The Tramways pocket map & timetable : London County Council Tramways : November 1929
The London County Council owned and operated tramways were amongst the largest component system that made up the capital city's extensive tram system. The LCCT had its origins in the 1899 purchase of the first of the horse operated tramways that the Council were allowed to acquire and operate under its powers and those of the 1870 Tramways Act. Others followed and in 1903 the first conversion to electric operation, that would in time encompass the whole network, took place. London, for various reasons, saw much of the central area lines operated on the conduit system - however in outer suburbs, where the tramways made a real impact, the more standard overhead electrification system prevailed.
The LCCT had much joint and inter-running with the numerous other operators that made up the patchwork quilt of London's tramways map. These included other council systems, some of which the LCCT operated, as well as the systems that came under the ownership of the Underground group. In 1933 all were merged together in London Transport and one the new organisation's earliest decisions was to replace trams with trolleybuses.
The time tables are listed as "North of Thames" and "South of Thames" showing the largely divided network the LCC operated that was determined by both the river - few London bridges carried tramway traffic - and the attitude of certain key local authorities, most notably the Cities of London and Westminster who would not allow street tramway operation. There was one central 'link' and interestingly this timetable guide notes the closure, for reconstruction, of the Kingsway Subway. Opened in 1906 and constructed along the lines of the 'new' Kingsway that was constructed under the auspices of the Council, this had only operated single deck trams on routes 33 and 35. Upon reopening it would allow the passage of the double deck fleet. The notes states "Pullman Services" - this simply denotes the refurbished fleet of cars that the LCC was slowly introducing and that did not include catering services as on railways!
The timetable shows first and last cars and a basic frequency. Oddly the LCC did not show running or journey times - this would feature on the post-1933 versions of the map and guide issued by London Transport. It shows the LCCT routes and the through running on to the lines of various other operators both company and municipal such as the MET, LUT, Croydon and West Ham.
The Tramways pocket map & timetable : London County Council Tramways : November 1929
The London County Council owned and operated tramways were amongst the largest component system that made up the capital city's extensive tram system. The LCCT had its origins in the 1899 purchase of the first of the horse operated tramways that the Council were allowed to acquire and operate under its powers and those of the 1870 Tramways Act. Others followed and in 1903 the first conversion to electric operation, that would in time encompass the whole network, took place. London, for various reasons, saw much of the central area lines operated on the conduit system - however in outer suburbs, where the tramways made a real impact, the more standard overhead electrification system prevailed.
The LCCT had much joint and inter-running with the numerous other operators that made up the patchwork quilt of London's tramways map. These included other council systems, some of which the LCCT operated, as well as the systems that came under the ownership of the Underground group. In 1933 all were merged together in London Transport and one the new organisation's earliest decisions was to replace trams with trolleybuses.
The time tables are listed as "North of Thames" and "South of Thames" showing the largely divided network the LCC operated that was determined by both the river - few London bridges carried tramway traffic - and the attitude of certain key local authorities, most notably the Cities of London and Westminster who would not allow street tramway operation. There was one central 'link' and interestingly this timetable guide notes the closure, for reconstruction, of the Kingsway Subway. Opened in 1906 and constructed along the lines of the 'new' Kingsway that was constructed under the auspices of the Council, this had only operated single deck trams on routes 33 and 35. Upon reopening it would allow the passage of the double deck fleet. The notes states "Pullman Services" - this simply denotes the refurbished fleet of cars that the LCC was slowly introducing and that did not include catering services as on railways!
The timetable shows first and last cars and a basic frequency. Oddly the LCC did not show running or journey times - this would feature on the post-1933 versions of the map and guide issued by London Transport. It shows the LCCT routes and the through running on to the lines of various other operators both company and municipal such as the MET, LUT, Croydon and West Ham.