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Records of the Aylesbury and Buckingham Railway Company, comprising Directors' Meetings minutes; Proprietors' meetings minutes; Wotton Tramway Committee minutes; and Contract Plan and Sections for the Aylesbury - Verney Railway.

Records of the Baker Street and Waterloo Railway, including minutes of Board Meetings, Committee Minutes and Shareholders Meetings; indexes to minutes.

Records of the Broad Street/Richmond Line Joint Committee, including minutes of meeting of the Joint Committee; minutes of meetings with Members of Parliament including the Minister of Transport; correspondence; press releases and publicity material; financial records; Hansard reports on the Parliamentary debate on railways; and press cuttings.

Records of 73 bus companies which became part of London Transport. The records vary from company to company but generally include minutes of Board and Shareholder meetings and financial records such as ledgers, journals and cash books.

This collection includes: committee minutes, financial reports and records; bound and published research reports, consultation reports, and opinion reports produced both by CAPITAL as well as affiliated associations and organisations; leaflets, pamphlets, and flyers produced by CAPITAL and affiliated organisations; correspondence between CAPITAL, members of parliament, affIliated organisations and members of the public; and one video cassette.

Records of the Central London Railway comprising Board Meetings minutes; General Meetings minutes and Assented Stockholders Meetings minutes; correspondence; reports; contracts; handbills; maps and other administrative papers.

Records of the Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway, comprising Board meeting minutes and General meetings minutes.

Records of the City and South London Railway (formerly the City of London and Southwark Subway Company), comprising Board meetings minutes and General meetings minutes; volume of monthly reports giving Operating Statistics of the City and South London and Central London Railway Companies and volume of monthly reports relating to the generating stations at Stockwell (City and South London Railway) and Shepherds Bush (City London Railway).

Records of the East Surrey Traction Company, 1911-1957, consisting of minute and agenda books, agreements, register of members, newspaper cuttings books, memorandum and articles of association, annual reports, correspondence relating to the purchase by London General Omnibus Company Limited and menu of first annual staff dinner.

Records of the Edgware and Hampstead Railway Company, comprising minutes of Board meetings.

Records of the Great Northern and City railway, comprising Board meeting minutes and General meeting minutes.

Records of the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway, comprising minutes of Board meetings and contract drawings for the line between West Kensington and Barons Court.

Records of the Hammersmith and City Railway, including Board meeting minutes; General meeting minutes; Board of Trade inspection reports; agreements, tenders and contracts; list of staff; financial accounts and petitions from inhabitants of Westbourne Park for a station between Notting Hill and Bishops Road.

Records of the Hammersmith and City Railway Company, comprising capital account (items charged to capital in period 1875-1877 but incurred from 1865-1868) includes extracts from minutes of Hammersmith and City Railway Joint Committee; Audit Office notes; a note of Hammersmith and City Railway Company investment shares; expenditure by Great Western Railway Company and Metropolitan Railway Company, c.1865-1880.

Records of the Hammersmith and City Railway Joint Committee, including capital account (charges in half-yearly units), 1867 - 1873; expenditure on capital account (of dissolved Hammersmith and City Railway Company), 1867-1874; miscellaneous accounts, including correspondence with Messrs Grierson and Lewis, extracts from minutes of Joint Committee, and statement of number of times GWR exceeded the agreed number of trains (as in Agreement of 1868), c.1866 - 1878; papers and memoranda relating to accounts for half-year ended June 1878, includes extracts from minutes of Joint Committee 1866-1869; papers relating to case in High Court Baylis V Metropolitan Inner Circle Completion Railway Company; loss of working of Omnibus Service; statement of GWR/MRC working expenses on passenger traffic, c.1866-1878; statements of account for period December 1877 to December 1878; together with statement of train mileage, 1878; estimated statement of account for half-year ended December 1878 with correspondence and extracts from minutes; includes traffic receipts and passenger numbers, 1868; and revenue for half-year ended June 1879; together with expenditure on Capital account 1 July 1877 to 31 December 1878; correspondence with Hammersmith Gas Works 1879; notice to ratepayers of St Marylebone, 1879.

Records of the Metropolitan Railway Provident Savings Bank, comprising annual reports and statements of account, including lists of deposit accounts and balances; 1875-1935.

Records of the Harrow and Uxbridge Railway, comprising Board and General meetings minutes.

Records of the Hounslow and Metropolitan Railway, comprising Finance Committee minutes; Board Meeting minutes; and General Meeting minutes.

Records of the Kingston and London Railway Company, comprising Joint Committee Minutes.

Records of the London and Suburban Traction Company, including minutes of Board Meetings; minutes of General Meetings; minutes of Stockholder meetings; and traffic reports.

London County Council register of tramway track lengths, recording description and lengths of route, street length, track length and remarks, such as "conversion to trolleybus", "abandoned" and so on, [1912-1952], with enclosures: photocopy of map of tramways in the London County Council area, revised to 1931; and diagrams of track lengths in Leyton and Hammersmith.

Records of the London Electric Railway Company, comprising minutes of Board Meetings; minutes of General Meetings; volumes of monthly reports and operating statistics.

Records of London General County Services (Buses), comprising Board and General meetings minutes; and financial records including private journal; salaries ledger; cash payments books; journals; and joint services ledger.

Records of the London General Omnibus Company, including minutes of Managers Committee meetings, General Board meetings, and the Conseil de Surveillance; reports to Shareholders; Guard Books containing newspaper cuttings relating to early omnibus services and particularly to the last horsedrawn service, photographs, Omnibus and Tramway Guides from 1878, lists of company's stables and premises, time-keepers' books, rules and regulations of the LGOC, checkers' rules prior to 1891, sample tickets and so on; press cuttings; London General Omnibus Company rules and regulations; photographs; list of premises; timekeepers' books; volume containing manuscript copies in French and English of the Deed of Constitution, Statutes and so on of the company, together with prospectus of the Compagnie Generale des Omnibus de Londres; monthly reports relating to Coach Factories and Traffic; Traffic Circulars and financial records including ledgers, journals, and cash books.

Records of the London Passenger Transport Board, including minutes of Meetings of the Board; reports to the Board; album of photographs illustrating the catering facilities afforded by the LPTB to shelterers in the London Tubes during the air raids on London; minutes of Accounts Advisory Committee; plans and sections; tenders, specifications and contracts; Traffic Circulars (Central Buses); papers relating to the Passenger Pooling Scheme; diaries; official booklets, pamphlets and leaflets; and appointment books, issued annually (those filed herewith have had the calendar leaves extracted but the interesting photographs which interspersed them are left in position. They give a true contemporary picture of the life of London and its surroundings, including its building and transport).

Papers of the London Regional Passenger Committee, including minutes, 1986 - 1992; reports, 1987 - 1992; press releases, 1988 - 1992; Quality of Service sub-committee minutes, 1986 - 1990; Information and Facilities sub-committee minutes, 1987 - 1992; minutes of advisory panel on public transport for people with disabilities, 1987 - 1989; Service Provision sub-committee minutes, 1986 - 1990; Performance Monitoring sub-committee minutes, 1986; annual reports, 1987 - 1992; correspondence regarding London Transport appeals, 1984 - 1991 and British Rail appeals, 1985 - 1989.

Also minutes of predecessor body the Transport Users Consultative Committee for London, 1950 - 1984 and annual reports, 1951 - 1961; and minutes of the Transport Users Consultative Committee, 1950 - 1984.

Records of London Tramways Ltd, consisting of printed circulars, 1881.

Papers of predecessor companies of London Transport. More information regarding each company can be found in the separate sub-fonds entry for that company.

Companies:

Aylesbury and Buckingham Railway

Baker Street And Waterloo Railway

Central London Railway Minutes

Central London Railway Correspondence, Contracts, Reports, Etc.

City And South London Railway

City And South London Railway

Charing Cross, Euston And Hampstead Railway

Earls Court Grounds Limited

Edgware And Hampstead Railway

Great Northern And City Railway

Great Northern Piccadilly And Brompton Railway

Hammersmith And City Railway

Hounslow And Metropolitan Railway

Harrow And Uxbridge Railway

Hammersmith And City Railway

Kingston And London Railway

London Electric Railway

London General Country Services (Buses)

London General Omnibus Company

Lots Road Power House

London Passenger Transport Board

London And Suburban Traction Company (Tramways)

London Transport Board Reports And Accounts

London Transport Executive Files

London United Tramways

Metropolitan And Metropolitan District Joint Railways

Metropolitan And District Electric Traction Company

Metropolitan District Railway

Metropolitan Electric Tramway

Metropolitan And Great Central Joint Railways

Morden Station Garage

Metropolitan And St Johns Wood Railway Company

Metropolitan Tower Construction Company

North Metropolitan Tramways

Railway Equipment And Construction Company

South Metropolitan Electric Tramways

Tramways M.E.T. Omnibus Company

Underground Electric Railways

Union Construction Company

Union Surplus Lands Company

Whitechapel And Bow Railway

Watford Joint Railway Committee - Metropolitan And London North Eastern Railways

Watford And Edgware Railway

Wembley Park Estate Company

Also bus companies comprising:

A1 Bus Company

Acme Pullman Services (Buses)

Alberta Omnibus

Amersham And District Motor Bus And Haulage Company

Associated Omnibus Company

Atlas Omnibus Company

C W Batten And Company Limited (Buses)

Bracklin And Vandy Limited (Buses)

Britannia Traction Company

Brixton Motor Omnibus Company

Bucks Expresses (Buses)

Cambrian Coaching And Goods Transport Limited

Cambrian Landray Coaching Limited

Celtic Omnibus Company

Central Omnibus Company

Chesham And District Bus Company

Cosgrove Omnibus Company

Criterion Omnibus Company

Dangerfield Limited (Buses)

Direct Omnibus Company

District Omnibus Company

Dominion Omnibus Company

East Ham Omnibus Company

Empress Omnibus Company

Fleet Omnibus Company

Florence Omnibus Company

Gearless Motor Omnibus Company

Grafton Omnibus Company

Grangewood Omnibus Company

Green Line Coaches Limited

Haywood And Nowell Limited (Buses)

Horseshoe Traction Company

Invicta Traction Company (Buses)

Jockey Omnibus Company

Lea Valley Omnibus Company

Legion Omnibus Company

London Road Car Company

Lonsdale Omnibus Company

Loveland Omnibus Company

Mcmahon Omnibus Company

Marathon Omnibus Company

Mason Omnibus Company

Metropolitan Steam Omnibus Company

New Central Omnibus Company

Northern Omnibus Company

Nulli Secundus Omnibus Company

Olympic Traction Company

Omnibus Proprietors Limited

Overground Limited (Buses)

Edward Paul Limited (Buses)

Pc Omnibus Company

Priest Brothers (Buses)

Primrose Omnibus Company

Ra Motor Services

Charles Randall Limited (Buses)

Reburn's Motor Services

Shamrock Traction Company

Skylark Motor Coach Company

Silver Star Omnibus Company

Superbus Limited

T And W Omnibus Company

Tottenham Hotspur Omnibus Company

Tower Carriers Limited

Unique Omnibus Company

Victoria Road Car Company

Vivid Omnibus Company

W And P Omnibus Company

Watford Omnibus Company

Wellington Omnibus Company

Western Omnibus Company

White Star Omnibus Company

London And South Coast Transport Limited

National Omnibus And Transport Company

Records of the London Transport Board, comprising reports and financial accounts.

Records of the London Transport Executive, including scheme of delegation of functions to the London Transport Executive by the British Transport Commission; traffic circulars for buses and railways; annual reports 1953-1962; and publicity materials including brochures and pamphlets.

Records of Alan Payling relating to the London Transport Workers Union. Papers in this collection cover three main areas of interest, Stamford Hill Bus Garage, TGWU Branch 1/312, Public Transport Workers Jobs Campaign (Leaside District) and trade union publications such as Busworker and Transport Worker. The main archival interest of the collection are the branch resolutions of Stamford Hill Bus Garage, TGWU Branch 1/312.

Records of London United Tramways, comprising minutes of Board meetings and General meetings.

Records of the Lots Road Power House, comprising minutes of Joint Committee Meetings; minutes of the Metropolitan District and London Electric Railway Companies Power House Working Committee; minutes of meetings of Trustees; and monthly reports.

Records of Manaos Tramways and Light Company Limited, comprising: memorandum and articles of association, 1909-23; agreements, trust deeds and related items, 1908-39; share transfer schedules, 1965-1972; register of directors, 1909-1971; minutes of directors' meetings and shareholders' meetings, 1909-1975; annual reports and statements of accounts, 1910-73; papers relating to debenture holders and shareholders' meetings, 1923; correspondence, 1961-1966, 1970; register of documents sealed, 1923-73; register of mortgages, 1909-1971 and blank share and debenture certificates, 1923-71. Also correspondence of the Para Electric Railways and Lighting Company Limited.

Records of the Metropolitan and District Electric Traction Company, comprising minutes of Board Meetings and General Meetings.

Records of the Metropolitan and Great Central Joint Railways, including minutes of the Joint Committee; minutes of Officers' Conferences; reports and papers of the Oxford and Aylesbury Tramroad Company; plans of the line between Harrow and Verney Junction; and financial records including ledgers, journals and cash books.

Records of the Metropolitan and Metropolitan District Joint Railway, including Joint Working Committee minutes and indexes; minutes of the Joint Committee (City Lines and Extensions), with reports and statements; minutes of the Electric Traction Joint Committee; minutes of the Joint Committee for working the District Railway, minutes of the Joint Consultative Committee; minutes of the City Lines and Extension to East London Railway Joint Committee; notes of meetings of Board of Works, Corporation of London, Commissioners of Sewers; and guard book of plans (44 feet to one inch) of Whitechapel, Cannon Street, Mansion House, King William Street (now Bank) and Trinity Square (now Tower Hill) Stations.

Records of the Metropolitan District Railway, including minutes of Board Meetings, General Meetings, the Traffic, Way and Works Committee, the Law, Parliamentary and Lands Committee, Stock Holders Meetings, Executive Officers Meetings and Standing Joint Committee; guard books containing copies of agreements with other railway companies and non-railway companies; volumes of statistics; financial ledgers; volumes of monthly reports; notices issued jointly with Piccadilly Line of London Electric Railway, concerning track and signal alterations and the bringing into use of new lines in connection with the extension of Piccadilly Line trains to Hounslow, South Harrow and Enfield West and Shareholders' Association circulars, newspaper cuttings and so on.

Records of the Metropolitan Electric Tramway Company, including minutes of Board meetings; minutes of General meetings; minutes of the Directors' Committee; and reports.

Records of the Metropolitan Railway Company, including minutes of Board meetings; General meetings; Finance Committee meetings; Electric Traction Committee meetings; Law and Lands Committee; Parliamentary, Law and Lands Committee meetings; Stores Committee meetings; Traffic Committee meetings; Officer's Monthly Conferences; reports; agreements; registers of accidents and special occurrences; guard books of circulars; books of diagrams; instructions to signalmen; petitions from users of the line; papers of the General Manager relating to various matters including construction of stations and line improvements, daily operations and personnel management; and publications.

Records of Morden Station Garage, comprising minutes of Board and General meetings and financial accounts.

Records of North Metropolitan Tramways, comprising minutes of Board meetings, minutes of General meetings and minutes of Shareholder meetings.

Records of Railway Equipment and Construction Company, comprising minutes of meetings of Directors.

Records of the Save the Broad Street / Richmond Line (Hampstead) Committee, including minutes, agendas, correspondence, leaflets, petition forms and financial records.

Records of South Metropolitan Electric Tramways, comprising minutes of Board meetings and minutes of General meetings.

Records of the Tramways M.E.T. Omnibus Company, comprising minutes of Board meetings; minutes of the Director's Motor Bus Company; minutes of General meetings and minutes of the Share Allotment Committee.

Records of the Underground Electric Railways Company of London Limited, including minutes of Board meetings; minutes of General meetings; minuts of General Managers Conferences; minutes of the Finance Committee, Works Committee, Advisory Committee and General Purposes Committee; minutes of meetings of Stockholders; minutes of meetings of Executive Officers; registers of designs, trademarks and licences; registers of monthly expenditure; monthly traffic reports and statistics; financial reports; departmental reports; technical handbooks and staff manuals; papers relating to foreign visits by staff; diaries; and publications.

Records of the Union Construction Company, manufacturer of tube and tram cars, comprising minutes of Board meetings and minutes of General meetings.

Records of the Union Surplus Lands Company, comprising minutes of Board meetings and minutes of General meetings.

Records of the Watford and Edgware Railway, comprising minutes of Board meetings and minutes of General meetings.

Records of the Watford Joint Railway Committee; including minutes of Committee meetings; general ledger; journal; cash book and financial accounts.

Records of the Wembley Park Estate Company, property developers, comprising minutes of General meetings and minutes of Board meetings.