London Regional Transport
London Regional Transport (LRT) was the transport authority responsible for local public transport in and around London from 1984 to 2000 . As with all traffic authorities from 1933 to 2000, the means of transport appeared under the brand name London Transport .
history
In June 1984, the London Transport Executive was dissolved under the London Regional Transport Act 1984 and replaced by LRT. In 2000, LRT was replaced by Transport for London (TfL), an authority of the newly created Greater London Authority .
structure
LRT comprised the following subsidiaries and activities:
- London Buses Ltd. (LBL)
- London Underground Ltd. (LUL)
- LRT Bus Engineering Ltd. with the Aldenham (until 1986) and Chiswick plants for work on mechanical, electrical and vehicle construction parts on LBL vehicles as well as for other customers
- London Transport International Services Ltd. (LTI), a consulting firm that worked for other transportation companies and cities
- London Transport Museum (LTM)
- Travel Information Service with seven information centers in the city center and five at London Heathrow Airport
- the lost and found Lost Property Office
- London Transport Advertising , which was responsible for advertising in and on LRT transport vehicles and their facilities
- London Transport Property
- Victoria Coach Station
Subway
London Underground Limited (LUL) was created in 1985 to operate the London Underground network. As part of the privatization of British Rail , LUL took over Waterloo & City Line in 1994 .
Bus transport
London Buses (LBL) strived for savings in bus operations, which should be achieved through tenders. The first twelve bus routes were put out to tender in October 1984, and the first private bus companies took over operations in July 1985. In July 1992 there were already 250 allocated bus routes, which corresponded to around 40% of the bus network and required around 1900 buses. At that time, 42% of the advertised lines were operated by 17 private operators, the rest of the tenders were won by the LBL subsidiaries. At that time, LBL had more than 19,000 employees, including over 13,000 drivers and conductors and over 2,500 in the workshop area.
LBL was deregulated by splitting it into 13 local, independent subsidiaries :
- Centrewest London Buses Ltd, London W2
- East London Bus & Coach Company Ltd, Ilford (Essex)
- Leaside Bus Co Ltd, London N4
- London Central Bus Co Ltd, Lewisham
- London Forest Travel Ltd, Walthamstow
- London General Transport Services Ltd, Mitcham (Surrey)
- London Northern Bus Co Ltd, London WC1
- London United Busways Ltd, Twickenham
- Metroline Travel Ltd, Harrow (Middlesex)
- South East London & Kent Bus Co Ltd (SELKENT), Lewisham
- South London Transport Ltd, Thornton Heath
- Stanwell Bus Company, Hounslow
- London Coaches Ltd, London SW18
In 1994 LRT privatized these subsidiaries and sold them. London Transport Buses (LTB) was re-established to plan and coordinate the still large London bus network .
literature
- John R. Day, John Reed: The Story of London's Underground , 10th Edition. Capital Transport, Harrow Weald 2008, ISBN 978-1-85414-316-7 (English)
- Michael HC Baker: London Transport since 1963 , Ian Allan Transport Library, Shepperton 1997, ISBN 0-7110-2481-2 (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ LRT Annual Report & Accounts 1986/87
- ^ John Reed: London Buses . Capital Transport, Harrow Weald 2000, ISBN 185414-233-X , p. 67
- ↑ This is London Transport . London Regional Transport and Capital Transport Publishing, Harrow Wealds 1992, ISBN 185414-148-1
- ^ John Reed: London Buses . Capital Transport, Harrow Weald 2000, ISBN 185414-233-X , pp. 70/71