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1880 Incorporated as the [[ | 1880 Incorporated as the [[London and District Omnibus Co]]. | ||
1881 Started horse-bus operation in London. The company introduced garden seats and tickets on buses<ref>Key Dates in the History of London Transport, by Transport for London</ref>. | 1881 Started horse-bus operation in London. The company introduced garden seats and tickets on buses<ref>Key Dates in the History of London Transport, by Transport for London</ref>. | ||
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1880 Incorporated as the London and District Omnibus Co.
1881 Started horse-bus operation in London. The company introduced garden seats and tickets on buses[1].
The company became the second largest horse bus company in London.
1890 Company extant [2]
1902 The company's experiments inaugurated the second era of steam buses
1902 March: Details of the steam omnibus made by the Thornycroft Steam Wagon Co.[3]
1909 Amalgamated with the London General Omnibus Co and Vanguard Motorbus Co
See Also
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Sources of Information
- ↑ Key Dates in the History of London Transport, by Transport for London
- ↑ The Times, Thursday, Jan 02, 1890
- ↑ The Autocar 1902/03/01