Wednesday 16 October 2013

COP3//LONDON UNDERGROUND POSTERS//OUGD601

LONDON UNDERGROUND POSTERS:

By 1914 the Underground Group ran most of the Tube lines, three tram systems and the main London bus company, the LGOC. The posters publicise all these transport modes. Outside the Underground Group were the Metropolitan Railway and London County Council (LCC) Tramways, which ran separate poster campaigns. All these companies were merged into London Transport (LT) in 1933. The four main line railway companies also used posters to promote their London suburban services. Transport for London (TfL) replaced LT in 2000 with wider responsibility including taxis, streets, river services and some overground rail.

Bakerloo line; faster trains, by unknown artist, 1912

published by Underground electric railway company ltd, 1912
printed by Waterloo & Sons ltd
format: double royal
dimensions: width: 30 mm, height: 1010 mm
reference number: 1983/4/134

Hampstead Railway Non-Stop services, by unknown artist, 1910

published by Underground electric railway company ltd, 1910
printed by Johnson, Riddle & Company ltd
format: double royal
dimensions: width: 628 mm, height: 1010 mm
reference number: 1983/4/68





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