Early public transport in London began with horse-drawn omnibus services in 1829, which were gradually replaced by the first motor omnibuses in 1902. Over the years the private companies which began these services amalgamated with the London General Omnibus Company (LGOC) to form a unified bus service. The Underground Electric Railways Company of London, also formed in 1902, unified the pioneering underground railway companies which built the London Underground; in 1912 the Underground Group took over the LGOC and in 1913 it also absorbed the London Tramway Companies. The Underground Group became part of the new London Passenger Transport Board (LPTB) in 1933; Underground trains, buses and trams began to operate under the shorter London Transport brand name.
The London Transport name continued in use until 2000, although the political management of transport services changed several times. The LPTB oversaw transport from 1933 to 1947 until it was re-organised into the London Transport Executive (1948 to 1962). Responsibility for London Transport was subsequently taken over to the London Transport Board (1963 to 1969), the Greater London Council (1970 to 1984) and London Regional Transport (1984 to 2000). In 2000, as part of the formation of the new Greater London Authority, responsibility for London transport was taken over by a new transport authority, Transport for London (TfL), which is the publicly owned transport corporation for the London region today
London Underground: Colloquially known as the Tube, the London Underground was the first rapid transit system in the world, having begun operations in 1863. More than 3 million passengers travel on the Underground every day, amounting to over 1 billion passenger journeys per year for the first time in 2006
For earlier posters see parts 1 & 2 also.
This is part 3 of a 6-part series on London Transport Posters:
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| 1925 Molesey Regatta artist: L. B. Black |
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| 1925 Now is the Season of the Year.. London Underground artist: Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson |
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| 1925 Richmond Park (London) artist: Charles Paine |
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| 1925 Southend on Sea artist: Frank Newbould |
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| 1925 Summer Sales Quickly Reached by Underground artist: Mary Koop |
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| 1925 The Bright and Speedy Way to Pantomime & Play Underground artist: Alma Faulkner |
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| 1925 The Way Home Always Keeps London's Heart Aglow Underground artist: Frederick Charles Herrick |
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| 1926 It is Cooler Below Underground artist: Frederick Charles Herrick |
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| 1927 It is Warmer Below Underground artist: Frederick Charles Herrick |
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| 1925 Whitsuntide Pleasures by Underground artist: Edward McKnight Kauffer |
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| 1925 Whitsuntide Pleasures by Underground artist: Edward McKnight Kauffer |
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| 1926 "Merely Players" The Underground 's The Thing artist: Arthur Watts |
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| 1926 Hampton Court - Romance and Gaiety Underground artist: Frederick Charles Herrick |
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| 1926 Kenwood Hampstead Underground artist: George Sheringham |
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| 1926 London's Tramways The Zoo artist: Oliver Burridge |
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| 1926 London's Tramways Victoria Embankment artist: Moniac Rawlins |
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| 1926 Saloon Coaches for Theatre Parties General artist: Victor Hembrow |
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| 1926 Southend artist: Charles Pears |
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| 1926 The Zoo Underground artist: Gwynedd M. Hudson |
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| 1926 There is Still the Country Underground artist: Dora M. Batty |
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| 1926 To Summer Sales by Underground artist: Horace Taylor |
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| 1926 Up River artist: George Sheringham |
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| 1927 from Winters Gloom to Summers Joy artist: Edward McKnight Kauffer |
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| 1927 Hearing The Riches of London by London's Underground artist: Frederick Charles Herrick |
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| 1927 Seeing The Riches of London by London's Underground artist: Frederick Charles Herrick |
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| 1927 Smelling The Riches of London by London's Underground artist: Frederick Charles Herrick |
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| 1927 Tasting The Riches of London by London's Underground artist: Frederick Charles Herrick |
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| 1927 Touching The Riches of London by London's Underground artist: Frederick Charles Herrick |
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| 1927 Kew Gardens Underground Station artist: Clive Gardiner |
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| 1927 London's Tramways - British Museum artist: Brien |
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| 1927 London's Tramways - The Zoo artist: Van Jones |
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| 1927 Now's the Time to Seek your Pleasure by the Cool and Breezy River London's Underground artist: Olive Grace Bourne |
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| 1927 Saturday March 31st - 0.45 am (Oxford / Cambridge University Boat Race) Underground artist: Percy Drake Brookshaw |
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| 1927 School & Pleasure Parties Underground artist: Kate M. Burrell |
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| 1927 Seaside Excursions Underground artist: K. Burrell |
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| 1927 Southend artist: Charles Pears |
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| 1927 Stick to London's Model Bus artist: Frank Mason |
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| 1927 The Lure of the Underground artist: Alfred Leete |
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| 1927 To Keep Pace With Time Travel Underground artist: Frederick Charles Herrick |
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| 1927 Underground artist: Sybil Tawse |
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| 1927 Up-River Excursions Underground artist K.M. Burrell |
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| 1927 Zoo Underground artist: F. Gregory Brown |
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| 1928 General Joy artist: Vera Willoughby |
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