List of transport undertakings transferred to the London Passenger Transport Board

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 transter took a number of months as agreement had to be reached between the various operators and the board.

July 1, 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 [Schedule 2 of the London Passenger Transport Act, 1933, 1933 (23 & 24 Geo. 5.) c. 14] [The London Passenger Transport Act, 1933 (Appointed Day) Order (No. 1), 1933 (1933 No. 634)]

October 1, 1933

*Thomas Tilling Limited [The London Passenger Transport Act, 1933 (Appointed Day) Order (No. 2), 1933 (1933 No. 934)]
*Lewis Omnibus Company Limited [The London Passenger Transport Act, 1933 (Appointed Day) Order (No. 3), 1933 (1933 No. 964)]

October 31, 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 [The London Passenger Transport Act, 1933 (Appointed Day) Order (No. 4), 1933 (1933 No. 1051)]

November 9, 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 [The London Passenger Transport Act, 1933 (Appointed Day) Order (No. 5), 1933 (1933 No. 1082)]

November 23, 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 [The London Passenger Transport Act 1933 (Appointed Day) Order (No. 6), 1933 (1933 No. 1115)]

December 4, 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 [The London Passenger Transport Act, 1933 (Appointed Day) Order (No. 7), 1933 (1933 No. 1139)]

December 14, 1933

*B.B.P. Omnibus Company, Limited
*Gordon Omnibus Company, Limited
*Powell and Whybrow [The London Passenger Transport Act, 1933 (Appointed Day) Order (No. 8), 1933 (1933 No. 1181)]

December 20, 1933

*Premier Omnibus Company, Limited
*Premier Line, Limited [The London Passenger Transport Act, 1933 (Appointed Day) Order (No. 9), 1933 (1933 No. 1191)]

February 1, 1934

*Empress Motors, Limited [The London Passenger Transport Act, 1933 (Appointed Day) Order (No. 10), 1934 (1934 No. 82)]

February 14, 1934

*Red Rover Omnibus, Limited [The London Passenger Transport Act, 1933 (Appointed Day) Order (No. 11), 1934 (1934 No. 161)]

February 21, 1934

*Birch Brothers, Limited [The London Passenger Transport Act, 1933 (Appointed Day) Order (No. 12), 1934 (1934 No. 563)]

June 13, 1934

*Paterson Omnibus Company, Limited [The London Passenger Transport Act, 1933 (Appointed Day) Order (No. 14), 1934 (1934 No. 628)]

July 11, 1934

*Westminster Omnibus Company, Limited [The London Passenger Transport Act, 1933 (Appointed Day) Order (No. 13), 1934 (1934 No. 627)]

July 18, 1934

*St. George Omnibus Company, Limited [The London Passenger Transport Act, 1933 (Appointed Day) Order (No. 15), 1934 (1934 No. 827)]

August 10, 1934

*Chocolate Express Omnibus Company, Limited [The London Passenger Transport Act, 1933 (Appointed Day) Order (No. 16), 1934 (1934 No. 931)]

August 29, 1934

*Ambassador Bus Company, Limited
*Sphere Omnibus Company, Limited
*Miller Traction Company, Limited
*Perkins Omnibus Company, Limited [The London Passenger Transport Act, 1933 (Appointed Day) Order (No. 17), 1934 (1934 No. 975)]

November 7, 1934

*City Motor Omnibus Company, Limited
*Reliance Omnibus Company, Limited
*Victory Omnibus Company, Limited [The London Passenger Transport Act, 1933 (Appointed Day) Order (No. 18), 1934 (1934 No. 1202)]

December 5, 1934

*Prince Omnibus Company, Limited [The London Passenger Transport Act, 1933 (Appointed Day) Order (No. 19), 1934 (1934 No. 1365)]

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