London Transport Board
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Corporate Body
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System number
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Information for Authority record
Name (Latin)
London Transport Board
Other forms of name
Great Britain. London Transport Board
Great Britain. Ministry of Transport. London Transport Board
London Transport (London Transport Board)
Biographical or Historical Data
Est. 1962
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Information from 678 converted Dec. 16, 2014(Est. 1962)
- Its Report and accounts, 1963-
- Trackbed.com WWW site, 31 July 2004:London Transport Company - London Underground (the London Transport Executive, a subsidiary of the British Transport Commission, was est. in 1948; in 1963 it was followed by the London Transport Board, appointed by and directly responsible to the minister. From 1970 control was transferred to the Greater London Council, which appointed members of the (second) London Transport Executive; the title of London Transport was adopted by the London Passenger Transport Board, soon after its establishment in 1933, as the working name for its road and rail operations, and this has continued to be used under successive changes in higher organization)
- National Archives database, 14 Sept. 2004(under the Transport Act of 1962 the British Transport Commission was abolished and five new public authorities, answerable to the Minister of Transport, were established as responsible for the nationalized industries: the British Railways Board, the British Transport Docks Board, the British Waterways Board, the London Transport Board and the Transport Holding Company)