:01 |
| Aldenham Works Elstree Hill South, Boreham Wood, Herts WD6 3BN | Damon | Sun 22/12/2013, 19:58 |
| AEC Works, Southall Windmill Lane, Southall, Middlesex | Damon | Sun 22/12/2013, 19:58 |
| Acton Town, Bollo House 270/320 Bollo Lane, Acton W3 8QY. Chief Signal engineer's Office by 1965-1980. Office of Director of Signal Engineering 1981. Office of Director of Signal Engineering and Chief Electrical Engineer 1982. Office of Director of Signal and Electrical Engineering by 1983-1985. Principal Signal and Electrical Engineer 1986-???? | Damon | Sun 22/12/2013, 19:57 |
| Acton Works 123 Gunnersbury Lane, W3 8JR. Engineering Apprentice Training Centre by 1976. | Damon | Sun 22/12/2013, 19:55 |
| Tower Hill Sub-station Listed as Sub-Station 1982-1984. Then as Electrical Engineers department in 1985 but surely the same thing? | Damon | Sun 22/12/2013, 19:39 |
| Heathrow Airport Station Listed as ''Engineering works'' in 1984. | Damon | Sun 22/12/2013, 19:03 |
| Hammersmith, Butterwick Butterwick, W6 Works & Buildings Plumbers Section by 1966. 33 Hammersmith Broadway W6 8AB. Works & Buildings Western Area Office by 1978. Listed as Works & Buildings 1982-1985 | Damon | Sun 22/12/2013, 18:59 |
| Grays Inn Road Listed as Publicity Department in 1982 | Damon | Sun 22/12/2013, 18:58 |
| Broadway, Westminster Broadway Buildings. Listed as 55 Broadway or as 50-64 Broadway. Chelsea/Hackney Line Project Team by 1991-1993. Crossrail Project Team by 1991-1992. London Transport Catering by 1991. Professional Services Group (LUL) by 1991. Project Management Services LUL by 1993. Tendered Bus Division LBL by 1992. The Chief Engineer LUL by 1993-1994. | Damon | Sun 22/12/2013, 18:49 |
| Broadway, Westminster 55 Broadway SW1H 0BD. Central Police Control. Traffic Enquiry Office. Traffic Controllers (railways) HQ control by 1966. Central Welfare Office by 1973. LRT Pension Fund LRT by 1990. LT Counselling and Advisory Services by 1992. Unit for Disabled Passengers LRT by 1993-1995. Employee Assistance LRT by 1995. LT Archivist LRT by 1995. District Line Offices LUL by 1996. Network Control Centre LUL by 1996. | Damon | Sun 22/12/2013, 18:47 |
| Broadway, Westminster Works & Buildings listed here 1982. | Damon | Sun 22/12/2013, 18:45 |
| Addlestone Garage From 28/11/1932 to 23/6/1936 space was rented at the Hoyal Works in Hamm Moor Lane and used as a garage. The code WY was allocated. Prior to that space was rented at Weymann's works in Station Road, Addlestone from 11/10/1930. During 1933 buses were transferred in from the former garage at Walton Road, Woking (31/5/1931 - 16/5/1933) which was an East Surrey Traction Company premises. Walton Road had replaced another garge at Woking, St Johns (14/1/1931 - 30/5/1931) which was formerley with Woking & District. | Damon | Sun 22/12/2013, 18:29 |
| Addlestone Garage Station Road, Addlestone. Opened by the L.P.T.B. on 24/6/1936.. Replaced the rented accommodation in Hoyal's Yard. Later pased to London Country Bus Servies Ltd. from 1/1/1970. Then to London Country (South West). Closed 25/7/1997. | Damon | Sun 22/12/2013, 18:15 |
| Abbey Wood Garage 165 Abbey Wood Road SE2 9DZ. Opened as an electric tram shed by the L.C.C. on 23/7/1910. Enlarged in 1914. Passed to the L.P.T.B. on 1/7/1933. Converted to motor bus operation from 6/7/1952 and allocated the code ''AW''. Closed on 30/10/1981 and replaced by the new Plumstead (PD) from the following day. Since demolished and replaced with houses and flats. Some of the garage walls still stand as a perimeter to the site. | Damon | Sun 22/12/2013, 18:11 |
| Stockwell Garage Stockwell Garage was responsible for major repairs on service vehicles for many years. This is now a listed building and I believe they are on the naughty list as they've removed the original blue doors from the entrances. I believe the doors themselves are part of the listing. It was originally planned to be a Trolleybus Depot before Mr Hitler interferred and Trolleybuses fell out of favour after the war. Note: Edited by Damon, 03/01/14, 20:59. | Damon | Sun 22/12/2013, 18:01 |
| Walthamstow Garage Publicity Department by 1985 | Damon | Sun 22/12/2013, 17:55 |
| Stamford Brook Garage Publicity Department by 1985 | Damon | Sun 22/12/2013, 17:55 |
| Stockwell Garage Publicity Department by 1985 | Damon | Sun 22/12/2013, 17:54 |
| White City Depot Training School and Cleaning Services by 1982-1985. Note: Edited by Damon, 22/12/13, 19:42. | Damon | Sun 22/12/2013, 17:52 |
| Willesden Green Station Walm Lane. Listed as Works & Buildings in 1985 | Damon | Sun 22/12/2013, 17:50 |
| Whitechapel Station Signals Department by 1982-1985. Note: Edited by Damon, 22/12/13, 19:42. | Damon | Sun 22/12/2013, 17:49 |
| Wood Lane Electrical Engineers Workshops by 1982-1985 Note: Edited by Damon, 22/12/13, 19:43. | Damon | Sun 22/12/2013, 17:49 |
| Vauxhall Bond Way, Vauxhall, SW8 Divisional Catering Office (South) 1964-66 | Damon | Sun 22/12/2013, 17:44 |
| Vauxhall Hilden House, Parry Street, SW18. Revenue Manager (Buses) by 1972. South Division Catering Office by 1972. Audit Office (Special Expenditure Audit) by 1973-1974. Electrical Department 1982. Catering 1984. Revenue Offices by 1985. | Damon | Sun 22/12/2013, 17:44 |
| Tower Hill Station Electrical Engineers Department by 1985 | Damon | Sun 22/12/2013, 17:39 |
| South Kensington Station Engineers and Signals Department listed here in 1984/5. Note: Edited by Damon, 22/12/13, 19:37. | Damon | Sun 22/12/2013, 17:37 |
| Ruislip Depot West End Road. Civil Engineering Department listed as based here in 1985. | Damon | Sun 22/12/2013, 17:35 |
| Pelham Street, South Kensington 63-81 Pelham Street, SW7 2NJ. Permanent Way Offices by 1976. Track Engineering Office LUL by 1993. Engineering Office LUL by 1994. Track Contractor Division LUL by 1995. Piccadilly Line Offices LUL by 1998. Listed as Permanent Way Engineer and Civil Engineering Department in 1982-1985. Note: Edited by Damon, 01/01/14, 18:31. | Damon | Sun 22/12/2013, 17:34 |
| Oval Station Works & Buildings listed here in 1982-1985 Note: Edited by Damon, 22/12/13, 19:35. | Damon | Sun 22/12/2013, 17:29 |
| Neasden Depot Works & Buildings listed as being here by 1985. | Damon | Sun 22/12/2013, 17:28 |
| Mitcham Offices Wandle District Headquarters by 1985. | Damon | Sun 22/12/2013, 17:26 |
| Leicester Square Leicester Square Station listed as Electrical Engineers Department by 1982-1985. Note: Edited by Damon, 22/12/13, 19:34. | Damon | Sun 22/12/2013, 17:24 |
| Junction Road, Holloway 207A Junction Road, Holloway. Listed as Works & Buildings 1982-1985. Still on the books in 1992. Note: Edited by Damon, 22/12/13, 19:32. | Damon | Sun 22/12/2013, 17:21 |
| Hatton Cross Bus Station Listed as Engineering work site on the PIccadilly Line extension at Heathrow in 1985. | Damon | Sun 22/12/2013, 17:16 |
| Grays Inn Road Listed as Works & Buildings in 1985. Still on the books in 1992. Also listed in 1992 are 160-164 Grays Inn Road AND 366 Grays Inn Road. | Damon | Sun 22/12/2013, 17:14 |
| Grosvenor Gardens, Victoria 28/30 Grosvenor Gardens. Listed as Cleaning Services in 1982-1985. Still on the books in 1992. Note: Edited by Damon, 22/12/13, 18:56. | Damon | Sun 22/12/2013, 17:11 |
| Edgware Road Station Listed as Works & Buildings and Publicity in 1982 - 1985 Note: Edited by Damon, 22/12/13, 18:56. | Damon | Sun 22/12/2013, 17:07 |
| Acton Works 130 Bollo Lane. Railway Works and stores 1922 - current. Railway Engineering Workshop Division LUL by 1995. REW (Acton) Ltd LUL by 1998. Distribution Services LUL by 1997. Trains Modification Unit LUL by 1997. LUL Training Services by 1997. Principal Mechanical Engineer LUL by 1989. Rolling Stock Office - Rolling Stock Chief Engineer and Principal Rolling Stock Engineer (Professional Services) LUL by 1994. Mechanical Engineering Workshop: Equipment Overhaul Workshops LT by 1991 Acton Offices LUL by 1992. | Damon | Sun 22/12/2013, 17:03 |
| Acton Town, Bollo House 270, Bollo Lane W3. Signals and electrical engineering by 1982-1985 | Damon | Sun 22/12/2013, 17:02 |
| Catford Garage Opened by the London General Omnibus Company 11.05.1914 with the code ''AN''. Closed 23.01.1915 and requisitioned by the War Department. It became a branch of the Royal Army Service Corps at Grove Park. L.G.O.C. B-types requisitioned for war service went via Grove Park on their way to France for war service. After release by the W.D. the L.G.O.C. handed the garage to Thomas Tilling to operate services previously run from Tilling's garage at Lewisham Salisbury Yard, opening on 03.10.1920. Salisbury Yard was between Molesworth Street and Lewisham High Street and had been building horse buses since 1899. It was used as a bus garage from 1906 until the move to Catford when it reverted to bus building and was known as ''Obelisk Works''. Obelisk Works later transferred to the L.P.T.B. when they took over the London operations of Thomas Tilling. There was also a Tliing body-building works in Old Road, Lee relatively nearby. Tilling's code letter ''L'' was transferred from the Salisbury Yard premises to the Catford premises. This was then changed to the current ''TL'' in about April 1924 to prevent confusion with the General's garage at Loughton. Catford has grown over the years with the site stretching out and swallowing adjacent premises. During the war buses were parked around the local streets to spread them out in case of a bomb strike. Note: Edited by Damon, 01/01/14, 22:09. | Damon | Tue 17/12/2013, 14:14 |
| Parsons Green Works This establishment actually originated with the the London General Omnibus Company which was owned by the Underground group. There are inspection covers in the road service in the yard with ''L.G.O.C.'' on them which are similar to those found in many bus garages. Still listed as Works & Buildings and Stores in 1985 and still on the books in 1992. Note: Edited by Damon, 29/01/14, 01:15. | Damon | Tue 17/12/2013, 02:47 |
| Putney Bridge Garage Nearby at 38 Felsham Road the London Road Car Company had a stables (from about 1890) and later motor bus garage (from 1905) which passed into the ''Combine'' (L.G.O.C.) by 1908. It had the code ''Z'' and closed in 1911. The General also had stables at 135 Lower Richmond Road (1892 - 1909)and at 156 Felsham Road (1901 - 1911). Nearby AF garage at Chelverton Road was also a stables from 1887 until conversion to motor buses from 18/7/1912. | Damon | Mon 16/12/2013, 13:54 |
| Putney Bridge Garage Site leased by the National Steam Car Company from a Mr Jay 30th November 1912 and opened during 1913 with alterations completed in 1914. Enabled the closure of the garage at Hercules Road/Carlisle Lane, Waterloo. Closed 11.11.1919 when National ceased operating in London. Re-opened by the L.G.O.C. 21.01.1920. Then passed to the L.P.T.B. from 01.07.1933. Closed 26.11.1958 (l.d.o.) with most work transferring up the road to AF (Chelverton Road). The code ''F'' was previously used by the London Road Car Company's premises in Farm Lane which itself was re-coded from ''Y'' in 1911. Note: Edited by Damon, 16/12/13, 13:59. | Damon | Mon 16/12/2013, 13:45 |
| Acton (LT Museum Depot) Opened around October 1999. First public open weekend was 16/17 October 1999. | Damon | Sat 14/12/2013, 21:41 |
| Wembley Park Station Works and Buildings by 1949. Signals Department by 1984/5 | Damon | Sat 14/12/2013, 19:41 |
| Stockwell Garage Works and Buildings at St Michaels Road, Stockwell by 1949. The original City & South London Railway (Northern Line - Bank branch) depot was round the back of St Michaels Road. Rolling stock was hauled by cable up and incline from the tunnels below. The sealed portal of the tunnel up the incline can still be seen from passing trains. Note: Edited by Damon, 22/12/13, 17:58. | Damon | Sat 14/12/2013, 19:40 |
| Chalk Farm Station Works and Buildings by 1949 | Damon | Sat 14/12/2013, 19:39 |
| Willesden Green Station Willesden Green Stores Railways at the goods yard by 1949. | Damon | Sat 14/12/2013, 19:38 |
| Watford High Street Garage District Office by 1949 until?? Waiting Room and Enquiry Office located in Market Street. | Damon | Sat 14/12/2013, 19:35 |
| Walthamstow Garage Electrical Stores (trams and trolleybuses) at Forest Road by 1949 until?? | Damon | Sat 14/12/2013, 19:34 |
| Pelham Street, South Kensington Underground Electric Railways Dining Club. | Damon | Sat 14/12/2013, 19:33 |
| Tunbridge Wells Garage Whitefield Road, Tunbridge Wells. Long since demolished. Green Line Coach Station was at Lime Hill Road. | Damon | Sat 14/12/2013, 19:32 |
| Clapham Garage 139, High Street, Clapham SW4. Training School - Road Transport by 1949 until ?? | Damon | Sat 14/12/2013, 19:30 |
| Clapton (Hackney) Garage Traffic Controllers Trams and Trolleybuses by 1949 until ?? | Damon | Sat 14/12/2013, 19:29 |
| Later 100 | Earlier 100 |