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]] LONDON PASSENGER TRANSPORT BOARD 1933-1948 The original statutory body was set up by . LPTB responsibilities Under the Act the LPTB became responsible for the following concerns:
The LPTB was also empowered to enter into co-ordination agreements with the main line companies concerning their London area suburban services. In all some 92 transport and ancillary undertakings, with a total capital of approximately £120 million, came under the authority of the LPTB. From the date of transfer, central buses, trolleybuses, underground trains and trams were all painted what had been the "Underground" and "London General" red; country service buses and coaches, green. All coaches became "Green Line" . The word "Underground" and the name of each line were to appear at all stations. The name "UndergrounD" (with large initial and final letters) was said to have been coined by Albert Henry Stanley (later Baron Ashfield) in 1908 when he was General Manager of the Underground Group . The LPTB embarked on a massive capital investment programme that not only extended services but also reconstructed many exisiting assets. This mostly came under the umbrella of the 1935 - 1940 " New Works Programme ". It involved extensions to the Central, Bakerloo, Northern & Metropolitan lines, the provision of new trains and maintenance depots, the extensive rebuilding of many central area stations (such as Aldgate East) as well as the replacement of much of the Board's tramways by what was to become one of the world's largest trolleybus systems. It was also during this period that two icons of London Transport were first seen - 1938 Tube Stock trains and the RT-type bus. Although curtailed and delayed by the outbreak of World War Two the programme delivered much of the present Underground system. The Board also continued to develop the highest traditions of corporate identity, design and commericial advertising that had been put in place by the Underground Group. This included stations designed by Charles Holden, bus garages by architects such as Wallis, Gilbert & Partners as well as more humble structures such as bus stops and shelters. The posters and advertising issued by the Board were often of exemplary quality and are much sought after even to this day. LONDON'S TRANSPORT 1948-2005 During this period the bodies controlling the transport of London have had a great many changes, reflecting the political changes of the day:
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