| I suspect that many of you will recognise this location as being Brixton Bus Garage, which of course is not actually in Brixton! Taken in November 1986, this view shows Dodge Commando dustcart 2419D about to turn towards the garage, no doubt to empty their bins. Three of these lorries were delivered in March 1985, these being the last of the Commando type bought by London Transport. In fact only one more Dodge was taken (S75 dropside 2424D in late 1985), and the brand was soon to be dropped in favour of Renault. The Renault diamond logo was displayed along with the Dodge name for a while, as seen here. 2419D and 2421D were both withdrawn in 1990 following the arrival of larger Mercedes dustcarts. 2420D was kept as a reserve vehicle, lasting until 1996 and being the only one repainted to white/blue. The buses in the background are typical of the time, including three DMS Fleetlines and a single Routemaster. If you are interested in buses of this era, Phil's Flickr site is well worth a look. The album for Fleetline buses alone has 1,661 photos, most of which are LT DM/DMS types. |
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11/1986 |
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