tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650332.post7217077762817911683..comments2024-03-18T08:20:19.461+00:00Comments on Transpontine: 'We demand the right to live a little longer' - The 1937 Bus Strike in South LondonUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650332.post-23037977993818818132020-03-10T20:56:00.131+00:002020-03-10T20:56:00.131+00:00Photo of strikers at Merton bus garage at https://...Photo of strikers at Merton bus garage at https://www.flickr.com/photos/brizzlebornandbred/19803998830 (Merton garage is still in use by Go-Ahead London, and the pub next door is now their head office)<br /><br />The strike meant that no buses ran during the 1937 coronation.<br /><br />Trams and trolleybuses were then a separate department of London Transport, and their crews were on a separate set of terms and conditions. Catford_Catnoreply@blogger.com