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Location Details
Name: |
Poplar Garage |
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Type: |
Bus Garage |
Code: |
PR |
Dates: |
1906 - 11/1985 |
Status: |
Closed |
Info: |
Was Tram & Trolleybus Depot |
Current vehicles: |
0 ?This is the amount of vehicles listed as being currently allocated to this location. |
All vehicles: |
37 ?This is the amount of vehicles listed as ever being allocated to this location (subject to the comprehensiveness of our vehicle history records!).
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Photos: |
2 ?This is the number of published photos that were taken at this location.
(See below) |
Sightings: |
19 ?This is the amount of sightings reported at this location.
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Location Notes
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Sited in Leven Road by the River Lea 01-987 5194. (In)Famous for various things - Trams, then Trolleys, Tunnel & PLA RTL's/RT's (1961/1968); 747P (later 746P); RFW's; RM's awaiting service (early 60's); stored SA & Q trolleybuses, RLH, RTL, RTW, RF, MB, DMS & SMD; Tree Pruner 1935F; even TT1-5 being fitted with reinforced tyres. Spent many a happy hour there. Although LOTS made a 'song & dance' over the closure of AM & AW 34 years ago this weekend (News on website 1/11/2015) there was no mention of Poplar closing 30 years ago yesterday. Still standing after all those years - and looking good! Ray 3/11/2015 |
24/06/2007 |
Ray |
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. |
31/12/2013 |
Damon |
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). |
31/12/2013 |
Damon |
Garage can be viewed at 1998/35006 and others. LT Museum photo collection |
24/09/2019 |
Ray |
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Photos at Location
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Data History
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2010-01-01 12:00:00 |
Added by: |
Thomas Young |
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