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Description: | When London Transport was formed in 1933, it took over services from independent operators in a wide area surrounding London. Many of the low-traffic routes were operated by small, one-person operated single-deckers.
This unusual bus is a Leyland Cub C-type, a one-and-a-half-decker bus. London Transport bought just eight of these in 1936. They were for the inter-station service, which carried arrivals from Europe to stations across London.
The Cubs were withdrawn between 1939 and 1943 because there were wartime restrictions on fuel and material, and the service was regarded as non-essential.
This was the last petrol bus to run in London. The photo was taken on its last night, 21 November 1950. | Format: | image/jpeg | Publisher: | London Transport Museum | Rights holder: | Transport for London | Subjects: | Transport | Temporal: | 21 Nov 1950 | Source: | London Transport Museum | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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