London Buses Before The War

Looking at the development of London's transport network between 1933 and 1939, this historical book covers early years of one of the world's most advanced Transport systems leading up to the Second World War. On 1st July 1933 the London Passenger Transport Board came into being and overnight most of the transport had been transferred to the new authority. The great majority of the remaining independent bus companies were to follow over the next 18 months, resulting in a coordinated bus, tram, trolleybus and Underground system under a management which worked hard to improve the facilities for its passengers. Much had been achieved by the time war was declared in September 1939, both in terms of vehicle developments and service improvements. The six-year period leading up to the war is the subject of this book.