Kingsway Models LT Other Buildings

 

 

London Transport had buildings other than bus garages and railway stations.

The Kingsway Models range of card kits provides tram and trolleybus depots, as well as bus garage inspection pits, and also a working model of a tilt test table for double deck buses.

The London Bus Preservation Trust's Cobham Bus Museum (Redhill Road)  is also included here. This (now closed) building was well loved by enthusiasts for many years, and played an essential part in the preservation of LT vehicles.

Note also, that some of the card kits in the LT Central Garages range were adapted from tram and/or trolleybus depots.

 

Brixton Hill tram depot Kingsway card kit

BH    Brixton Hill Tram Depot

Brixton Hill was built as a tram trailer shed, but by the time it was completed in 1924, the LCC had decided to no longer use trailers. The depot became an annexe of the nearby Telford Avenue depot. It was the only LCC depot that didn't have a traverser. After the trams the building was used by the motor trade but is now used by Arriva. Extra parts are included to model it as an Arriva bus garage. So this fairly small building has been the site of some important transport heritage being the last home of the route 16/18 Feltham trams and 159 Routemasters.
The model is 12" wide by 6" deep.

Price: B 
Brixton Hill depot

 

Cobham Bus Museum (Redhill Rd)
Cobham Bus Museum Kingsway Models card kit

COB Cobham (Redhill Rd) Bus Museum

A model of the southern end of the now closed Redhill Road Museum building. The model measures approximately 12" wide by 11" deep. It portrays the area used for exhibiting vehicles on open days, and  includes the vehicle inspection ramp.

Price: B

For further information about the London Bus Preservation Trust, click HERE.

Panoramic view of the Redhill Road building (by LEDLON)

 

Camberwell Depot Kingsway Kit Camberwell Depot Kingsway Kit

Camberwell depot LT Camberwell depot LT

CTD   Camberwell Tram Depot

Camberwell was really two depots linked by a single track. Each had its own entrance. It was built in the distinctive LCC brick style. Inside the depot traversers enabled the trams to be moved between tracks. The kit provides the two entrances and an office building. The entrances are approximately one tram lengths depth. The remainder of the depot was hidden behind other buildings fronting the street. Camberwell depot was demolished and replaced by Walworth bus garage when the trams finished in 1952.

Price: B

Other former LT tram depots in the range are Poplar and Fulwell which can be seen on the LT Central Garages page.

 

Kingsway Models IH kit
IH Isleworth Trolleybus DepotIH trolleybus depot LT

Isleworth had originally been Hounslow tram depot. It was rebuilt for trolleybuses in 1935. Unusually it operated just one route - the 657. After the war Q1s were allocated but these were sold to Spain and replaced by older vehicles until closure in May 1962. The model is approx. 19" wide and 10" deep.

 

Price: B   

For a video of the real Isleworth depot including a ride on the traverser, click HERE

                                                  

 

 

 LT bus shelterrmodels by Kingsway Models

 LTS London Transport bus shelters (set of six of three types)

 This kit provides parts to build six shelters of three types of LT bus shelter.
It should be noted that two of these shelter types may be downloaded and printed free of charge via the Download page.
However this kit provides the parts printed on card of the appropriate thickness along with relevant posters, and bus stop flags.

You will need to provide matchsticks for the bus stop posts.

A short section of card paving is included in the kit -  this can be supplemented by using the PAV kit on the Kingsway High Street page.

 Price (set of 6) : X
 LT wooden bus shelter kitLT wooden rural shelter with seat  (2 supplied)

used in rural locations in central & country areas.

 LT conLT concrete shelter kitcrete shelter
(2 supplied)
LT metal bus shelter kitLT metal shelter (2 supplied)
1980s period

Kingsway models card kit - bus inspection pitsKingsway models card kit - bus inspection pits

PITS Bus Inspection Pits

Based on LT practice this kit provides four inspection pits, with surrounding walls and doors to the rear.   Price: B

Kingsway models card kit - bus inspection pitsKingsway models card kit - bus inspection pits

 

 

 RCL on tilt table Kingsway kit RT on tilt test Kingsway kit

Aldenham works tilt test shed TT Aldenham Tilt Test Shed

All London double deckers had to undergo a 'tilt test' to ensure stability. The bus was loaded with a full top deck load (simulated with sandbags) and then tilted on the tilt table.

It had to be able to be tilted  to an angle of 38° with its wheels still on the floor. There were rubber buffers to catch the vehicle if it tipped but it was otherwise not restrained. This model of the shed and table actually works and an EFE or similar bus can be tested. Unfortunately because model buses are top heavy they will fail the test although a strategic blob of blutack will secure the model for photography.

Price: B

 

 

 

 

 

 

For convenience the items on this page can be bought from

the LONDON BUS GARAGE online shop

 

 

 

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