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1928 BANK HOLIDAY
6 August
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1935 JUBILEE
King George V
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One of the series of London Passenger Transport Board Special Travel Arrangements, this one covers King George V’s Silver Jubilee celebrations on 6 May 1935. It includes a central area map and details of the first trams, buses and underground for the majority of services into London. |
1937 CORONATION
King George VI
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A well-produced guide to transport arrangements put into place for the huge crowds expected at the 1937 Coronation, covering all night trains, trams, buses and trolleybuses. A wealth of information including a map of the processionary route and road traffic diversions, including the advice: “You will be hungry – bring sandwiches” (but most of the other information is transport related!). |
ROYAL AGRICULTURAL HALL
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1945 VICTORY CELEBRATIONS
8 June
 546/1081F/120,000 |
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One of the series of London Passenger Transport Board Special Travel Arrangements, this one covers the Victory celebrations on 8 June 1945. A very creditable publication, considering the deprivations of the time. It includes a central area map, and details of alterations to tram, trolleybus and bus services, plus details of closed underground stations. |
1948 OLYMPIC GAMES
XIV Olympiad: 29 July - 14 August
 448.822 H.450 M |
1951 FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN
3 May - 30 September
 1150/2737H/1,000M |
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1953 CORONATION
Queen Elizabeth II
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Upon the Coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953, London Transport issued a hugely colourful fold-out leaflet in traditional London Transport size and layout on behalf of themselves, British Railways and the Metropolitan Police. It detailed all the arrangements for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday 2 June 1953, featuring an Underground system map together with a large map of the Coronation procession, the different routes into the town-centre to see it, details of bus, trolleybus and Green Line services, stopping places, plus masses of information on getting into London by bus, coach and train and much, much more. It was a massive transport operation which is all documented here in lavish colours. There were two versions, one printed by Waterlow, the other by Greycaines of Watford. |
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