London General Bus Maps: 1910-1922

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OCTOBER 1910

	MARCH 1911
MAY 1911	◀ This is one of the earliest London General Omnibus Co. Ltd. “all routes” guide. Although complete, this map is in distressed condition and with one of the folds almost completely severed. However it is a valuable record of the motor and horse services operated by the LGOC in 1911.
AUGUST 1911	AUGUST 1911	◀ A very rare folding pocket map and guide to the London General Omnibus Company’s routes, dated August 1911. It lists motor and horse services including the announcement that HORSE SERVICES no’s 34 & 57 have been withdrawn. The map page lists events for that month including the Coronation Exhibition. The cover shows an early London General double decker. It measures 18" × 12" (46 × 31 centimetres) when unfolded.

JANUARY 1912
APRIL 1912	APRIL 1912	◀ A rare folding pocket Map and guide to omnibus services from the London General Omnibus Company dated April 1912 listing all routes and times with a map on the reverse. It measures 46 × 30 centimetres.
JUNE 1912	JUNE 1912	◀ The June 1912 issue of the London Bus map was in fact only the 16^th issue of the London bus map, from the early days of motor-buses, and from the first series with the picture of the B-type bus on the cover. The map measures 18" × 12" (46cm × 30cm) when open and folds down to standard pocket size. These early bus maps were printed on very cheap paper; issued monthly, they were not intended to last. Like most century-old survivors, this one is very fragile.
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NOVEMBER 1912	NOVEMBER 1912	NOVEMBER 1912	◀ 1968 reprint produced for Old Motor Magazine Ltd.

The Underground Group took over the London General Omnibus Company in 1912. These pocket bus map guides from 1913 shows how the company adopted the Underground’s lettering style and roundel device for their G^ENERAL fleet name.
JANUARY 1913
APRIL 1913 161/500 28/3/13	APR. 1913
JUNE 1913
AUG. 1913
SEPT. 1913
OCT. 1913
DEC. 1913

MARCH 1914 136/1450-21/2/14	MARCH 1914	MARCH 1914
MAY 1914 L156
JULY 1914
AUGUST 1914	AUGUST 1914

AUG. 1915	AUG. 1915	AUG. 1915

SEPTEMBER, 1916	SEPTEMBER, 1916	◀ A folding pocket map and guide to the Motor-bus extensions of the London Underground railways. It is dated September 1916. On the reverse is a map of the London Underground showing bus connections. It measures 46 × 30 centimetres and was published by the London Underground Group.

SUMMER 1919	SUMMER 1919
WINTER 1919-1920	WINTER 1919-1920	◀ A folding pocket map and guide to bus services from the London General Bus Company dated Winter 1919/20 listing all routes and times with a map on the reverse. It measures 45 × 37 centimetres.

FEBRUARY, 1922.