London 1934

The London tram and Underground network after the merger of all tramway and Underground operations in the London area, which took place on 1 July 1933.

Because of the complexity of the London-area rail transportation system, there are altogether six maps showing the routes:

A map showing Central London
A map showing North London
A map showing East London
A map showing Southeast London
A map showing South London
A map showing West London

It is possible to by-pass the maps:

Abbreviations used on the maps
Routes
Characteristics of the system
Sources

WEST LONDON

West London 1934 tram map

ABBREVIATIONS ON THE MAPS

AB	Albert Bridge	LBS	London Bridge Station
AG	Aldersgate	LR	Latimer Road
AP	Alexandra Palace	LS	Leicester Square
AT	Acton Town	LSS	Liverpool Street Station
Aw	Aldwych	MaH	Mansion House
AWT	Archway Tavern (Highgate)	ME	Mile End
BA	Bakers Arms	MH	Manor House
BB	Blackfriars Bridge	MLB	Marylebone
BF	Blackfriars	MP	Manor Park
BG	Bethnal Green	MwH	Muswell Hill
BGr	Bruce Grove (in Tottenham)	OC	Oxford Circus
Br	Brockley	OS	Old Street
BS	Baker Street	PB	Putney Bridge
BSB	Battersea Bridge	PC	Piccadilly Circus
BSS	Broad Street Station	PG	Palmers Green
BT	Blackwall Tunnel	PHF	Parliament Hill Fields
CB	Chelsea Bridge	PR	Peckham Rye
Ch	Church	PW	Purley Way (in Croydon)
CJ	Clapham Junction	RAD	Royal Albert Dock
CR	Commercial Road	SA	South Acton
CSS	Cannon Street Station	SB	Shepherd's Bush
CT	Canning Town	Sd	Shoreditch
CW	Camberwell	Sf	Smithfield
CX	Charing Cross	SH	Stamford Hill
DR	Dulwich Road	SN	Stoke Newington
E&C	Elephant & Castle	SS	Savoy Street
EIDR	East India Dock Road	SSC	Seven Sisters Corner
ER	Edgware Road	SW	Stockwell
FL	Ferry Lane (in Tottenham)	SWB	Southwark Bridge
FP	Finsbury Park	TB	Tower Bridge
FS	Fenchurch Street Station	TCR	Tottenham Court Road
FSS	Farringdon Street Station	TG	Turnham Green
GG	Greengate	TH	Town Hall
GL	Green Lanes	TJ	Tooting Junction
GR	Gloucester Road	UP	Upton Park
HB	Highbury Station	V&AD	Victoria & Albert Docks
HE	Hop Exchange	VB	Vauxhall Bridge
HR	Harrow Road	VE	Victoria Embankment
HV	Holborn Viaduct Station	WB	Westminster Bridge
HW	Hounslow West	WCh	Whitechapel
KB	Kew Bridge	WF	Wanstead Flats
KR	King's Road	WG	Wood Green
KS	Kingsway Subway	WH	West Ham
KT	Kentish Town	WlB	Waterloo Bridge
LaB	Lambeth Bridge	WP	Wanstead Park
LB	London Bridge	WS	Waterloo Station

ROUTES

TRAM ROUTES

Operator: London Passenger Transport Board

Note: Some route numbers are duplicated and even triplicated. In such cases, the second occurrence of a route number has an asterisk (*) after it, while the third has a cross (+). These symbols were not used by London Transport, however.

1	Stratford – East Ham Town Hall
1A	Stratford – East Ham Upton Park
2	Victoria Embankment – [Blackfriars Bridge – Elephant & Castle] [back: Westminster Bridge] – Kennington – Stockwell – Clapham – Balham – Tooting – Merton – Wimbledon Station
3	Holborn – King's Cross – Kentish Town – Hampstead
4	Victoria Embankment – [ Westminster Bridge] [back: Elephant & Castle – Blackfriars Bridge ] – Kennington – Stockwell – Clapham – Balham – Tooting – Merton – Wimbledon Station
5	Moorgate – Old Street – Angel – Finsbury – King's Cross – Camden Town – Hampstead
5*	West Croydon – South Norwood – Crystal Palace
6	City – Southwark Bridge – Southwark – Elephant & Castle – Kennington – Stockwell – Clapham – Balham – Tooting – Tooting Junction
7	Holborn – King's Cross – Kentish Town – Parliament Hill Fields
7*	Shepherd's Bush – Acton – Ealing – Southall – Hayes – Uxbridge
7+	West Croydon – Croydon – Wallington – Sutton
8	Victoria Station – Vauxhall Bridge – Vauxhall – Stockwell – [Clapham – Balham] [back: Streatham – Brixton] – Tooting
9	Moorgate – Old Street – Angel – Islington – Holloway – Highgate – East Finchley – North Finchley
10	City – Southwark Bridge – Southwark – Elephant & Castle – Kennington – Brixton – Streatham – Tooting
10*	Stratford – Plaistow – Greengate – East Ham Upton Park – West Ham – Stratford [Circular route, both directions] [Weekdays only]
11	Moorgate – Old Street – Shoreditch Park – Holloway – Highgate Village
12	Hop Exchange – Southwark – Lambeth – Vauxhall – Battersea – Wandsworth – Tooting – Tooting Junction
14	Hop Exchange – Southwark – Blackfriars Bridge – Victoria Embankment – Westminster Bridge – Vauxhall – Battersea – Wandsworth [Weekdays only]
15	Moorgate – Old Street – Angel – Finsbury – King's Cross – Kentish Town – Parliament Hill Fields
16	Victoria Embankment – [Blackfriars Bridge – Elephant & Castle] [back: Westminster Bridge] – Kennington – Brixton – Streatham – Norbury – Croydon – Purley
17	Farringdon Street Station – King's Cross – Holloway – Highgate (Archway Tavern)
18	Victoria Embankment – [ Westminster Bridge] [back: Elephant & Castle – Blackfriars Bridge ] – Kennington – Brixton – Streatham – Norbury – Croydon – Purley
19	Euston Road – Camden Town – Kentish Town – Highgate – Highgate – East Finchley – North Finchley – Barnet
20	Victoria Station – Vauxhall Bridge – Vauxhall – Stockwell – [Brixton – Streatham] [back: Balham – Clapham] – Tooting
21	Holborn – King's Cross – Holloway – Finsbury Park – Manor House – Wood Green – New Southgate – North Finchley
23	Tottenham (Ferry Lane) – Walthamstow – Woodford
26	Hop Exchange – Southwark – Blackfriars Bridge – Victoria Embankment – Westminster Bridge – Vauxhall – Clapham Junction – Wandsworth – Putney – Putney Bridge - Hammersmith – Chiswick – Kew Bridge
27	Euston Road – Camden Town – Kentish Town – Holloway – Finsbury Park – Manor House – Seven Sisters Corner – Tottenham – Edmonton Town Hall [Weekdays only]
28	Victoria Station – Vauxhall Bridge – Vauxhall – Clapham Junction – Wandsworth – Putney – Putney Bridge - Hammersmith – Shepherd's Bush – Harlesden
29	Euston Road – Camden Town – Kentish Town – Holloway – Finsbury Park – Manor House – Wood Green – Palmers Green – Enfield
30	West Croydon – Mitcham – Tooting Junction – Tooting – Wandsworth – Putney – Putney Bridge - Hammersmith – Shepherd's Bush – Harrow Road
31	Hackney – Bethnal Green – Shoreditch – Old Street – Bloomsbury – Kingsway Subway – Victoria Embankment – Westminster Bridge – Vauxhall – Battersea – Wandsworth
32	Chelsea Bridge – Clapham
33	Manor House – Green Lanes – Islington – Angel – Bloomsbury – Kingsway Subway – Victoria Embankment – Westminster Bridge – Kennington – Brixton – Dulwich Road – West Norwood
34	Chelsea (King's Road) – Battersea Bridge – Battersea – Clapham Junction – Clapham – Stockwell – Brixton – Camberwell – Elephant & Castle – Blackfriars Bridge – Blackfriars
35	Highgate (Archway Tavern) – Holloway – Islington – Angel – Bloomsbury – Kingsway Subway – Victoria Embankment – Westminster Bridge – Elephant & Castle – Camberwell – Peckham – New Cross – Brockley – Forest Hill
35A	Highbury Station – Islington – Angel – Bloomsbury – Kingsway Subway – Victoria Embankment – Westminster Bridge – Elephant & Castle
36	Victoria Embankment – Westminster Bridge [back: Blackfriars Bridge ] – Elephant & Castle – Bricklayers Arms – New Cross – Greenwich – Woolwich – Plumstead – Abbey Wood
37	Wood Green – Alexandra Palace
38	Victoria Embankment – Blackfriars Bridge [back: Westminster Bridge] – Elephant & Castle – Bricklayers Arms – New Cross – Greenwich – Woolwich – Plumstead – Abbey Wood
39	Tottenham (Bruce Grove) – Wood Green – Muswell Hill [in the afternoon/evening: – Alexandra Palace]
39A	Tottenham (Bruce Grove) – Wood Green
40	Victoria Embankment (Savoy Street) – Westminster Bridge – Kennington – Camberwell – Peckham – New Cross – Greenwich – Woolwich – Plumstead – Abbey Wood
41	Moorgate – Old Street – Shoreditch Park – Green Lanes – Manor House
42	South Croydon – Croydon – Thornton Heath
43	Holborn – Old Street – Shoreditch – Dalston – Stoke Newington – Stamford Hill
44	Woolwich – Eltham Church [Weekdays only]
45	Cricklewood – Golders Green – Finchley – North Finchley
46	City – Southwark Bridge – Southwark – New Cross – Lewisham – Eltham Church – Woolwich
47	London Docks – Aldgate – Spitalfields – Shoreditch – Dalston – Stoke Newington – Stamford Hill
48	City – Southwark Bridge – Southwark – Elephant & Castle – Camberwell – West Norwood
49	Liverpool Street Station – Shoreditch – Dalston – Stoke Newington – Stamford Hill – Seven Sisters Corner – Tottenham – Edmonton Town Hall [Weekdays only]
49A	Ponders End – Enfield [Weekdays only]
51	Aldersgate – Angel – Islington – Green Lanes – Manor House – Muswell Hill
53	Euston Road – Camden Town – Kentish Town – Holloway – Finsbury Park – Manor House – Stamford Hill – Hackney – Bethnal Green – Whitechapel – Aldgate
54	Victoria Station – Vauxhall Bridge – Vauxhall – Kennington – Camberwell – Peckham – New Cross – Lewisham – Catford – Downham – Grove Park
55	Bloomsbury – Old Street – Shoreditch – Bethnal Green – Hackney – Bakers Arms – Leyton [Weekdays only]
55*	Brentford – Hanwell
56	Victoria Embankment – Blackfriars Bridge [back: Westminster Bridge] – Elephant & Castle – Camberwell – Peckham Rye
57	Liverpool Street Station – Shoreditch – Bethnal Green – Hackney – Bakers Arms – Walthamstow – Chingford Mount
57*	Shepherd's Bush – Hammersmith – Chiswick – Brentford – Hounslow
58	Victoria Station – Vauxhall Bridge – Vauxhall – Kennington – Camberwell – Dulwich – Forest Hill – Catford – Lewisham – Greenwich – Blackwall Tunnel
59	Holborn – King's Cross – Holloway – Finsbury Park – Manor House – Seven Sisters Corner – Tottenham – Edmonton Town Hall
60	Paddington – Harrow Road – Harlesden – Cricklewood – Golders Green – Finchley – North Finchley
61	Aldgate – Whitechapel – Mile End – Bow – Stratford – Whipps Cross – Bakers Arms
62	Victoria Embankment (Savoy Street) – Westminster Bridge – Elephant & Castle – Camberwell – Dulwich – Forest Hill – Catford – Lewisham – Greenwich – Blackwall Tunnel [Weekdays only]
62*	Paddington – Harrow Road – Harlesden – Wembley – Sudbury
63	Aldgate – Whitechapel – Mile End – Bow – Stratford – West Ham – Manor Park – Ilford
63*	Shepherd's Bush – Hammersmith – Chiswick – Kew Bridge
64	Cricklewood – Hendon – Edgware [Weekdays only]
65	Bloomsbury – Old Street – Spitalfields – Commercial Road – East India Dock Road – Poplar (Blackwall Tunnel)
66	Victoria Embankment (Savoy Street) – Blackfriars Bridge – Elephant & Castle – Camberwell – Peckham – New Cross – Brockley – Forest Hill [Weekdays only]
66*	Acton – Harlesden – Cricklewood – Hendon – Edgware – Canons Park
67	Aldgate – Commercial Road – East India Dock Road – Poplar – Canning Town – East Ham – Barking
67*	Hammersmith – Chiswick – Brentford – Isleworth – Twickenham – Hampton – Hampton Court
68	Waterloo Station – Elephant & Castle – Bricklayers Arms – Bermondsey – Surrey Docks – Greenwich Church
68*	Acton – Harlesden [Weekdays only]
69	Canning Town – Plaistow – Stratford
70	London Bridge – Bermondsey – Surrey Docks – Greenwich Church
71	[Weekdays: Aldersgate – Angel – Islington – Holloway – Finsbury Park] [Sundays: Wood Green] – Manor House – Stamford Hill – Hackney – Bethnal Green – Whitechapel – Aldgate
72	Victoria Embankment (Savoy Street) – Westminster Bridge – Kennington – Camberwell – Peckham – New Cross – Lewisham – Eltham – Woolwich
73	Wanstead Park – Manor Park – East Ham – Royal Albert Dock
74	Blackfriars – Blackfriars Bridge – Elephant & Castle – Bricklayers Arms – New Cross – Brockley – Catford – Downham
75	Holborn – Angel – Islington – Dalston – Stoke Newington – Stamford Hill [Weekdays only]
77	Aldersgate – Angel – Islington – Dalston – Hackney – Mile End – West India Docks
78	Victoria Station – Vauxhall Bridge – Vauxhall – Stockwell – Brixton – Dulwich Road – West Norwood
79	Smithfield – Angel – Holloway – Finsbury Park – Manor House – Seven Sisters Corner – Tottenham – Edmonton Town Hall – Ponders End – Waltham Cross
81	Bloomsbury – Angel – Islington – Dalston – Hackney – Bakers Arms – Whipps Cross – Woodford
83	Moorgate – Old Street – Shoreditch Park – Dalston – Stoke Newington – Stamford Hill [Weekdays only]
84	Victoria Embankment – Westminster Bridge [back: Blackfriars Bridge] – Elephant & Castle – Camberwell – Peckham Rye
85	Leyton – Higham Hill
87	Bakers Arms – Leyton – Stratford – Plaistow – Victoria & Albert Docks
89	Hammersmith – Acton
91	Barking – Ilford – Barkingside
93	Barking – Ilford – Chadwell Heath
95	Canning Town – Upton Park – West Ham – Wanstead Flats
96	Woolwich – Plumstead – Bexleyheath – Horns Cross
97	Chingford Mount – Walthamstow – Bakers Arms – Leyton – West Ham – Victoria & Albert Docks
98	Abbey Wood – Erith – Bexleyheath
99	Stratford – Plaistow – Greengate – Victoria & Albert Docks

UNDERGROUND ROUTES

Operator: London Passenger Transport Board

Note: The one- or two-letter route designations are strictly local to this site, and have never been used by the operating companies. Branches of individual lines are listed separately.

B	Bakerloo Line	Elephant & Castle – Waterloo – Charing Cross – Piccadilly Circus – Oxford Circus – Marylebone – Paddington – Maida Vale – Harlesden – Wembley – Harrow & Wealdstone – Watford Junction
Ce	Central Line	Liverpool Street Station – Bank – Holborn – Tottenham Court Road – Oxford Circus – Marble Arch – Notting Hill – Shepherd's Bush – Ealing Broadway
D	District Line	[Ealing Broadway – Acton Town] / [Richmond] – Turnham Green – Hammersmith – Earl's Court – Gloucester Road – South Kensington – Victoria Station – Embankment – Blackfriars – Aldgate – Whitechapel – Mile End – Barking – Dagenham – Upminster
D	District Line	[Branch:] Edgware Road – Paddington Station – Notting Hill – High Street Kensington – Earl's Court – Putney – Wimbledon
D	District Line	[Branch:] Hounslow West – Acton Town
D	District Line	[Branch:] Acton Town – South Acton
M	Metropolitan Line	Hammersmith – Shepherd's Bush – Paddington – Edgware – Baker Street – Euston – King's Cross St Pancras – Farringdon Street Station – Moorgate – Liverpool Street Station – Whitechapel / Mansion House
M	Metropolitan Line	[Branch:] Kensington (Addison Road) – Latimer Road
M	Metropolitan Line	[Branch:] Baker Street – South Hampstead – Wembley Park – Harrow – Ruislip – Uxbridge
M	Metropolitan Line	[Branch:] Wembley Park – Stanmore
M	Metropolitan Line	[Branch:] Harrow – Moor Park – Watford / Chesham / Brill / Verney Junction
M	Metropolitan Line	[Branch:] Shoreditch – Whitechapel – Surrey Docks – New Cross Gate / New Cross
N	Northern Line	Edgware – Hendon – Golders Green – Hamstead – Camden Town – Euston – Tottenham Court Road – Leicester Square – Charing Cross – Waterloo – Kennington – Stockwell – Clapham – Tooting – Morden
N	Northern Line	[Branch:] Archway – Kentish Town – Camden Town
N	Northern Line	[Branch:] Camden Town – Euston – King's Cross St.Pancras – Angel – Old Street – Moorgate – Bank – Elephant & Castle – Kennington
N	Northern Line	[Branch:] Moorgate – Finsbury Park
P	Piccadilly Line	Uxbridge – Ruislip – Sudbury – North Ealing – Acton Town – Turnham Green – Hammersmith – Earl's Court – Gloucester Road – South Kensington – Knightsbridge – Piccadilly Circus – Leicester Square – Holborn – King's Cross St.Pancras – Finsbury Park – Manor House – Wood Green – Southgate – Cockfosters
P	Piccadilly Line	[Branch:] Hounslow West – Acton Town
P	Piccadilly Line	[Branch]: Holborn – Aldwych
W&C	Waterloo & City Line	Waterloo – Bank

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM

NETWORK LENGTH

Tramway: 523 km.
Underground: ? km.

HISTORY

Tramways

Horse–powered:1860 – (First World War.)
First-generation electric tramway (conduit and overhead electric supply): 1901 - 6 July 1952.
Revived tramway (electric overhead): May 2000 – today.

Rapid transit

Dockland Light Railway (electric, 3rd rail): 31 Aug. 1987 - today.
Underground: 10 Jan. 1863 - today (steam: 1863 - 1961; electric: 18 Dec. 1890 - today)
Regional express (Elizabeth Line): 24 May 2022 - today.

GAUGE

Tramway (1st generation): 1435 mm.
Dockland Light Railway: 1435 mm.
Underground: 1435 mm. (also 2140 mm., 1863-1869)
Regional express (Elizabeth Line): 1435 mm.

SOURCES

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WIKIS

WEB SITES

Also, thanks to Geoffrey Tribe (from Leighton Buzzard, England) for information obtained through personal communication.

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