 Under an agreement reached with Thomas Tilling, the garage was allocated to the latter's use, along with Croydon and Lewisham, resulting in Tilling-type vehicles being the mainstay of the fleet until 1949, when the final petrol-engined STL-type double deckers were finally superseded.This was made possible by the hire of 17 AEC Regents from Leeds City Transport.Between 1972 and 1979, Daimler Fleetlines joined the AEC Regent III RTs, running alongside them.