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GB 2856 (NEW)LT000498 · Series · 1939-1947

This series contains reports and memoranda on the purchase of stores and stocks, including details of tyre contracts and lists of contractors, proposed contracts for the sale of bus bodies and war risk clauses, the use of firezone oil and waste oil and fuel rationing as well as Railway Executive Committee correspondence on petrol allocation and coupons.

Stanley , Albert Henry , 1874-1948 , 1st Baron Ashfield , MP and President of the Board of Trade
GB 2856 (NEW)LT000483 · Series · 1939-1943

This series contains reports, memoranda and minutes on wartime transport services, including details of war service allowances, rates of pay, staff negotiations, the threat of sabotage, finance, air raid precautions, protection of London Passsenger Transport Board properties, the employment of aliens, the Home Guard, air raid warnings and continuance of work, awards for bravery, casualties, damage, fire watching, passes and permits and a review of expenditure. Also included are meetings on the management of joint line railways, the simplifying of the fares system and the increasing of line capacity, as well as on the design and equipment of railway rolling stock required in the immediate post war years.

Stanley , Albert Henry , 1874-1948 , 1st Baron Ashfield , MP and President of the Board of Trade
GB 2856 (NEW)LT000482 · Series · 1931-1947

This series contains tests, drawings and photographs of railway rolling stock, including details of the surface lines of rolling stock replacement programmes, a proposed rolling stock programme for the District, Circle and Metropolitan Lines, Chairman's conference minutes including financial details, National Service for staff, matters approved by the Chairman for submission to the Board, Special Expenditure Requisitions (SERs), air raid precautions, engineering first class traffic, the standardisation of signs, a station proficiency competition and emergency measures on railways.

Stanley , Albert Henry , 1874-1948 , 1st Baron Ashfield , MP and President of the Board of Trade
GB 2856 (NEW)LT000485 · Series · 1930-1948

This series contains reports, memoranda and extracts from minutes concerning projects for London Underground lines, including details of planned extensions to lines, electrification schemes and the building of additional tracks. Also included are details of programmes of works to be carried out, progress reports, details of Bills to be put forward in Parliament, particulars of work contracts placed, and notices of drawings and plans signed or to be signed.

Stanley , Albert Henry , 1874-1948 , 1st Baron Ashfield , MP and President of the Board of Trade
GB 2856 (NEW)LT000492 · Series · 1938-1948

This series contains reports, memoranda and correspondence including details of the Railway Benevolent Fund, the British Institution of Management, an international congress on Industrial Medicine, a competition to design a bus shelter and a London Transport pageant. Also includes correspondence and invitations to exhibitions and articles for the press by members of staff.

Stanley , Albert Henry , 1874-1948 , 1st Baron Ashfield , MP and President of the Board of Trade
GB 2856 (NEW)LT000408 · Series · 1980-2003

This series contains reports from the Managing Directors of LUL concerning expenditure, financial results and funding requirements, manpower and personnel issues, industrial relations, operations, engineering, development, passenger services, safety, information technology, quality of service targets, Department of Transport delivery contract and the Private Finance Initiative.

London Underground Limited: Managing Director
GB 2856 LT000020 · Series · 1939-1964

This series contains memoranda, correspondence, reports, minutes of meetings, notes and plans concerning the provision and relocation of bus stops London. Subjects also include stopping arrangements, road works, passenger numbers, road diversions and the provision of street lighting.

LT000020/001: 'Battersea': Memoranda and correspondence concerning road works, siting and resiting of bus stops, provision of new street lighting, clarification of bus stopping arrangements, widening of roads and bus bays as well as the provision of pedestrian crossings. Also includes maps of the areas affected; LT000020/002: 'Bromley': Memoranda and correspondence concerning the provision of bus stops, street lighting improvement scheme and bus stopping arrangements. Also includes maps of areas affected in Bromley; LT000020/003: 'Bromley', Memoranda and correspondence concerning the provision of bus stops at locations including Heathfield Road, Keston. Subjects also include road improvements, diversions, road works and inspection visits at potential bus stopping sites. Also includes maps of proposed bus bays and other works, 1962; LT000020/004: 'Camberwell': Memoranda and correspondence concerning the provision of bus stops, proposed road works, modernisation of street lighting and stopping positions, 1961-1962; LT000020/005: 'Fulham': Memoranda, correspondence and maps concerning bus stops. Subjects include stopping places at Fulham Broadway near Harwood Road and new street lighting in the area, 1955-1962; LT000020/006: 'Finsbury': Memoranda and correspondence concerning bus services. Subjects include an experimental one-way traffic system, stopping arrangements and rebuilding works in Finsbury Square, trolleybus stops and new street lighting. Also includes plans of proposed works, such as an intended extension to the stop outside Moorfields Eye Hospital, 1944-1962; LT000020/007: 'Hammersmith': Memoranda and correspondence concerning new bus stops, resiting of stops and stopping arrangements and the construction of bus bays and new street lighting, 1960-1962; LT000020/008: 'Hackney': Memoranda and correspondence concerning bus stops, including details of proposed one way working, road works and diversions and stopping arrangements, 1959-1962; LT000020/009: 'Hampstead': Memoranda and correspondence concerning bus stops in Hampstead. Subjects include traffic conditions, provision of bus stops, one way traffic schemes, standing arrangements, passenger loadings on certain routes and additional stops. Also includes maps of proposed works sites, 1959-1962; LT000020/010: 'Kensington': Papers concerning bus stops in Kensington. Subjects include changes to bus stops, public lighting projects, work required in connection with stop signs, bus stopping arrangements and plans for roadworks. Also includes correspondence regarding a stop in Addison Road, 1960-1963.

LT000020/011: 'Lambeth'; Papers concerning bus stops in Lambeth. Subjects include queue iregularities, new bus stops and site meetings, proposed road widenings, road works and the site layout of a junction between Stockwell Road and Brixton Road, 1961-1962; LT000020/012: 'Lewisham': Papers, correspondence and minutes of meetings concerning bus stops in Lewisham. Subjects include provision of bus stops at Lewisham Hospital and Catford Garage, road works, one-way schemes, new street lighting, stopping arrangements and queue shelters. Also includes plans of proposed works, such as a branch library at Bromley and a one-way junction between Catford Hill and Stanstead Road, 1959-1964; LT000020/013: 'Leatherhead': Papers concerning bus services at Leatherhead. Subjects include stopping arrangements at Kingston Road and Dilston Road and the provision of bus bays and stops. Also includes lists of passenger loadings on certain routes, 1944-1961; LT000020/014: 'Chelsea': Papers and correspondence, 1941-1949, concerning bus services in Chelsea. Subjects include bus stops along Kings Road, passenger loadings on various routes, alterations to stops, the provision of street lighting and road repairs. Also includes a statement of correspondence dealt with by the Public Relations Office for week ended 17 January 1942; LT000020/015: 'Chelsea': Papers concerning bus services in Chelsea. Subjects include request for a bus stop at Chelsea Bridge Road, stopping arrangements in Kings Road, Fulham Raod and Beaufort Street and passenger loadings on certain routes, 1949-1951; LT000020/016: 'Chelsea': Correspondence concerning the standard of new lamps in Chelsea, proposed bus stops in Sloane Street and Lower Sloane Street, road works and stopping arrangements, 1952-1959; LT000020/017: 'Chelsea': Papers, minutes of meetings and memoranda, 1954-1963. Subjects inculde provision of bus stops at Lower Sloane Street and Sloane Square, stopping arrangements in Kings Road and Beaufort Street, resiting of stops, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines coach services between Sloane Street and London Airport and bus services for the 1959 festival gardens season and arrangements for the funeral of the Colombian ambassador; LT000020/018: 'Harrow': Papers and reports. Subjects include proposed bus bays and stops in Uxbridge Road, passenger loadings on various routes, the reconstruction of a bridge at North Harrow Station, replacement of RT type buses with Routemasters, resiting of stops, proposed sites for bus shelters, the construction of bus bays and road work diversions, 1952-1962; LT000020/019: 'Bermondsey': Papers and correspondence. Subjects include proposed bus stop at Lower Road in Bermondsey, bus turning arrangements, stopping arrangements, passenger loadings on various routes, bus stop markings on the carriageway, new lighting schemes, reconstruction of Canada swing bridge at Redriff Road, proposed stops at the west end of Rotherhithe Tunnel and proposed changes to stop signs, 1958-1963; LT000020/020: 'Hendon': Papers and statistics concerning buses in Hendon area. Subjects include works to the station car park at Colindale Station, bus stops in North End Road, lay-bys on Watford Way, stopping arrangements on North Circular Road, road works, bus stop markings, resiting of pedestrian crossing at Hendon Central Station, passenger loadings and planned roadworks, 1954-1964.

LT000020/021: 'Brentwood': Papers and correspondence concerning buses in the Brentwood area. Subjects include stopping arrangements at Brook Street and Ongar Road and unnecessary obstructions by buses, 1960-1962; LT000020/022: 'Kingston': Papers, diagrams, notices, statistics and correspondence concerning buses in Kingston. Subjects include bus stops in Richmond Road and Cambridge Road, road works in Kings Road, bus lay-bys, proposed new bus bay in Burnham Street, waiting restrictions in streets and passenger loadings on various routes, 1952-1963; LT000020/023: 'City of London': Papers, reports, statistics and correspondence concerning buses in London. Subjects include bus stops at Bishopsgate outside Liverpool Street Station, one-way traffic scheme in Aldgate, proposed bus stop at Ludgate Hill, work required in connection with stop signs, passenger loadings on various routes, inspections and elevated pavements and garages. Also includes a site layout for a proposed development north of Watling Street, 1958-1962; LT000020/024: 'Ilford': Papers, correspondence and maps concerning buses in Ilford. Subjects include a bus stand in Thorold Road, stopping arrangements, provision of bus bays, removal of trolleybus standards, new street lighting and proposed road works, 1958-1962; LT000020/025: 'Heston and Isleworth': Papers, lists, reports and correspondence concerning buses in Hesten and Isleworth. Subjects include the provision of bus stops and street lighting, recommendations for changes to stopping arrangements, road widening schemes, the construction of bus bays, bus stop markings on the carriageway and favourable sites for bus shelters, 1960-1963; LT000020/026: 'Kent': Memoranda and corespondence concerning buses in Kent. Subjects include inspection of bus stops in Maidstone Road and King Street by the Stopping Places Advisory Committee, work required in connection with stop signs and stopping arrangements at Maidstone Road. Also includes a plan of the proposed Swanley Bypass, 1959-1963; LT000020/027: 'Mitcham': Reports, correspondence and maps concerning traffic conditions at Fair Green and Cricket Green, Mitcham; requests for bus stop resitings; proposed construction of bus bays; road widenings and stopping arrangements, 1958-1962; LT000020/028: 'Wimbledon': Papers, 1959-1962, concerning the temporary removal of bus stops in Wimbledon and route arrangements for tennis events in 1962; LT000020/029: 'Woolwich stops': Papers, plans and correspondence concerning changes to bus stops, street lighting scheme and reconstruction of bus stops along Burrage Road, 1962; LT000020/030: 'Middlesex': Correspondence and maps. Subjects include reconstruction of the railway bridge at West Drayton Station and rebuilding of Bath Road, Harlington. Also includes a list of sites for potential bus bays, 1960-1962.

LT000020/031: 'Poplar': Memoranda, correspondence and maps. Subjects include the provision of bus stops and stopping arrangements in Poplar, road works, street lighting and the temporary closure of Blackwall Tunnel. Also includes an agreement with the Stopping Places Advisory Committee on stops and signs for the tunnel approach, 1959-1962; LT000020/032: 'Greenwich': Memoranda, reports, minutes of meetings and correspondence concerning bus services in Greenwich. Subjects include the provision of bus stops, stopping arrangements, proposals for special bus stops during Charlton Football Club home games, delays at Blackwall Tunnel and traffic problems, 1959-1962; LT000020/033: 'Walthamstow': Papers, lists of passenger loading numbers and correspondence concerning road improvements, traffic conditions and street lighting in Walthamstow, 1960-1962: LT000020/034: 'Richmond': Correspondence concerning bus services in Richmond. Subjects include the relocation of bus stops, provision of new stops including one terminating at the Black Horse Pub in East Sheen, provision of street lighting, passenger numbers and proposals for permanent one-way traffic on Richmond Green, 1959-1962; LT000020/035: 'acton': Correspondence concerning bus services in Acton. Subjects include a ban on right-hand turns, one-way traffic schemes stopping and standing arrangements and proposed alterations to bus stop signs. Also includes a plan of the Chase Estate at Park Royal, 1959-1964; LT000020/036: 'Hornsey': Correspondence concerning the provision of bus stops, stopping arrangements, passenger numbers and road works in Hornsey, 1959-1962; LT000020/037: 'Surrey': Papers and reports concerning bus services in Surrey, 1960-1962. Subjects include inspections of bus stops by the Stopping Places Advisory Committee, stopping arrangements and accidents occurring on the north-bound carriageway of the Mickleham bypass during 1969; LT000020/038: 'Essex': Inspection reports from the Stopping Places Advisory Committee. Subjects also include the provision and relocation of stop signs. Also includes lists of passengers picked up and dropped off at the Green Dragon stop in Shenfield, 1959-1962; LT000020/039: 'West Ham': Reports and correspndence concerning bus services in West Ham. Subjects inculde the provision and relocation of bus stops, road improvements and construction of bus bays at the Graving Dock Tavern on North Woolwich Road,1958-1962; LT000020/040: 'Tottenham': Reports and correspondence concerning bus services in Tottenham. Subjects includ road works at Tottenham Hale, provision of bus stops, stop markings on the carriageway and street lighting schemes. Also includes plans of road improvements betwen Graving Dock Tavern and the Silvertown bypass and a proposed bus bay on the high street, 1954-1964.

LT000020/041: 'Southgate': Reports and correspondence concerning bus services in Southgate. Subjects include the provision and relocation of bus stops, stopping arrangements and diversions due to road works. Also includes plans showing scheduled works, such as the location of a bus lay-by at Aldermans Hill, 1956-1962; LT000020/042: 'Brentford and Chiswick': Reports, memoranda and correspondence concerning bus services in Brentford and Chiswick. Subjects include changes to bus stops, the provision and relocation of stops, proposals for bus bays, road works, stopping arrangements and an unexploded bomb at Carfax Court, Oxford Road, Chiswick. Also includes plans of sheduled works, 1957-1962; LT000020/043: 'Wanstead and Woodford': Reports and correspondence concerning bus services in Wanstead and Woodford. Subjects include the provision of bus stops, construction of bus bays, passenger numbers on various routes, complaints regarding staff behaviour and a census of passengers at the north-bound stop in Aldersbrook Road. Also includes plans of proposed works, 1959-1962; LT000020/044: 'Walton and Weybridge': Reports and correspondence concerning bus services at Walton and Weybridge, 1959-1962. Subjects include the provision and relocation of bus stops, passenger loadings, the construction of bus bays and roundabouts, fares on route 131 and the effect on bus services of the opening ceremony of the Metropolitan Water Board's new reservoir at Walton-on-Thames by the Queen; LT000020/045: 'Croydon stops': Correspondence concerning the possible relocation of the north-bound bus stop in Thornton Road, near the junction with London Road in Croydon, 1962; LT000020/046: 'Wood Green': Memoranda and correspondence concerning bus services in Wood Green. Subjects include the provision of bus stops, road works in Turnpike Lane, bus shelters and recommendations for changes to stopping arrangements, 1953-1962; LT000020/047: 'Wood Green': Correspondence concerning the provision of bus stops, including one at Alexandra Palace, Wood Green, 1962-1964; LT000020/048: 'Surbiton': Memoranda and correspondence concerning bus services in Surbiton. Subjects include the provision of bus stops, passenger numbers on various routes, staged stopping arrangements for trolleybus replacement services and scheduled diversions due to works, 1958-1962; LT000020/049: 'Romford': Reports and correspondence concerning bus services in Romford. Subjects include bus stopping arrangements along Upper Brentwood Road, road works at Collier Row Road / Hog Hill Road, the provision of bus stops, temporary diversions, bridge widening, bus bays and road works, 1958-1964; LT000020/050: 'Coulsden and Purley': Papers and memoranda concerning the provision of bus stops, site inspections by the Stopping Places Advisory Committee, stopping arrangements, provision of street lighting, road works and bridge repairs, 1958-1962.

Operating Manager (Central Road Services)
GB 2856 (NEW)LT000471 · Series · 1934-1940

This series contains correspondence, memoranda and extracts from minutes concerning tram and trolleybus overhead gear including details of the installation of apparatus, the design of overhead gear, and costs and tenders for the provision of equipment. Includes photographs and designs of equipment and maps of routes.

Pick , Frank , 1878-1941 , transport administrator
GB 2856 (NEW)LT000475 · Series · 1933-1939

This series contains correspondence, memoranda and extracts from minutes including details of possible railway extensions, trolleybus and bus facilities, a survey of the passenger transport facilities in the London Passenger Transport area and other companies' interest in the Board's outer area.

Pick , Frank , 1878-1941 , transport administrator
GB 2856 (NEW)LT000457 · Series · 1906-1933

This series contains correspondence, memoranda, minutes and reports concerning the renewal and improvement of rolling stock on various lines including details of designs of rolling stock cars, the fiftieth anniversary of the District Line, the modernisation of equipment and the replacement of steam locomotives.

Pick , Frank , 1878-1941 , transport administrator
GB 2856 (NEW)LT000462 · Series · 1933-1940

This series contains correspondence, memoranda, minutes and reports concerning the railway including details of the development of stations, accidents, the rates of pay and conditions of service for staff, safety and maintenance matters, air raid precautions, the electrification of the railway and the letting of land and properties. Also contains accounts including details of revenue receipts and expenditure.

Pick , Frank , 1878-1941 , transport administrator
GB 2856 (NEW)LT000461 · Series · 1912-1933

This series contains correspondence, memoranda and extracts from minutes concerning the ventilation of underground railways, carriages and substations including details of different ventilation schemes.

Pick , Frank , 1878-1941 , transport administrator
GB 2856 (NEW)LT000456 · Series · 1925-1940

This series contains correspondence, memoranda and extracts from minutes concerning current supplies for railways, modifications to Lots Road Power Station, the construction and improvement of substations, the installation of apparatus and electrical interference with broadcasting.

Pick , Frank , 1878-1941 , transport administrator
GB 2856 (NEW)LT000473 · Series · 1927-1940

This series contains memoranda and extracts from minutes concerning general maintenance including details of the cleaning of vehicles and buildings, the renovation of premises and defects on railways and buses.

Pick , Frank , 1878-1941 , transport administrator
GB 2856 (NEW)LT000407 · Series · 1869-1947

This series contains correspondence, memoranda, reports, agendas and minutes of meetings relating to various subjects such as the electrification of the East London Line and its financial arrangements; extensions of lines; maintenance works including improvements and alterations to stations and equipment; staff related issues such as national insurance, war bonuses, appointments, pensions and rates of pay; passenger compensation claims; commercial advertising, and leases and rents of property. Also included are annual accounts of the Committee, cost statements and tender and contract documentation.

London Passenger Transport Board: East London Railway Joint Committee