page_title: Star Omnibus Company
section_title: Star Omnibus Company
hierarchical_section_title: Star Omnibus Company / Star Omnibus Company
caption_attribution_description: English: Share of the Star Omnibus Company, issued 3. March 1905 Deutsch: Aktie der Star Omnibus Company vom 3. März 1905
context_page_description: The Star Omnibus Company and its predecessor the Andrews Star Omnibus Company, was a bus operator in London between 1892 and 1908.
context_section_description: On 4 March 1899 the Star Omnibus Company (London) Limited was formed to take over the business of the Andrews Star Omnibus Company. The directors were the same and William Alexander Perry was the Managing Director.
  By 1900 the company had 196 buses, and 1,797 horses. The company continued to expand and by 1902 there were 246 buses and 1,905 horses. In this year, there were negotiations with the London General Omnibus Company for it to take over the company for £222,750 (equivalent to £24,360,853 in 2019), but the deal was unsuccessful. The company started to experience financial difficulties, reportedly because of the increase in electric tramway services in London.
  In 1905 the company purchased some motor buses, but these were unreliable and failed to deliver any profit for the company. The situation deteriorated, and the company withdrew the motor buses on 9 August 1907.
  In line with most other bus operators in London, there was a significant drop in profit, and the Star Omnibus Company was unable to withstand the competition from the London Underground and the tramway services. The company was wound up on 21 February 1908.
caption: Share of the Star Omnibus Company, issued 3. March 1905
exif: {}