Aldenham Works
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| Aldenham Works | |
| Building | |
|---|---|
| Type | Transport |
| Location | Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England |
| Construction | |
| Completed | 1940s onwards |
| Demolished | October 1985 |
| Design Team | |
The Aldenham Works, or Aldenham Bus Overhaul Works, was the main London Transport Routemaster Bus overhaul works. It was located in the Hertfordshire village of Aldenham, and in its heyday, 50 buses a week were overhauled there.
[edit] History
The Works was opened as an Underground train repair shop for the Northern Heights extension for the Northern Line. When it was converted to a bus works, it was immediately turned into a Spitfire repair works. Then the concept included the maintenance of the Routemaster at Aldenham Works (operated by London Transport). Here the buses could be completely stripped-down and rebuilt, engines changed etc.[1] which was an important part of the original Routemaster concept. However, as the number of Routemasters in London reduced this concept was abandoned, and Aldenham Works closed in October 1985.
