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1900 The company was registered in November to acquire the business of the '''Omnibus Proprietors''' Ltd. <ref>The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908</ref> | 1900 The company was registered in November to acquire the business of the '''Omnibus Proprietors''' Ltd. <ref>The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908</ref>. The company was closely associated with the [[London General Omnibus Co]] and there was a pooling arrangement for vehicles. | ||
1905 The company and the [[London General Omnibus Co]] both tried the new motor omnibus when it was first introduced but this company decided it was not reliable enough so did not proceed with using motor buses<ref>The Times Feb 13, 1912</ref>. | |||
1910 Addresses in Camden Town, Westminster, Pimlico<ref>Post Office London Directory, 1910</ref>. | 1910 Addresses in Camden Town, Westminster, Pimlico<ref>Post Office London Directory, 1910</ref>. | ||
1912 The company decided to replace all of its 106 horse-drawn buses with motor vehicles and made a public issue of shares to fund their purchase; it had taken an option on 50 chassis from the [[Daimler]] company but would select the best chassis available from any manufacturer<ref>The Times, Feb 13, 1912</ref>. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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of 158 High Street, Camden Town, London
1900 The company was registered in November to acquire the business of the Omnibus Proprietors Ltd. [1]. The company was closely associated with the London General Omnibus Co and there was a pooling arrangement for vehicles.
1905 The company and the London General Omnibus Co both tried the new motor omnibus when it was first introduced but this company decided it was not reliable enough so did not proceed with using motor buses[2].
1910 Addresses in Camden Town, Westminster, Pimlico[3].
1912 The company decided to replace all of its 106 horse-drawn buses with motor vehicles and made a public issue of shares to fund their purchase; it had taken an option on 50 chassis from the Daimler company but would select the best chassis available from any manufacturer[4].