List of bus garages in London

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Every garage operating services that form part of the London bus network has a one or two letter garage code. Such codes are not only for garages operating Transport for London contracts, but also to those operating commercial bus services under London bus agreements. There is also a code for Tramlink. The codes are used internally by London Buses, for administrative purposes.

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History

Many of the codes are long-established, going back to London Buses Limited (LBL) (and in many cases earlier) days, and are well known among staff and enthusiasts. There is usually some sort of logic to the code allocated. In the early part of the 20th century, the London General Omnibus Company allocated its garages codes by going through the alphabet — initially A, B, C, etc.; and then AA, AB, AC, etc. Codes allocated since often reflect the geographical name of the garage (e.g. Fulwell, Alperton), New Cross (NX).) although some have since been renamed (HT, Holloway, was called Highgate).[1][2]

Since the start of tendering in 1985, some codes have also reflected the name of the owning company, examples being AH (Armchair, Brentford), EL (Eastern National, Chelmsford), WI (Wings, Uxbridge), BE (Blue Triangle, Rainham). Such company names may not still be in use today: DX (Arriva London North East, Barking) originates from Dix Travel, which was absorbed into Grey-Green, becoming its Dagenham operation, and subsequently relocated to Barking, and now absorbed by Arriva London. Similarly BT (Sovereign, Edgware) comes from BTS, which was subsequently bought out by Sovereign, and Hounslow Heath code WK originates from Westlink. The official code FR for Metrobus's Crayford base is especially obscure, referring to the original owner, one Chris Freeman of Freeman's Coaches, which was absorbed into Crystals, which subsequently sold out to Tellings-Golden Miller in 2003, who then sold it on to Metrobus in 2005.[3]

In several cases (TB/TC/TL and QB) the code reflects both the location (Bromley/Croydon/Lewisham (Catford), Battersea) and the original owning company (Tilling, Q-Drive). For example TB is Tilling Bromley, QB is Q-Drive Battersea.[3]

Some garage codes have been used for more than one garage over the years, sometimes when an entire garage has moved such as at Peckham (PM), and sometimes when a code has been dormant for some years and then been reused. Some premises have had different codes at different times in their life. Three garages (Ash Grove, Edgware and Fulwell) have two codes, one for each operator.[2][3]

During the period of operation by London Transport and its predecessors, indeed back to the earliest motor buses in the early 20th century, the garage code was clearly carried on both sides of the vehicle. The code was usually in the form of a metal (later plastic) stencil plate carried in a holder beside the running duty number plate. Latterly, the garage codes took the form of painted stencils or adhesive characters. In the post London Transport/ London Buses period, the display of garage codes is no longer universal and many vehicles carry no visible identification.[3]

There are a number of historical anomalies with the allocation of codes. When Ash Grove garage opened in 1981, it was coded AG by London Transport. As an operational garage that has opened and closed several times over the years, it now carries the code HK, formerly the code of the long closed Hendon garage and the AG code is currently unused.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Current codes

A

Code Garage Operator London Buses Code Opened Closed Picture Reference
A Sutton London General A 1924 File:A garage.jpg [4]
AC Willesden Metroline AC 1912 File:Willesden - Bus garage seen from Pound Lane.jpg
AD Palmers Green Arriva London AD 1912
AE Ash Grove Kentish Bus (1994-98)

East Thames Buses (2000-05)

HCT Group (2001-2022)

Arriva London (2005-2024)

East London (from 2022)

AE 1981 File:Arriva London North buses LT180 (LTZ 1180) & LT181 (LTZ 1181), Ash Grove garage, 12 April 2014 (1).jpg [5]
AF Putney London General AF 1888 (horsebus)

1912 (motorbus)

File:AF garage.jpg
AH Brentford Armchair (1999-2006)

Metroline (from 2006)

AH 1999
AL Merton London General AL 1913 File:Merton bus garage - geograph.org.uk - 1904372.jpg
AR Tottenham Arriva London AR 1913 A picture of the entrance to Tottenham bus garage
AV Hounslow London United AV 1913 File:Hounslow Garage - geograph.org.uk - 2765760.jpg
AW Walthamstow Avenue East London AW 2016 [6]

B

Code Garage Operator London Buses Code Opened Closed Picture Reference
BC Beddington Transport UK London Bus BC 1999 File:Entrance to Beddington bus garage - geograph.org.uk - 2872991.jpg [7]
BK Barking East London BK 1924 File:Barking Bus Garage - geograph.org.uk - 2993121.jpg
BN Brixton Arriva London BN 1892 (cable trams)

1906 (trams) 1951 (buses)

File:Bus leaving Brixton Garage - geograph.org.uk - 2699846.jpg
BT Edgware London Sovereign BT 1925 File:London Sovereign VLP19, Edgware Garage (15293625800).jpg
BW Bow East London BW 1908 (trams)

1939 (trolley buses) 1959 (buses)

File:Bow Bus Garage (3354028501).jpg
BX Bexleyheath London Central BX 1935 File:Bexleyheath Bus Garage - geograph.org.uk - 148959.jpg [4]

C

Code Garage Operator London Buses Code Opened Closed Picture Reference
C Croydon London General C 2005
CP Parr Road London Sovereign BT 2018
CT Clapton Arriva London CT File:Clapton garage (15295336484).jpg

D

Code Garage Operator London Buses Code Opened Closed Picture Reference
DT Dartford Arriva London DT 1933 (original)

19 January 1986

18 January 1986 (original) File:Arriva bus depot, Dartford - geograph.org.uk - 2277983.jpg [8]
DS Henley Road Blue Triangle DS 2021 [9]
DX Barking Grey-Green (1991-98)

Arriva London (from 1998)

DX 1991 File:Barking Bus Garage - geograph.org.uk - 998308.jpg [10]

E

Code Garage Operator London Buses Code Opened Closed Picture Reference
E Enfield Arriva London E 1927
EC Edmonton Arriva London EC 1997 File:Edmonton strike day (16245620396).jpg
EW Edgware Metroline EW 1925 File:Metroline - TE716 (ex-N98), TE838 (ex-N5), TE878 (ex-N98), Edgware Garage (15477995631).jpg

F

Code Garage Operator London Buses Code Opened Closed Picture Reference
FW Fulwell London United FW 1904 (tram)

1931 (trolleybus)

1962 (bus)

File:Fulwell garage.jpg [11][4]

G

Code Garage Operator London Buses Code Opened Closed Picture Reference
G Greenford First London (1997-2013)

Ealing Community Transport (2003-09)

Metroline (from 2013)

G 1993
GM Goat Road London General GM 2023
GW Armstrong Way Transport UK London Bus GW 2019
GY Grays Arriva London 1935 (original)

1993

1993 (original)

H

Code Garage Operator London Buses Code Opened Closed Picture Reference
HD Harrow Weald Metroline HD 1930 File:Harrow Weald garage.jpg
HK Ash Grove East London HK 1981 File:Arriva London North buses LT180 (LTZ 1180) & LT181 (LTZ 1181), Ash Grove garage, 12 April 2014 (1).jpg
HT Holloway Metroline HT 1907 (trams)

1938 (trolleybuses) 1961 (buses)

File:Holloway Bus Garage - geograph.org.uk - 548062.jpg [4]
HZ Hayes Metroline HZ 2005 2017

K

Code Garage Operator London Buses Code Opened Closed Picture Reference
KC King's Cross Metroline KC 2010 2023

L

Code Garage Operator London Buses Code Opened Closed Picture Reference
LI Lea Interchange East London HO 2007 File:FirstBus garage at Lea Interchange 2009.jpg

M

Code Garage Operator London Buses Code Opened Closed Picture Reference
MB Orpington London General MB File:Green Street Green Bus Garage - geograph.org.uk - 1607442.jpg
MG Morden Wharf London Central MG 2017

N

Code Garage Operator London Buses Code Opened Closed Picture Reference
N Norwood Arriva London N 1909 File:Outside Norwood bus garage - geograph.org.uk - 2518840.jpg
NP Northumberland Park Capital Citybus (1991-7)

First London (1997-2012)

London General (from 2012)

NP 1991
NS Romford East London NS 1953 File:Stagecoach London 36266 (LX11 AVW), 36262 (LX11 AVR), North Street (Romford) Garage (15512762272).jpg [4]
NX New Cross London Central NX 1906 (trams)

1962 (buses)

File:New Cross bus garage - geograph.org.uk - 1839122.jpg

P

Code Garage Operator London Buses Code Opened Closed Picture Reference
PA Perivale West Metroline PA 2022 File:Metroline bus LT98 (LTZ 1098), Perivale CELF, 23 August 2014.jpg
PB Potters Bar Metroline PB 1930 File:Potters Bar Bus Garage - geograph.org.uk - 1744081.jpg [12]
PD Plumstead Selkent PD 1981 File:Plumstead Bus Garage - geograph.org.uk - 1848493.jpg [13]
PF Purfleet EnsignBus
PL Waterside Way London General PL 2003 2023 [14]
PM Peckham London Central PM 1905 File:Peckham Bus Garage (3074825153).jpg [15]
PV Perivale Metroline PV [16]

Q

Code Garage Operator London Buses Code Opened Closed Picture Reference
Q Camberwell London Central 1919 File:Camberwell Bus Garage (3380218698).jpg [4]
QB Battersea Transport UK London Bus 1990s

R

Code Garage Operator London Buses Code Opened Closed Picture Reference
RA Waterloo London General RA 1951 File:Waterloo Bus Garage Red Arrows.jpg [4][17]
RM Rainham Thameside RM 2007
RP Park Royal London United RP 2007
RR River Road Blue Triangle RR 2016 [18][19]

S

Code Garage Operator London Buses Code Opened Closed Picture Reference
S Shepherd's Bush London United S 1906 File:Shepherd's Bush Bus Garage - geograph.org.uk - 2464193.jpg
SD Stratford East London SD 1992 2008
SF Stamford Hill Arriva London SF 2024
SI Silvertown Docklands Buses SI
SM South Mimms Sullivan Buses SN 1998 File:Sullivan Buses buses ELV2 to ELV10 & AE1, 2014 open day.jpg
SO Harrow London Sovereign SO 1994 File:114 Destination Line Up (15479518732).jpg
SW Stockwell London General SW 1952 File:Stockwell Bus Garage 1, London, UK - Diliff.jpg [4]

T

Code Garage Operator London Buses Code Opened Closed Picture Reference
T Leyton East London T 1912 File:Leyton bus garage, interior - geograph.org.uk - 3143821.jpg [4]
TB Bromley Selkent TB 1924 File:208 leaving Bromley Garage - geograph.org.uk - 351159.jpg
TC Croydon Arriva London TC 1916 File:South Croydon Bus Garage - geograph.org.uk - 1410993.jpg
TF Twickenham Transport UK London Bus TF 1904 (tram)

1931 (trolleybus)

1962 (bus)

File:Routemaster Heritage Trust open day, Twickenham bus garage, 1993.jpg
TH Thornton Heath Arriva London TH 1879 (horse tramway)

1901 (tram) 1951 (bus)

File:Thornton Heath Bus Garage (3380241490).jpg
TK Tramlink Tramlink TK 2000 File:Entrance to Tramlink depot at Beddington (geograph 4935419).jpg
TL Catford Selkent TL 1914 File:Buses at the rear of Catford bus garage, Bromley Road, SE6 - geograph.org.uk - 2254608.jpg
TP Thorpe Park Sullivan Buses TP
TV Tolworth London United TV 1990s File:Tired of Life^ - geograph.org.uk - 304883.jpg

U

Code Garage Operator London Buses Code Opened Closed Picture Reference
UX Uxbridge Metroline UX 1929 (original)

1983

1983 (original)

V

Code Garage Operator London Buses Code Opened Closed Picture Reference
V Stamford Brook London United V 1980 File:London United bus LT156 (LTZ 1156), Stamford Brook garage, 23 October 2014.jpg

W

Code Garage Operator London Buses Code Opened Closed Picture Reference
CW Cricklewood Metroline W File:Cricklewood Bus Garage - geograph.org.uk - 1958372.jpg
WD Wandsworth Tootbus London WD 1902 (tram)

1937 (trolleybus) 1950 (bus)

File:Wandsworth bus garage (11033145644).jpg [4]
WH West Ham East London WH 2009 File:Early morning, West Ham bus garage, London E16 - Flickr - sludgegulper.jpg
WJ Willesden Junction Metroline WJ
WK Hounslow Heath London United WK
WL Walworth Transport UK London Bus WL 1905 (tram)

1951 (bus)

File:Au Morandarte Flickr IMG 9140 (14760861885).jpg [20]
WN Wood Green Arriva London WN 1900s (tram)

1930s (trolleybus) 1960 (bus)

File:Wood Green bus garage, 15 July 2011.jpg
WS Hayes Abellio London WS 2021

X

Code Garage Operator London Buses Code Opened Closed Picture Reference
X Westbourne Park First London (1997-2013)

Tower Transit (2013-2021)

London Transit (from 2021)

X 1981 File:Westbourne Park Bus Garage - geograph.org.uk - 362479.jpg [4]

Country Area

Code Garage Operator London Buses Code Opened Closed Picture Reference
BF Byfleet Travel Surrey (2006-9)

Abellio Surrey (2009-18)

Falcon Buses (from 2018)

TG File:Travel Surrey Byfleet depot.JPG [21]
CY Crawley Metrobus MY
GY Grays Arriva London 1935 (original)

1993

1993 (original)
HF Hatfield Uno UB 2003
HH Hemel Hempstead Arriva Shires & Essex 1935 (original)

1995

1995 (original) File:Hemel Bus Metrorider E991 DNK.jpg
HW High Wycombe Arriva Shires & Essex 1929 (original) 1977 (original) File:Arriva The Shires High Wycombe depot.JPG
MB Orpington Metrobus MB File:Green Street Green Bus Garage - geograph.org.uk - 1607442.jpg
TW Tunbridge Wells Arriva Southern Counties TS 1937 (original)

27 May 2018

2018 (original) File:Demolition Diary Tunbridge Wells Bus Garage.jpg [22][23]

See also

References

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