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Horse buses in the early 1900s.
linkThe horse bus was regularly used in the early 1900s, in this time an upper deck had been made so more people could ride the buses. In the 1900s there were no actual bus stops and passengers could call in buses from the roadside. Most buses had conductors, but on some buses, passengers stopped the bus by banging on the roof or pulling on reins attached to the driver's arms. Official bus routes were first introduced in 1900. -
steam power
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The steam-powered engine was the most used form of energy in the industrialised world in 1900. It was being widely used for both land and sea transport. Steam- powered locomotives were able to move people and large quantities of freight from place to place. -
Henry Ford in the automobile industry.
The rapidly growing automobile industry led by Henry Ford and the Ford Motor Company produced new and better models every year for the insatiable public demand. Increased wages and lower cost vehicles through mass production made cars increasingly affordable, although 3 out of 4 cars were bought on installment plans. -
Motors.
By the 1930s, there were a million cars on the road in Britain. The development of motor transport changed the way people lived and worked and had an equally big impact upon the railways, signalling the end of their greatest days. -
london transport
In July 1933 London Transport was created, uniting all London's bus tram, trolleybus and Underground railway operations under a single body. LT immediately implemented further programmes of improvement and modernisation. Larger diesel engine buses replaced older vehicles, and the trolleybus system was expanded. On the Underground new semi-streamlined trains were introduced. The Piccadilly line was extended west to Uxbridge and north to Cockfosters Extensions of the Bakerloo and Northern lines fo -
WW2
The Second World War and its aftermath dominated this decade. During the conflict, Underground stations were opened up for use as air raid shelters. Bus and rail engineering works were converted to aircraft and munitions factories. Once again, women stepped into roles previously held by men. Staff shortages enabled many to keep their jobs when war ended. In the years that followed, the Central line extensions planned and started in the 1930s were finally opened. -
Ambulance
The vehicle entered war service as an ambulance in this livery but with white markings on wings etc. After the war it was repainted into the newer Green Line Livery (although still with 'London Transport' lettering), which then was dark Lincoln Green all over except for light green window relief, and glazed roof panels were fitted - this is how we see it here.The photo shows the vehicle with a bonnet 'snout' (of three inches) which it acquired when the petrol engine was replaced by a diesel one -
victoria tube line
linkThe early 1960s saw the rapid growth of the Routemaster fleet, replacing London's trolleybuses, and the opening of the Victoria tube line (1968-9) The work involved new tunnelling techniques, a new automatic train operating system and the first automatic ticket gates along with a new modern look typified by bare metal and light grey tiling. The last passenger steam trains ran in 1961, while on the roads the first one person operated buses were introduced towards the end of the decade. -
1970
Road transport was continuing to increase, in particular the use of the private car and road haulage. Cities were becoming increasingly crowded with traffic.This shows a pedestrian crossing on Princes Street, Edinburgh in September 1972. The road is crowded with busses and cars while the pavement is crowded with shoppers.
