Transport for LondonHistorical archives
Dating from 1556, this is the oldest deed in our records
You can send a request to access company archives by letter, fax or email. We will indicate whether records containing the information are held. Access to information contained in some records may be subject to 'exemption' from disclosure on a case-by-case basis. This may restrict, for example, the disclosure of staff records and some records containing personal data where the individuals concerned are still alive.
You might also find our information sheets useful.
Contacting Group Archives
Visits: Office hours by appointment only
Address: Group Archives and Records Management
Transport for London
55 Broadway
London
SW1H OBD
Tel: 020 7918 4142
Fax: 020 7918 3727
Email: grouparchives@tfl.gov.uk
London Metropolitan Archives
Some records of predecessor companies such as the Metropolitan Railway Company and early London Transport Board Minutes (1933-1960) are held on behalf of TfL by the London Metropolitan Archives.
Tuesday and Thursday 9.30am - 7.30pm
Address: London Metropolitan Archives
40 Northampton Road
London
EC1R OHB
Tel: 020 7332 3820
Fax: 020 7833 9136
Email: ask.lma@cityoflondon.gov.uk
Website: London Metropolitan Archives
London Transport Museum
A wealth of information is also available at the London Transport Museum, including collections of photographs, films, maps, drawings and uniforms.
Visits: Office hours by appointment only
Address: London Transport Museum
39 Wellington Street
London
WC2E 7BB
Tel: 020 7379 6344
Email: enquiry@ltmuseum.co.uk
Website: http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/
Information sheets
Other sources: records held by other repositories (PDF 70Kb)Staff records and family history (PDF 84Kb)
Documentary sources for world war two (PDF 63 Kb)
Key dates (PDF 64 Kb)
Sources on the roundel and trade marks (PDF 57 Kb)
