Bus Garage, Stamford Hill (1)
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Bus Garage, Stamford Hill (1)
Image: © David Hillas Taken: 26 Oct 2021
Situated in Rookwood Road N16 6SS, this bus garage was opened as an electric tram depot by London County Council in February 1907, then converted for trolleybus operation on Sunday 5th February 1939. Trolleybuses then ran until Tuesday 18th July 1961 having been replaced by Routemaster motorbuses. The garage finally closed on Friday 6th November 2020. Update: this bus garage reopened on Saturday 24th February 2024 with an allocation of 30 Wrightbus NBfl buses for route 254 (Holloway to Aldgate via Stamford). Also from Saturday 23rd March 2024, this garage took over the running of route 76 (Tottenham Hale to Waterloo via Stoke Newington) with an allocation of another 20 Wrightbus NBfl vehicles. From Saturday 3rd August 2024, this garage took over the running of route 19 (Battersea Bridge to Finsbury Park via Piccadilly Circus and Islington) with an allocation of another 20 Wrightbus NBfL vehicles.
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Image Location
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51.573947
Longitude
-0.067035