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Aldenham Bus Overhaul Works | |
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General information | |
Type | Transport |
Location | Elstree, Hertfordshire, England |
Coordinates | 51°38′21″N 0°18′29″W / 51.63917°N 0.30806°W |
Completed | 1940s onwards, bus works 1955 onwards |
Demolished | June 1996 |
Technical details | |
Structural system | steel frame |
The Aldenham Works, or Aldenham Bus Overhaul Works, was the main London Transport bus overhaul works. It was located on the edge of the Hertfordshire village of Elstree and not in Aldenham. In its heyday, 50 buses a week were overhauled there, and it was the most comprehensive bus overhaul operation in the world. It opened in 1956 and closed in November 1986. The buildings were demolished in 1996.