London Tram & Trolleybus Maps

LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL

The LONDON TRAMWAYS GUIDE for 1908 was the first comprehensive listing of tram services and of the places of interest served by LCC trams. The Guide contained 152 pages and was sold for 1d. The first part contained listings and photos of places of interest in London. The second section detailed LCC tram services which were referred to by route number (even though the numbers did not appear on the cars). It was not until 1912 that the familiar notation of even-numbered services south of the Thames and odd-numbered ones north of the River came into use.	From 1913 on, the LCC TRAMWAYS GUIDE & MAP used a standard format of a route map on one side and service and fare details on the other, which was repeated and updated until the end of tram operation by the Council. These maps were distributed in large numbers. By 1927 first and last car times and information on all-night routes was also included, as well as connections to neighbouring systems and through services. The Council’s final TRAMWAYS MAP AND TIMETABLE, issued in May 1933, also contained inserts for Croydon and the Kingsway Subway, as well as authorised extensions. The new London United trolleybus services were also included. Robert Harley: LCC Electric Tramways	One year before the end: the LCC tramway system map from May 1932.

The LONDON TRAMWAYS GUIDE for 1908 was the first comprehensive listing of tram services and of the places of interest served by LCC trams. The Guide contained 152 pages and was sold for 1d. The first part contained listings and photos of places of interest in London. The second section detailed LCC tram services which were referred to by route number (even though the numbers did not appear on the cars). It was not until 1912 that the familiar notation of even-numbered services south of the Thames and odd-numbered ones north of the River came into use.

From 1913 on, the LCC TRAMWAYS GUIDE & MAP used a standard format of a route map on one side and service and fare details on the other, which was repeated and updated until the end of tram operation by the Council. These maps were distributed in large numbers. By 1927 first and last car times and information on all-night routes was also included, as well as connections to neighbouring systems and through services. The Council’s final TRAMWAYS MAP AND TIMETABLE, issued in May 1933, also contained inserts for Croydon and the Kingsway Subway, as well as authorised extensions. The new London United trolleybus services were also included.

Robert Harley: LCC Electric Tramways

One year before the end: the LCC tramway system map from May 1932.

The London County Council Tramway’s MAP AND GUIDE TO CAR SERVICES. measure 18 × 11½ inches (46 × 29 centimetres) when unfolded. Examples from this era in good condition have been selling in the neighbourhood of £150.
OCTOBER, 1915.	inside	back
▲ Although not all that apparent in the scans, this edition was printed on pink paper.

JANUARY, 1916.	inside	back
APRIL, 1916.	inside	back
Following the Great War, the LCC produced a new style of map. It included details of all routes, plus times of first and last cars, etcetera. The size was changed to 16½ × 13 inches (42 × 33 centimetres).
SPRING, 1918	inside	back

1919	inside	back
The short-lived third style of LCC Tramways MAP AND GUIDE, from 1920 to 1922, was known as the “small-size” series. The maps folds out to 16" × 13" (40cm × 33cm).
1920-21 20-21	inside	◀ This edition featured a cover picture of a tram on the Embankment.

1921

October 1922	inside	◀ The location of County Hall is very prominenetly noted inside this map.

May 1923	inside	back
November 1923 20,752·11·23	inside	back

May 1924		November 1924

May 1926 Ken Wood Services 3 5 7 11 15 (20266) ED.XVI.26.

May 1927 The Rookery, Streatham Common Services 16 & 18 (22037) ED. V.27		November 1927 “Horse Guards” Whitehall Services to Victoria Embankment

May 1928 Ken Wood & Hampstead Services 3.5.7.11.15.25. (23897)		November 1928 HORSE GUARDS WHITEHALL Services to VICTORIA EMBANKMENT

May 1929 The Tower Tramways to Aldgate from North and East London, to Tower Bridge from South London

May 1930		November 1930 The Strand	inside

MAY 1931 Greenwich Park Served by tramways from Victoria Embankment and New Cross, and from Tower Bridge and Dulwich.		NOV 1931 VICTORIA EMBANKMENT via Kingsway Blackfriars and Westminster	inside

MAY, 1932 BIG BEN & BOADICEA	inside	NOV. 1932 Lambeth Bridge Services 12 14 26 31	◀ The penultimate LCC Tramways map to be issued—in November 1932—with an etching of Lambeth Bridge on the cover. Detailed maps are on one side, and full route and first and last tram times on the other.

MAY 1933 York Water Gate (1626) Charing Cross	inside	back	◀ The LCC’s tram network was absorbed by the London Transport Passenger Board in July 1933, just two months after this map was issued; indeed later stocks of this map had an LT overprint, but this one does not. The cover shows the York Water Gate (“Now separated from the Thames by the Victoria Embankment & public gardens”) in Embankment Gardens. The reverse lists every tram route and gives times of the first and last cars.

LONDON UNITED
METROPOLITAN ELECTRIC
SOUTH METROPOLITAN ELECTRIC

TRAMWAYS

The London & Suburban Traction Company Ltd. was the holding company for the “company” tramways in London: the LUT, MET and Southmet (sometimes called the Combine Tramways). The LSTC was a subsidiary of the Underground Group.

1913-14

1915

1919-20

◀ This map is undated but was apparently issued about 1919-1920, according to the reference books. It includes a route map, details of routes operated, an index to places served and a list of places of interest.

192?

SUMMER SERVICES 1922

inside

SUMMER 1924

inside

SUMMER 1926

inside

1927
305

inside

This map dated 1927 has the reference number 305. It is one of several issues produced that year.

1928

inside

1929
1.1.29 S.O.1015

inside

1930
S.O.3357

1931
S.O.4404 2340—500,000

1932

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LONDON TRANSPORT

November 1933
WATERLOO BRIDGE

◀ The first London Transport Tramways Map of Routes, dated November, 1933. It is printed on thick paper, and opens out to approximately 20½ inches by 16 inches. The map is in colour, with routes shown in red. On the rear is a list of routes, with times of the first and last trams on each route, and basic fare information.

3rd OCTOBER, 1934
34-3247

◀ This was the “grand tidying up” of route numbers following the creation of the London Passenger Transport Board and the final absorption of the multitude of bus and tram operators. It sought to resolve all the issues of service number duplication—although it missed one or two! It is a 12-page booklet in “folder” format and covers the Central Area, Night Buses, the Country Area (northern and southern) and Trams. ▶

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No. 1 WINTER, 1934-5

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No. 1 1935

No. 2 1935

No. 3 1935

There were three versions of the No. 3 1935 Tram Map: the first had the trolleybus route numbers listed in their original 1–5 series; the second included an overprint with the new 601–605 numbers (officially changed in August, 1935); and the third had the reference number 35/3343—omitted from the other two—on the front cover.

No. 1 1936

No. 2 1936

No. 3 WINTER 1936-7

NUMBER 1 • 1937

NUMBER 2 • 1937-8

NUMBER 1 • 1938

NUMBER 2 • 1938

NUMBER 3 • 1938

NUMBER 4 • 1938

Number 1 1939

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Number 2 1939

Number 3 1939

▲ The first of the editions with the solid blue cover, this is the No.1 issue of 1939. The reverse lists first and last times for all services, and includes a full set of All-Night services timetables.

Number 1 1940

No. 1, 1946

No. 1, 1947

No. 2, 1947
1047/2175E (No.2) 250,000

MAY 1949
449/885E (90,000)

This was the last issue of the combined TROLLEYBUS & TRAM map. Trams were soon to go and trolleybus routes were then shown on the Central Area bus map—but without the first and last journey times that occupied most of the back of this map. There were two editions, but both said JANUARY 1950 on the cover.

JANUARY 1950
1149/2455D

JANUARY 1950
650/1430D/75M

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LCC | LUT | MET | SMET | LT

Note that this is not a comprehensive listing of London tram maps.

Published	Dated	Reference	Title & Description
LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL
1915/10	OCTOBER, 1915.	none	LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL TRAMWAYS MAP & GUIDE TO CAR SERVICES
1916/1	JANUARY, 1916	none
1916/4	APRIL, 1916	none
1918/xx	SPRING, 1918	none	L.C.C. TRAMS MAP AND GUIDE OF THE ——LONDON—— COUNTY COUNCIL TRAMWAYS
1919/xx	1919	none
1920/xx	none	20-21	L.C.C. TRAMS MAP AND GUIDE
1921/xx	none	none	L.C.C. TRAMS MAP AND GUIDE
1922/10	none	none	L.C.C. TRAMS MAP and GUIDE
1923/5	none	none	L.C.C. TRAMS MAP and GUIDE
1923/11	none	none	L.C.C. TRAMS MAP & GUIDE
1924/5	none	none
1924/11	none	none
1926/5	none	(20266) ED.XVI.26.	TRAMWAYS MAP TIMETABLE & GUIDE L.C.C. TRAMS
1926/11	none	?
1927/5	none	(22037) ED. V.27.
1927/11	none	?
1928/5	none	(23897)
1928/11	none	?
1929/5	none	?
1929/11	none	?
1930/5	none	?
1930/11	none	?
1931/5	MAY 1931	none	Tramways Map and Timetable L.C.C. TRAMS
1931/11	NOV 1931	none
1932/5	MAY, 1932	none
1932/11	NOV, 1932	none
1933/5	MAY 1933	none
LONDON TRAMWAYS
1922/xx	SUMMER SERVICES	none	TRAMWAY ROUTES MAP AND GUIDE TRAMWAYS
1922/xx	WINTER. 1922/23	none
1924/xx	SUMMER 1924	none
1925/xx	WINTER 1925-26	none
1926/xx	SUMMER 1926	none
1927/xx	1927	none
1927/xx	1927	305
1928/xx	none	none
1929/01	none	1.1.29 S.O.1015
1930/xx	1930	S.O.3357	MAP OF TRAMWAYS ROUTES
1931/xx	1931	S.O.4404 2340—500,000
1932/xx	1932	none
LONDON TRANSPORT
1933/11	November 1933	none	MAP OF ROUTES
1934/xx	No. 1 WINTER, 1934-5	none	TRAM MAP
1935/xx	No. 1, 1935	none
1935/xx	No. 2, 1935	none
1935/xx	No. 3, 1935 no overprint	none
1935/xx	No. 3, 1935 trolleybus routes 601–605 overprint	none
1935/xx	No. 3, 1935 trolleybus routes 601–605 overprint	35/3343
1936/xx	No. 1 1936	none	TROLLEYBUS AND TRAM MAP
1936/xx	No. 2 1936	none
1936/xx	No. 3 WINTER 1936-7	none
1937/xx	No. 1 · 1937	none
1937/xx	No. 2 · 1937-8	none
1938/xx	No. 1 · 1938	none
1938/xx	No. 2 · 1938	none
1938/xx	No. 3 · 1938	none
1938/xx	No. 4 · 1938	none
1939/xx	Number 1 1939	none	TROLLEYBUS & TRAM MAP
1939/xx	Number 2 1939	none
1939/xx	Number 3 1939	none
1940/xx	Number 1 1940	none
1946/xx	No. 1, 1946	none	TROLLEYBUS & TRAM ROUTE MAP
1947/xx	No. 1, 1947	none
1947/10	No. 2, 1947	1047/2175E (No.2) 250,000
1949/04	MAY 1949	449/885E (90,000)
1949/11	JANUARY 1950	1149/2455D
1950/06	JANUARY 1950	650/1430D/75M
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AMENDMENTS LEAFLETS Note that this is not* a comprehensive list.*
Published	Dated	Reference	This leaflet contains A M E N D M E N T S to the Tram and Trolleybus Map published in …
1951/05	MAY 1951	551/1076 E/12,000	January, 1950
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