Thomas Tilling's horse bus (Putney Route)
- Date:
- 1880-1900
- Location:
- Wandsworth, Greater London Authority
- Reference:
- OFH01/01/01/R12/09
- Type:
- Photograph (Negative)
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Description
Thomas Tilling purchased his first horse bus in 1850 which he ran between Peckham and Oxford Street in London. Unlike many other operators, Tilling's buses stopped at predetermined points en-route and ran to a fixed timetable. Passengers liked this reliability and the company became hugely successful. By the inter-war period the Tilling Group had become one of the major bus operators in the United Kingdom.
Content
This is part of the Sub Series: OFH01/01/01 Negatives taken by William Field; within the Series: OFH01/01 Negatives originating from William Field; within the Collection: OFH01 Douglas Harrod, E P Olney and William Field Collection
Rights
Source: Historic England Archive
People & Organisations
Photographer: Field, William O
Keywords
Horse Drawn Transport, People, Road Transport
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