 A petrol tank exploded on 3 June 1921, destroying the body of one bus and damaging two trams, five other motor vehicles and the sheds.After the bus fleet was transferred to Devon General that company bought the bus garage and this was their main depot in the area until a new larger one was built on the Newton Road.After the trams were withdrawn the depot was sold to Torquay Corporation, who used it for its refuse trucks and other vehicles until 1992.