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25: 568: 264:, England, and its environs from 1963 to 1969. In common with all London transport authorities from 1933 to 2000, the public name and operational brand of the organisation was 525: 563: 558: 583: 337:
included in its scope policy to reduce dependence on the car. On 1 January 1970 responsibility for public transport within Greater London passed to the
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Services were generally maintained and not cut as elsewhere in the country, as train services were under the
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Cooke, B.W.C., ed. (September 1964). "The Why and the Wherefore: London Transport Board".
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The London Transport Board (LTB) was established on 1 January 1963 pursuant to the
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was the organisation responsible for public transport (except main-line trains) in
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Witton, A.M. (February 1978). Telfer, R.L.; Witton, A.M. (eds.).
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brand retained by the GLC. Bus services outside the GLC area and
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in 1966, a comprehensive programme of changes to bus services.
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By 1970 the roads in London had become so congested that the
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Intermodal transport authorities in the United Kingdom
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