Poster; London Transport at London's service, by Misha Black and John Barker (Kraber), 1947

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Reference number	1983/4/6111
Artist	Misha Black
Dates	1947
Collection	Posters
Object type	Poster
Print code	8/47/1768H/1500
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Statistics Passenger information
Completeness	86% 86% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

  Attribute	Value
  Height	1016mm
  Width	635mm
  Descriptive size	Double royal

  Colour

  Attribute	Value
  Colour	Brown Light Green Pink

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Object title	London Transport at London's service
  Text	London Transport At London's Service London Transport, the world's largest urban passenger transport undertaking, began operations on 1st July, 1933. The population of the area served by London Transport is 9,500,000 - a quarter of the population of England. the London Transport system stretches from Aylesbury to Gravesend (58 miles west to east) and from Luton to Horsham (57 miles north to south). London Transport provides passenger transport services over an area of 2,000 square miles. 4,300,000,000 journeys are made annually on the London Transport system. 11,500,000,000 miles are travelled annually by passengers on the London Transport system. London Transport At London's Service

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Artist	Misha Black, 1947 Kraber, 1947
  Printer	The Baynard Press,
  Publisher	London Transport, 1947