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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.

Contents

1 July 1933

  • Undertakings owned by the Underground Group:
  • The London Electric Railway Company
  • The Metropolitan District Railway Company
  • The Central London Railway Company
  • The City & South London Railway Company
  • The Lots Road Power House Joint Committee
  • The London General Omnibus Company, Limited
  • London General Country Services, Limited
  • Overground, Limited
  • The Tramways (M.E.T.) Omnibus Company, Limited
  • The Metropolitan Electric Tramways, Limited
  • The London United Tramways, Limited
  • The Union Surplus Lands Company, Limited
  • The Union Construction and Finance Company, Limited
  • Morden Station Garage, Limited
  • Acme Pullman Services, Limited
  • Bucks Expresses (Watford), Limited
  • Green Line Coaches, Limited.
  • Skylark Motor Coach Company, Limited
  • South Metropolitan Electric Tramways and Lighting Company, Limited (tramway and light railway undertaking only)
  • The Metropolitan Railway 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 Barking
  • The Bexley Urban District Council
  • The mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the County Borough of Croydon
  • The mayor and commonalty and citizens of the City of London
  • The Dartford Urban District Council
  • The mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the County Borough of East Ham
  • The Erith Urban District Council
  • The Hertfordshire County Council
  • The mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the borough of Ilford
  • The mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the borough of Leyton
  • The London County Council
  • The Middlesex County Council
  • The mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the borough of Walthamstow
  • The mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the County Borough of West Ham
  • Thomas Tilling, Limited
  • Tilling and British Automobile Traction Company Limited

    • 1 October 1933

  • Thomas Tilling Limited
  • Lewis Omnibus 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

    • 20 December 1933

  • Premier Omnibus Company, Limited
  • Premier Line, Limited

    • 1 February 1934

  • Empress Motors, Limited

    • 14 February 1934

  • Red Rover Omnibus, Limited

    • 21 February 1934

  • Birch Brothers, Limited

    • 13 June 1934

  • Paterson Omnibus Company, Limited

    • 11 July 1934

  • Westminster Omnibus Company, Limited

    • 18 July 1934

  • St. George Omnibus Company, Limited

    • 10 August 1934

  • Chocolate Express Omnibus Company, Limited

    • 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

    • 5 December 1934

  • Prince Omnibus Company, Limited

    • References

    List of transport undertakings transferred to the London Passenger Transport Board Wikipedia
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