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Department of the Environment: London Transportation Planning Division: Registered...

Catalogue reference: AT 74

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AT 74

The records deal with London transport policy, for example, liaison with the Greater London Council (GLC) on urban transport, forward planning for transport in London, categorisation of London's principal roads, fare evasion, the introduction of...

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Reference

AT 74

Title
Department of the Environment: London Transportation Planning Division: Registered Files (LTP series)
Date

1968-1978

Description

The records deal with London transport policy, for example, liaison with the Greater London Council (GLC) on urban transport, forward planning for transport in London, categorisation of London's principal roads, fare evasion, the introduction of bus lanes and planning for London railway stations.

Arrangement

The files have been catalogued in former reference order.

Related material

LP files (pre-1971) are in MT 135

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

LTP file series

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
Department of the Environment, London Transportation Planning Division, 1971-1976
Physical description

36 file(s)

Access conditions

Open

Immediate source of acquisition

From 2002 Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions

Custodial history

The records were held by the Department of Transport since 1976, and with Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions from 1997.

Accruals

Series is accruing

Selection and destruction information

The files were selected in accordance with PRO's acquision policy relating to the interaction of the state with its citizens and its impact on the environment (2.2.21)

Administrative / biographical background

The London Transportation Planning Division (LTP) was established in the new Department of the Environment in 1971 out of the former Ministry of Transport London Group, London Policy Division. LTP was responsible for London traffic and transportation in relation to road investment, London Transport executive and British Railways, London & South-East services. LTP was renamed as Greater London Transport Division in the latter part of 1976 when the LTP prefix was discontinued and replaced by GLT.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15809/

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Department of the Environment: London Transportation Planning Division: Registered Files (LTP series)