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.

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.

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).

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).