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=Aldenham Works=

The Aldenham Works, or Aldenham Bus Overhaul Works, was the main London Transport Routemaster Bus overhaul works. It is located in the Hertfordshire village of Aldenham, and in its heyday, 50 buses a week were overhauled there.

History
Opened as a 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. which was an important part of the original concept. However, as the number of Routemasters in London got smaller this concept was abandoned, and Aldenham Works closed in October 1985.