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Ledbury Transport Co Ltd

Other Business Names:

  • Thackray & Sons
  • Thackray, Robert, Ltd
  • Thames Valley Traction Co Ltd
  • Tilling, Thomas, Ltd

Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:

  • Reading, Reading, Berkshire, South East, England

Sectors:

  • Transport services Road passenger transport services inc bus, street tram, coach & horse drawn
  • Transport services Taxi, cab, sedan chair, etc, services

Notes:

Traced origins to the the Thackray family's taxi and pirate bus operations established in London from c1901 and trading as Thackray & Sons, later Robert Thackray Ltd. 1927 sold London buses and 1929 established Ledbury Transport Co Ltd to operate express coaches. Soon after operated bus services in Thames Valley. Subsequently grew by acquisition. 1935 sold to Thames Valley Traction Co Ltd owned by Tilling

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