Collection GB 0074 ACC/1297/LUT - LONDON UNITED TRAMWAYS

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 ACC/1297/LUT

Title

LONDON UNITED TRAMWAYS

Date(s)

  • 1901-1934 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

0.25 linear metres

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

London United Tramways Company Limited was formed in 1894 in order to buy up the assets of the West Metropolitan Tramways Company, which had gone into receivership. It was part of the Imperial Tramways Company. London United operated in south and west London. It ran London's first electric tram service in 1901, between Hammersmith, Kew Bridge, Shepherd's Bush and Acton. The company was bought by the London and Suburban Traction Company in 1912, which was part of London Electric Railways, known as the London Underground Group. London United passed to the London Passenger Transport Board in 1933.

Archival history

GB 0074 ACC/1297/LUT 1901-1934 Collection 0.25 linear metres London United Tramways Co Ltd

London United Tramways Company Limited was formed in 1894 in order to buy up the assets of the West Metropolitan Tramways Company, which had gone into receivership. It was part of the Imperial Tramways Company. London United operated in south and west London. It ran London's first electric tram service in 1901, between Hammersmith, Kew Bridge, Shepherd's Bush and Acton. The company was bought by the London and Suburban Traction Company in 1912, which was part of London Electric Railways, known as the London Underground Group. London United passed to the London Passenger Transport Board in 1933.

Received in 1975 as part of an accession of records from London Transport.

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

Records arranged in one series: ACC/1297/LUT/01: Minutes.

Available for general access.

Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.

English

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

London United Tramways: A History 1894-1933, by Geoffrey Wilson (Routledge, 2006).

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

November 2009 to February 2010 Company archives Vehicles Trams Public transport Tram services Urban transport Organizations Transport organizations Road transport Tramways Information sources Documents Business records Enterprises Companies Transport companies Transport Transport planning Urban transport development Transport infrastructure London United Tramways Co Ltd London England UK Western Europe Europe

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Received in 1975 as part of an accession of records from London Transport.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

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

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Records arranged in one series: ACC/1297/LUT/01: Minutes.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

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English

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Finding aids

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

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London Metropolitan Archives

Rules and/or conventions used

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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Language(s)

  • English

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