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River Road bus garage, Barking
The garage is operated by Go-Ahead London and opened in 2016 to replace a similar facility in nearby Rainham. The premises can accommodate 155 buses and were previously used as a Ford van maintenance depot. There are now three bus garages in the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, the other two being operated by Stagecoach and Arriva respectively.
Image: © David Kemp
Taken: 14 Jun 2019
0.04 miles
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Bus depot on River Road, near Barking
A bus depot on River Road, near Barking in east London. The depot is operated by Go-Ahead London.
Image: © Malc McDonald
Taken: 21 Oct 2018
0.05 miles
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Interior of River Road bus garage, Barking
This shows the garage administration building and part of the forecourt. The garage is operated by Go-Ahead London and opened in 2016 to replace a similar facility in nearby Rainham. The premises can accommodate 155 buses and were previously used as a Ford van maintenance depot. There are now three bus garages in the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, the other two being operated by Stagecoach and Arriva resepectively.
Image: © David Kemp
Taken: 30 Mar 2019
0.05 miles
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Industrial site on River Road, Creekmouth
Image: © David Howard
Taken: 31 Oct 2020
0.05 miles
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Industrial site on River Road, Creekmouth
Image: © David Howard
Taken: 31 Oct 2020
0.09 miles
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Blumsom timber merchants
This is a photo of Blumsom timber merchants kiln drying plant. The company declare they only use wood from legal renewable resources and have a written environmental policy.
Image: © Glyn Baker
Taken: 9 Sep 2005
0.09 miles
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Plinthed locomotive at Blumsoms Timber
Decorated with 'Blumsom - fine timber - established 1896', the locomotive was actually built in 1925. It was a product of Tampella, Tampere, Finland, and is a 0-6-0T to the Russian/Finnish gauge of 1524 mm (5'-0").
Image: © Robin Webster
Taken: 9 Apr 2011
0.11 miles
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Plinthed locomotive at Blumsoms Timber
Decorated with 'Blumsom - fine timber - established 1896', the locomotive was actually built in 1925. It was a product of Tampella, Tampere, Finland, and is a 0-6-0T to the Russian/Finnish gauge of 1524 mm (5'-0").
Image: © Robin Webster
Taken: 9 Apr 2011
0.11 miles
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River Road, Creekmouth
Image: © David Howard
Taken: 31 Oct 2020
0.11 miles
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Blumsom timber
Timber merchants on River Road, with a wharf on Barking Creek, probably no longer used in these days of containers. The premises have on display a Finnish locomotive, suggesting they get at least some of their timber from Finland. The locomotive is a 0-6-0T built 1925 by Tampella of Tampere, to the Finnish gauge of 1524 mm (5'-0").
Image: © Robin Webster
Taken: 9 Apr 2011
0.11 miles