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1907 The company was registered on January 4th, to amalgamate the [[London Motor Omnibus Co]], the [[London and District Motor Bus Co]], the [[Motor Bus Co]] and the [[London and Provincial Motor Bus and Traction Co]].  <ref>The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908</ref>
1907 The company was registered on January 4th, to amalgamate the [[London Motor Omnibus Co]], the [[London and District Motor Bus Co]], the [[Motor Bus Co]] and the [[London and Provincial Motor Bus and Traction Co]].  <ref>The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908</ref>
1908 The [[London General Omnibus Co]] bought the [[London Road Car Co|Road Car Co]], the '''Vanguard Co'''<ref>The Times, Mar 06, 1908</ref>, and all its other main rivals, thereby gaining an almost total monopoly in London.


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1907 The company was registered on January 4th, to amalgamate the London Motor Omnibus Co, the London and District Motor Bus Co, the Motor Bus Co and the London and Provincial Motor Bus and Traction Co. [1]

1908 The London General Omnibus Co bought the Road Car Co, the Vanguard Co[2], and all its other main rivals, thereby gaining an almost total monopoly in London.

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Sources of Information

  1. The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908
  2. The Times, Mar 06, 1908