Poster; London's Transport No.1, ten million passengers a day, 1939 - 1946
Main details
| Reference number | 2015/1531 |
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| Description | Four photographic images with text. The larger main image shows a road scene with passengers boarding buses on the strand. The top left image shows a 'Clippie' (bus conductress) at work. The left middle image shows a bus overturned by a bomb during the London "blitz". The left bottom image shows London long distance coaches in Trafalger square. There is a logo underneath the bottom image with the union jack flag and 'for victory' underneath. |
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| Dates | 1939-1946 |
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| Print code | G.P.D. 365/13/28 |
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| Completeness | 70% |
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Physical description
Dimensions Attribute Value Height 367mmWidth 490mmColour Attribute Value Colour - Cream
- gold
Item content Attribute Value Object title London's Transport No.1, ten million passengers a dayText Over its 3,093 miles of road and railway routes, the London Passenger Transport / Board carries some ten million passengers a day. The war has made this service / both more difficult and even more important than it was before. Through five long / years of war London's buses have served her well. When bombs were raining down / on London, drivers and conductors risked their lives to keep the buses running. / When the 'call-up' depleted London Transport's staff, women came forward to / help, learned to be conductors, and even did repair work previously done by men. / When damage to vehicles mounted, repair procedure was speeded up until a job / which used to take 16 days to do could be done in three. By extra work and brilliant / planning behind the scenes, London Transport has made heroic but unspectacular / history. The picture above shows passengers boarding buses in the Strand. -
People involved
Role Person(s) involved Artist Unknown,Commissioner General Production Division (G.P.D ), 1939-1946Publisher General Production Division (G.P.D ), 1939-1946