A Cookham History

The Thames Valley Traction Company

The Thames Valley Traction Company was founded in 1897. Although the Thames Valley Traction Company Limited was formed in 1920. The company was merged with Aldershot & District in 1972 to form Alder Valley, the companies separating in 1986 with the former Thames Valley company becoming the Berks Bucks Bus Company, trading as Beeline. This company was acquired by Centrewest in 1996 and became part of the First Group in 1997

Thames Valley route 20 provided a regular daily service between High Wycombe (Bus Station) and Windsor Central Station via Wycombe Marsh, Loudwater, Wooburn Green, Bourne End, Cookham, Boulters Lock, Maidenhead and Fifield. One bus per hour was numbered 20A and served Hatch Bridge instead of Fifield. This “E” plate could have come from a busy stop in any of the places where London Transport ran: High Wycombe, Slough or Windsor, although most likely from Slough.

A Thames Valley Traction Company Leaflet