Walworth Bus Garage (WL)

Operator: TransportUK London Bus
Address: 301 Camberwell New Road, London, SE5 0TF
Garage Code: WL
Opened:  1901
Peak Vehicle Requirement: 151

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Vehicle Types Operated: 

Alexander Dennis Limited Enviro200
Alexander Dennis Limited Enviro400H
Alexander Dennis Limited Enviro400 MMC
Alexander Dennis Limited Enviro400 EV City
Caetano e.City Gold
Wrightbus Electroliner EV
Wrightbus New Bus for London (NB4L)

Garage History

The London County Council acquired the Walworth site in 1901 intending to set up a depot for operating electric trams. This depot, named Camberwell, was officially opened in 1905.

Following bomb damage in World War II, the garage underwent significant reconstruction in the 1950s. It was renamed Walworth to prevent mix-ups with Camberwell Bus Garage, which was situated nearby.

In April 1966, the garage took over the operation of some “Red Arrow” routes until its closure in November 1985.

Yet, in August 1987, Walworth restarted running all Red Arrow services following the shutdown of two bus garages. The cycle came to a close with the launch of the Waterloo Bus Garage in October 1990, leading to the closure of Walworth Garage once more.

Walworth reopened in 1990, this time for route 176 operated by LondonLinks, a member of the British Bus group. London & Country’s route 78 was partially allocated to the company in 1995, following the acquisition of British Bus by the Cowie Group.

The Cowie Group underwent a major reorganization, leading to closure of the garage in 1997.

The garage underwent renovation at the close of 2003. It was reopened in 2004 to accommodate Travel London, owned by National Express. In May 2009, the company was sold to NedRailways and rebranded as Abellio London on October 30th of that year.

In February 2023, Abellio’s UK operations were subject to a management buyout, resulting in the renaming of Abellio London to TransportUK London Bus.