London Independent Bus Operators 1922-1933

Brewster, D.E.: 1972 Oakwood Press UK, softcover, 44 pages, illustrated. A concise, illustrated history of London’s “independent” or ‘pirate’ bus operators in the decade before the formation of London Transport, this volume surveys the firms, routes, vehicles, and the competitive pressures that shaped the capital’s bus scene from 1922 to 1933. It places these operators in the context of tightening regulation culminating in the London Traffic Act 1924 and the 1933 merger into the London Passenger Transport Board, explaining how policy and competition ended the independent era. In very good condition