List of transport undertakings transferred to the London Passenger Transport Board
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The following is a list of the transport undertakings transferred to the London Passenger Transport Board
under the terms of the London Passenger Transport Act 1933. The transfer took a number of months as agreement had to be reached between the various operators and the board.
London Passenger Transport Board
The London Passenger Transport Board was the organisation responsible for public transport in London, UK, and its environs from 1933 to 1948...
under the terms of the London Passenger Transport Act 1933. The transfer took a number of months as agreement had to be reached between the various operators and the board.
1 July 1933
- Undertakings owned by the Underground GroupUnderground Electric Railways Company of LondonThe Underground Electric Railways Company of London Limited , known operationally as The Underground for much of its existence, was established in 1902. It was the holding company for the three deep-level "tube"A "tube" railway is an underground railway constructed in a circular tunnel by the use...
:- The London Electric RailwayUnderground Electric Railways Company of LondonThe Underground Electric Railways Company of London Limited , known operationally as The Underground for much of its existence, was established in 1902. It was the holding company for the three deep-level "tube"A "tube" railway is an underground railway constructed in a circular tunnel by the use...
Company - The Metropolitan District RailwayMetropolitan District RailwayThe Metropolitan District Railway was the predecessor of the District line of the London Underground. Set up on 29 July 1864, at first to complete the "Inner Circle" railway around central London, it was gradually extended into the suburbs...
Company - The Central London RailwayCentral London RailwayThe Central London Railway , also known as the Twopenny Tube, was a deep-level, underground "tube" railway that opened in London in 1900...
Company - The City & South London RailwayCity & South London RailwayThe City and South London Railway was the first deep-level underground "tube" railway in the world, and the first major railway to use electric traction...
Company - The Lots Road Power House Joint CommitteeLots Road Power StationLots Road Power Station is a disused coal and later oil-fired power station on the River Thames at Lots Road in Chelsea, London in the south-west of The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, which supplied electricity to the London Underground system...
- The London General Omnibus Company, LimitedLondon General Omnibus CompanyThe London General Omnibus Company or LGOC, was the principal bus operator in London between 1855 and 1933. It was also, for a short period between 1909 and 1912, a motor bus manufacturer.- Overview :...
- London General Country Services, Limited
- Overground, Limited
- The Tramways (M.E.T.) Omnibus Company, Limited
- The Metropolitan Electric TramwaysMetropolitan Electric TramwaysThe Metropolitan Electric Tramways Company Limited operated electric tram services in suburban areas of Middlesex and Hertfordshire from 1904 to 1933, when its services passed to the London Passenger Transport Board....
, Limited - The London United TramwaysLondon United TramwaysLondon United Tramways Company Limited was an operator of trams and trolleybuses in the western and southern suburbs of London, UK, from 1894 to 1933, when it passed to the London Passenger Transport Board.-Origins:...
, Limited - The Union Surplus Lands Company, Limited
- The Union Construction and Finance Company, LimitedUnion Construction CompanyThe Union Construction Company was a company set up in 1901 and associated with Charles Yerkes, an American associated with the London Underground at that time...
- Morden Station Garage, Limited
- Acme Pullman Services, Limited
- Bucks Expresses (Watford), Limited
- Green Line CoachesGreen Line CoachesGreen Line is a commuter coach brand in the Home Counties of England. It is owned by the Arriva group.Green Line has its origin in the network of coach services established by the London General Omnibus Company in the 1920s and 1930s...
, Limited. - Skylark Motor Coach Company, Limited
- South Metropolitan Electric Tramways and Lighting Company, Limited (tramway and light railway undertaking only)
- The London Electric Railway
- The Metropolitan RailwayMetropolitan railwayMetropolitan Railway can refer to:* Metropolitan line, part of the London Underground* Metropolitan Railway, the first underground railway to be built in London...
Company, (excluding the undertaking of the Surplus Lands Committee)
- The following local authorities' tramway, light railway or trolley vehicle undertakings:
- The mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the borough of BarkingMunicipal Borough of BarkingBarking was a local government district in south west Essex, England from 1882 to 1965. It included the town of Barking, eastern Beckton and the south western part of the Becontree estate. The district was within the Metropolitan Police District and experienced a steady increase in population...
- The Bexley Urban District CouncilMunicipal Borough of BexleyBexley was a local government district in north west Kent from 1879 to 1965 around the town of Old Bexley.-History:The parish of Bexley adopted the Local Government Act 1858 in 1879, and a local board of 15 members was formed to govern the area...
- The mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the County Borough of CroydonCounty Borough of CroydonCroydon was a local government district in north east Surrey, England from 1849 to 1965.-History:A local board of health was formed for the parish of Croydon St John the Baptist in 1849. On March 9, 1883 the town received a charter of incorporation to become a municipal borough...
- The mayor and commonalty and citizens of the City of LondonCity of LondonThe City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of...
- The DartfordDartfordDartford is the principal town in the borough of Dartford. It is situated in the northwest corner of Kent, England, east south-east of central London....
Urban District Council - The mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the County Borough of East HamCounty Borough of East HamEast Ham was a local government district in the far south west of Essex from 1878 to 1965. It extended from Wanstead Flats in the north to the River Thames in the south and from Green Street in the west to Barking Creek in the east...
- The Erith Urban District CouncilMunicipal Borough of ErithErith was a local government district in north west Kent from 1894 to 1965 around the town of Erith. It also included the generally suburban areas of Northumberland Heath, Belvedere, and parts of Barnehurst, BexleyheathCrayford and the SE2 London Postal District of Abbey Wood.It was created an...
- The HertfordshireHertfordshireHertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
County Council - The mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the borough of IlfordMunicipal Borough of IlfordIlford was a civil parish and local government district in south west Essex, England from 1888 to 1965, covering the town Ilford. The district saw a considerable rise in population throughout its life, caused by the expansion of the built-up area of London, and became one of the most populous...
- The mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the borough of LeytonMunicipal Borough of LeytonLeyton was a local government district in southwest Essex, England, from 1875 to 1965. It included the neighbourhoods of Leyton, Leytonstone and Cann Hall. It was suburban to London, forming part of the London postal district and Metropolitan Police District...
- The London County CouncilLondon County Council TramwaysThe London County Council Tramways was an extensive network of public street tramways that was operated by the council throughout the County of London, UK, from 1899 to 1933, when they were taken over by the London Passenger Transport Board....
- The MiddlesexMiddlesexMiddlesex is one of the historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The low-lying county contained the wealthy and politically independent City of London on its southern boundary and was dominated by it from a very early time...
County Council - The mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the borough of WalthamstowMunicipal Borough of WalthamstowWalthamstow was a local government district in south west Essex, England from 1894 to 1965, around the town of Walthamstow. It was within the London suburbs, forming part of the London postal district and Metropolitan Police District...
- The mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the County Borough of West HamCounty Borough of West HamWest Ham was a local government district in the extreme south west of Essex from 1886 to 1965, forming part of the built-up area of London, although outside the County of London...
- The mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the borough of Barking
- Thomas TillingThomas TillingThomas Tilling Ltd, later known with its subsidiary companies as the Tilling Group, was one of the two huge groups which controlled almost all the major bus operators in the United Kingdom between the wars and until nationalisation in 1948....
, Limited - Tilling and British Automobile Traction Company Limited
31 October 1933
- Cardinal Omnibus Company, Limited
- Chariot Omnibus Services, Limited
- Filkins & Ainsworth, Limited.
- Glen Omnibus Company (London), Limited
- F. W. Hayes
- F. J. C. Kirk.
- Nelson Omnibus Company, Limited
- A. H. Raper
- Ryan Omnibus Company
- F. Steer
- Supreme Motor Omnibus Company, Limited
- United Omnibus Company, Limited
9 November 1933
- Convey and Clayton
- Eagle Omnibus Company, Limited
- Essex Omnibus Company, Limited
- E. G. Hope
- A. Mills
- C. H. Pickup
- Pro Bono Publico, Limited
- Renown Traction Company, Limited
- Charles Russett and Son
23 November 1933
- Amersham and District Motor Bus and Haulage Company, Limited
- Earl Motor Omnibus Company, Limited
- E. Puttergill, Limited
- F. A. Rasey
- A. G. Summerskill, Limited
- Triumph Motor Omnibus Company
- Woolvett and Carswell
4 December 1933
- G. H. Allitt and Sons, Limited
- E. Brickwood, Limited
- Cleveland Omnibus Company, Limited
- Enterprise Transport Company, Limited
- Holliday and Bangs
- Peraeque Transport Company, Limited
- Pioneer Omnibus Company
14 December 1933
- B.B.P. Omnibus Company, Limited
- Gordon Omnibus Company, Limited
- Powell and Whybrow
29 August 1934
- Ambassador Bus Company, Limited
- Sphere Omnibus Company, Limited
- Miller Traction Company, Limited
- Perkins Omnibus Company, Limited
7 November 1934
- City Motor Omnibus Company, Limited
- Reliance Omnibus Company, Limited
- Victory Omnibus Company, Limited