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On the surface after 1945 > Turning London's transport around

Electric road transport ends

Before the war it had made sense to convert trams to trolleybuses because the same electrical distribution system could be used. By the 1950s the power system itself needed replacing. It seemed cheaper and simpler to use diesel buses instead.

London Transport designed a new diesel bus and unveiled the prototype in 1954. It was named the Routemaster. Production models entered service from 1959, replacing the entire trolleybus fleet by 1962.

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Artwork

Image of a Artwork; Tramlines, by William Kurelek, 1952

Photograph

Image of a Trolleybuses in snow at Colindale Depot, waiting to to be broken up and scrapped, January 1962

Poster

Image of a Poster; The River, by Betty Swanwick, 1949

Model

Image of a Dinky toy; Renault Dauphine mini cab, made c1962

Taxi licence plate

Image of a Enamelled steel black and white taxi licence plate, number D25001. This is the smaller plate of a set of two, to be displayed inside vehicle

Licence plate

Image of a Enamelled steel black and white taxi licence plate, number D25001. This is the larger externally mounted plate of a set of two

Licence badge

Image of a Licence badge for London taxi cab driver 59668, c1995

Photograph

Image of a Three-quarter front offside view of an Austin FX3 taxicab, 1948

Photograph

Image of a Traffic in Park Lane prior to the extension of the 'Buses only' lane, 18 Jul 1969

Bus model

Image of a 1:76 scale model of a MRL-01 Metrorider Westlink MCW Midi-bus. As shown in 1997 Westlink livery

Bus model

Image of a 1:76 scale model of a Plaxton Pointer Dennis Dart single deck bus. As shown in 1993 Grey-Green livery, 1993

Bus model

Image of a 1:76 scale model of a Plaxton Pointer Dennis Dart single deck bus. As shown in 1995 Metroline livery, 1995

Bus model

Image of a 1:76 scale model of a Dennis Dart single deck bus. As shown in 1996 London Buslines livery, made in 1997

Bus model

Image of a 1:76 scale model of a Leyland Lynx MK1 single deck bus. As shown in 1996 London United livery, made in 1998

Bus model

Image of a 1:76 scale model of a Mk1 Metrobus. As shown in 1978 London Transport livery, made 1998

Bus model

Image of a 1:76 scale model of a RM-type double deck bus. As shown in 1994 South London livery, made in 2005

Bus model

Image of a 1:76 scale model of a Plaxton Minibus single deck bus. As shown in 1998 First Capital livery, made in 2005

Bus model

Image of a 1:76 scale model of a Leyland National Mk1 short single deck bus. As shown in 1976 London Transport livery, made in 2005

Bus model

Image of a 1:76 scale model of a SMS-type single deck bus. As shown in 1970 London Transport livery, made in 2005

Bus model

Image of a 1:76 scale model of a Plaxton Palatine II double deck bus. As shown in 1994 Kentish Bus livery, made in 2005
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