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 - 4 also.
This is part 5 of a 6-part series on London Transport Posters:
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| 1933 Epsom Summer Meeting Underground artist: Andrew Power (Sybil Andrews) |
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| 1933 Excursions - Outings London's Underground artist: L. Richmond |
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| 1933 It's surprising what you see if you travel Green Line or General artist: Roy Meldrum |
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| 1933 Something different at every turn Tramways or Underground artist: Roy Meldrum |
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| 1933 London Transport opens a Window on London's Country artist: Graham Sutherland |
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| 1933 London's Tramways See More of London artist: Ralph Rickman |
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| 1933 London's Tramways St. James's Park - Tram services to Victoria & Westminster artist: Leonard Cusden |
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| 1933 Orpheus At Whipsnade Go by Green Line artist: Herry (Heather) Perry |
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| 1933 Pantomimes Plays And Pictures London Transport artist: Charles Gerard Atkinson |
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| 1933 Ramble Around Guildford Greenline - Underground artist: S. Rhutney |
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| 1933 The Chess Valley for this week's ramble Greenline artist: Harry Beck (Henry Charles Beck) |
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| 1933 Whitsuntide Holiday London Underground artist: Edward McKnight Kauffer |
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| 1934 Aldershot Tattoo Go By Private Bus - General artist: Andrew Power (Sybil Andrews) |
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| 1934 At London's Service London Transport artist: A.A. Moore |
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| 1934 Bluebell Time London Transport artist: Anna Katrina Zinkeisen |
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| 1934 Buckingham Palace from St. James's Park London Transport artist: Edward McKnight Kauffer |
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| 1934 For The Zoo Underground artist: Maurice A. Miles |
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| 1934 Hampton Court London Transport artist: Adrian Allinson |
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| 1934 Kew Gardens by Underground artist: Maurice A. Miles |
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| 1934 Windsor Castle London Transport artist: Adrian Allinson |
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| 1935 By Bus To The Pictures To-Night artists: Tom Eckersley & Eris Lombers |
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| 1935 Epsom Spring Meeting London Transport artist: Laurence Bradshaw |
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| 1935 For London Drama London Transport artist: James A. Grant |
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| 1935 For London Spectacle London Transport artist: Francis Ernest Jackson |
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| 1935 Thanks To The Underground artist: Zero (Hans Schleger) |
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| 1935 South artist: John Mansbridge |
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| 1935 Kew Gardens Cactus House - Go By Underground artist: Kraber (John Rowland Barker) |
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| 1935 Kenwood Underground - Tram artist: Margaret Calkin James |
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| 1935 It is better to Shop early Early in the month artists: Clifford & Rosemary Ellis |
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| 1935 It is better to return early Early in the day artists: Clifford & Rosemary Ellis |
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| 1935 For the Zoo By Tram to Camden Town London Transport Tramways artist: Rojan |
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| 1935 Underground Gets You There artist: Zero (Hans Schleger) |
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| 1936 For The Museums artist: John Banting |
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| 1936 South Kensington (Museums) artist: John Banting |
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| 1936 Houses of Parliament artist: Herbert Alker Tripp |
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| 1936 Imperial War Museum artist: Edward Alexander Wadsworth |
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| 1936 The Tower of London artist: Edward McKnight Kauffer |
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| 1936 Westminster Abbey artist: Edward McKnight Kauffer |
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| 1936 Westminster From The Thames artist: Edward McKnight Kauffer |
