Garage code stencil plates were used until the early 1960s, when London Transport decided, sensibly, to paint the codes on permanently, thereby saving a fortune on plates which were frequently "borrowed" by bus-spotters.
This one was used on buses allocated to SOUTH CROYDON (TC) garage.
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