New Garage for 200 Buses
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ACCOMMODATION for 200 buses, r-k together with facilities for inspeclion, fuelling, maintenance and repairs, is provided in London Transport's new garage at Stockwell. • It forms part of the tram-conversion programme. Work on the building is now in its final stages and the garage will soon be brought into full use.
The main building, which is 392 ft. long, consists of a series of arched cantilever concrete frames which have a span of 194 ft. The distance between each frame is 42 ft. • Connecting the frames and forming the main roof covering are reinforced-concrete vaults. By this design, nine hays and an uninterrupted floor space of 73,350 sq. ft: are provided.
Basically, the layout is similar to that of other garages which London Transport has built since the war. Maximum floor area is provided by placing the parking area at the north end and the pits and repair shops along the east-west axis to the south. Refuelling and servicing,are carried out at islands just
u32 inside the entrance. Three Essex buswashing machines, together with London Transport's own roof-washing equipment, are to be installed just beyond the islands. •
Buses enter the garage through a private entrance which serves as a reservoir and prevents vehicles from causing congestion on the highway. They leave the garage by three exits.
The interior cleaning of buses is facilitated by a 40 h.p. installation which allows eight operators to work simultaneously. Both decks of a bus can be cleaned at the same time on each of the four servicing approaches. A 10 h.p. plant in the docking area is fitted for the periodic cleaning of upholstery.