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  • London General Omnibus Co.Ltd. Horse bus routes. Route 40 (NOTE: This is a ticket code not displayed on vehicles). Service 39

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Record ID:
Album number:
  • 5
Pages:
  • 59 - 66
Route destinations:
  • Paddington Station - Hungerford Station ("Paddington & Hungerford", red) (1862 - 1877) Paddington Station - Charing Cross (red) (1866 - 1877) Notting Hill, Archer Street (Earl of Lonsdale) - Charing Cross ("Royal Oak & Charing Cross", red) (1877 - 1896) Harlesden High Street - Charing Cross ("Kensal Green & Charing Cross", red) (1896 - 1902) Harlesden Station - Charing Cross ("Harlesden", red) (1902 - 1904) Stonebridge Park - Tottenham Court Road (red) (sundays) (1901 - 1904) Harlesden (The Crown) - Charing Cross ("Harlesden & Charing Cross", red/ white) (1904 - 31-10-08) Stonebridge Park (Coach & Horses) - Charing Cross ("Stonebridge Park & Charing Cross, red/white) (Sundays) (1904 - 31-10-08) Stonebridge Park (Coach & Horses) - Charing Cross ("Paddington" white extra panel as previous, red/white) Service 39: Harlesden (the Crown) - Charing Cross ("Harlesden & Charing Cross", red/white) (01-11-08 - withdrawn 03-01-10) Stonebridge Park (Coach & Horses) - Charing Cross ("Stonebridge Park & Charing Cross", red/white) (Sundays) (01-11-08 - 03-01-10) Brake Bus: Kensal Green - Marble Arch (red) (1904 - 1908) Kensal Green - Praed Street (1906) Set 1 (1901)
    Set 2 (1903)
    Set 3 (1905)
    Set 4 (1906)
    Set 5 (1908). Reminiscences of Mr.William Howes who drove a London horse bus from 1898 to 1910 (The Star - 16-02-56)
    London Omnibuses by W.B.Robertson (article from a magazine - source unknown c.1900)
    See also Illus below. New road around Marble Arch on first day of use (Daily Mirror - 09-04-08)
    Horse buses at Mansion House
    Stables at Holloway
    Mr.J.Howard Moore, Chairman of the London Road Car Co. (all in magazine article - see Cuttings above) Vet inspecting bus horses at stables, Piccadilly Circus with horse buses, LGOC Forage Depot at Bromley, LGOC "Camden Town" horse buses at Highgate Archway, Building shop of the LGOC at Upper Street Islington and London Bridge Station yard (all in magazine article - see Cuttings above)
    Mr.William Howes with his first taxi in 1910 (The Star - 16-02-56)
    1888 LGOC "Royal Oak & Charing Cross" horse bus (coloured drawing by H.J.Reinohl - 13-01-52 also b/white photograph of same)
    1888 LGOC "Kensal Green & Charing Cross" horse bus (coloured drawing by H.J.Reinohl also b/white photograph of same)
    1904 LGOC brake bus for Kensal Green & Marble Arch route (coloured drawing by H.J.Reinohl also b/white photograph of same)
    LGOC "Harlesden & Charing +" horse bus (coloured drawing by H.J.Reinohl - 11-04-20)
    Horse buses including Metropolitan Railway bus at Charing Cross in 1888 (The Sphere - 25-05-29)
    Oxford Circus with horse buses and old premises of Peter Robinson (b/white photograph) Manuscript copies of time cards for Bus BB-W on Charing Cross - Harlesden route worked by Driver W.C.Howes. 29-07-94 1990/148/5
Cuttings:
  • None
Illustrations:
  • LGOC "Turnham Green & Clapham Junctn" horse bus (WI-S) (b/white photograph)
    Portrait of gentleman wearing medals (reverse says A.H.Dymott, 206 High Street, Wealdstone, Harrow, Middx)
    LGOC "Bayswater" horse bus (AA-X) (LTE b/white photograph)
    1908 LGOC "Turnham Green & Clapham Junction" horse bus (coloured drawing by H.J.Reinohl - 19-12-55 also b/white photograph of same)
    1909 LGOC "Acton Green & Fulham" horse bus (coloured drawing by H.J.Reinohl - 17-12-55 also b/white photograph of same)
    1901 LGOC "Turnham Green & Victoria" horse bus (coloured drawing by H.J.Reinohl - 26-06-69) also b/white photograph of same)
    LGOC "Acton Green & Walham Green" horse bus (b/white photograph of H.J.Reinohl drawing)
Other ephemera:
  • None
Tickets:
  • Set 1 (1901)
    Set 2 (1903)
    Set 3 (1906)
    Set 4 (Service 31 - 1909)
    Set 5 (Service 31 - 1909)
    Set 6 (Service 31 - 1909)
    Set A (1893)
    Additional set ("Route 39").
Operated by:
  • LGOC