London General Omnibus Company

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/London_General_Omnibus_Company
GPTKB entity
Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:bus
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:LGOC
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:dissolved 1933
gptkbp:fleetSize over 2,500 buses (at peak)
gptkbp:founded 1855
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:London
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label London General Omnibus Company
gptkbp:industry gptkb:transportation
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:London
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:London_Passenger_Transport_Board
gptkbp:notableFor largest bus operator in London in late 19th and early 20th centuries
manufacture of buses (LGOC B-type)
gptkbp:notableProduct gptkb:LGOC_B-type_bus
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees over 16,000 (at peak)
gptkbp:operates motor buses
horse-drawn buses
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Greater_London
gptkbp:parentCompany Underground Electric Railways Company of London (from 1912)
gptkbp:service bus transport
gptkbp:successor gptkb:London_Passenger_Transport_Board
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Park_Royal_Vehicles
gptkb:Green_Line_(bus_company)
gptkb:Green_Line_Coaches
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6