Transport for London (TfL) Corporate Archives

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Transport for London came into being in July 2000 but inherited all assets and functions of its predecessor body, which in turn had inherited all assets and functions of its predecessor body, and so on, all the way back to 1933 and the London Passenger Transport Board. This means TfL Corporate Archives represents TfL, London Regional Transport, London Transport Executive (GLC), London Transport Board, London Transport Executive, and London Passenger Transport Board.
London Passenger Transport Board was established in 1933 by Act of Parliament and united multiple private transport companies, again inheriting their assets. This means TfL Corporate Archives represents to varying degrees Underground Electric Railways Company of London, Metropolitan Railway, LCC tramways, Metropolitan Electric tramways, Bexley and Dartford tramways, Croydon Corporation tramways, East Ham Corporation tramways, Erith Council tramways, Ilford Council tramways, Walthamstow tramways, West Ham tramways, London United tramways, South Metropolitan Electric tramways, London General Omnibus Company.

All areas served by London's transport network, including Green Line Coaches routes to Windsor and Essex.
Records of London Transport International Consulting also cover global cities such as Singapore, Chicago, Moscow, and more.

Greater London Authority Act 1999
Transport Act 1962

The Collections Development Policy sets out Transport for London Corporate Archive’s objectives in acquiring records. These are:-

• To record the principal business functions and actions of Transport for London, its predecessors and successors
• To document the organisation’s interactions with London’s citizens and with the physical and social environment
• To document staff associations and clubs directly related to TfL, its subsidiaries and predecessors. Such records will be selected only where there is a clear link to TfL's existing historical archive 'holdings'.
• To capture the personal records of individual TfL members of staff where they have performed roles of key significance in the context of TfL’s history

The objectives are to be met by collecting records which relate to ten themes:-

• History of Transport
• History of Technology
• History of TfL as an organisation
• History of London and its Neighbourhoods
• Economic History
• Social History
• Political History
• Public Policy
• Architectural History
• History of Art & Design

170,000+ physical files and items in over 20,000 boxes.
Stored offsite
24+ TB of digital holdings
1556-present day
Some early collections are on long term deposit at London Metropolitan Archives under ACC1297

Catalogue - https://tflcorporatearchivescatalogue.co.uk/CalmViewA/
Website - www.tfl.gov.uk/archives
Digital Collections Online portal - www.tfl.gov.uk/digital-collections
Google Arts and Culture site - https://artsandculture.google.com/project/tfl-archives

By prior appointment only
Aim to accommodate requests for access within 2 weeks

Self-photography permitted

Revised 17/07/2024

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