On 1 July 1933, the London Passenger Transport Board was created. For the first time in the history of the Metropolis, all public transport, with the exception of the main line railways, was now under the control of a single body.
From its constituents, the LPTB inherited a varied fleet of trams, trolleybuses, buses and underground services. Its remit stretched well beyond the borders of London into the Home Counties and, at the time of its creation, it was the largest municipal transport undertaking in the world.
Among the LPTB’s many achievements was the introduction of trolleybuses in many areas as tramway replacements, the launch of the long-lasting RT bus and the expansion of the underground network. Also in these years, the LPTB’s architects bequeathed to the city some of its greatest public architecture.
In his fifth volume covering London Transport decade by decade, Michael Baker examines the development of public transport during these momentous years. Drawing upon his own collection and those of notable photographers of the period, he evokes the great variety of vehicles and activity seen on London’s roads and rails during this fascinating period.
Title: London Transport in the 1930s
Author: David Cross
Format: HB 112 pages
Publisher: Ian Allan Ltd
Pub date: May 2007
ISBN 10: 0711031312
ISBN 13: 9780711031319
List Price: £15.99
