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London Transport Museum

Latest news, articles and photos

London Transport Museum - Latest news, articles and photos

See the pirate Chocolate Express bus
See the pirate Chocolate Express bus

See the pirate Chocolate Express bus

Back in the days before buses came in every color called red, London had pirate buses that were coloured chocolate.

Nov
05
2017
See the poster girls of London Transport’s artistic heritage
See the poster girls of London Transport’s artistic heritage

See the poster girls of London Transport’s artistic heritage

A new exhibition has opened that celebrates the often unsung heroines of London Transport's poster heritage -- the female artists.

Oct
28
2017
The project restoring London Underground’s Art-Deco era trains
The project restoring London Underground’s Art-Deco era trains

The project restoring London Underground’s Art-Deco era trains

A train that hasn't moved for nearly 50 years could be about to make a dramatic return to the London Underground -- the Q-Stock is returning.

Sep
30
2017
Photos from the Transport Museum’s Acton Depot open weekend
Photos from the Transport Museum’s Acton Depot open weekend

Photos from the Transport Museum’s Acton Depot open weekend

This weekend is a chance to go inside the Transport Museum's overflow depot at Acton Town, where they store all the goodies that would never be able to fit into their Covent Garden base.

Sep
23
2017
Tickets Alert: Transport Museum depot open weekend
Tickets Alert: Transport Museum depot open weekend

Tickets Alert: Transport Museum depot open weekend

Later this month there will be an occasional open weekend at the Transport Museum's overflow depot at Acton.

Sep
04
2017
Photos from the abandoned Highgate station
Photos from the abandoned Highgate station

Photos from the abandoned Highgate station

Barely noticed by the people who use it, sitting directly above Highgate tube station is an entire abandoned railway station, now slowly being reclaimed by nature.

Aug
06
2017
Ticket Alert: Disused tube tunnel tours announced
Ticket Alert: Disused tube tunnel tours announced

Ticket Alert: Disused tube tunnel tours announced

The London Transport Museum has announced a fresh series of tours of disused tube tunnels and buildings, with tickets going on sale next week.

Jul
07
2017
Three new posters to appear on the London Underground
Three new posters to appear on the London Underground

Three new posters to appear on the London Underground

The annual exhibition of new posters by today's illustrators has opened and you'll be seeing three of them in tube stations shortly.

May
28
2017
Tickets Alert: London Underground’s D Stock farewell tour
Tickets Alert: London Underground’s D Stock farewell tour

Tickets Alert: London Underground’s D Stock farewell tour

Later this month the last remaining D stock train running on the London Underground will make its final trips as a public train service.

Apr
08
2017
Tickets Alert: Three Tube Architecture Tours
Tickets Alert: Three Tube Architecture Tours

Tickets Alert: Three Tube Architecture Tours

Following on from the (sold out) Modernist tours, here are three more London Underground architecture tours that have gone on sale today.

Mar
21
2017
What chocolate flavour is each tube line?
What chocolate flavour is each tube line?

What chocolate flavour is each tube line?

If the London Underground came in flavours, what would they be? A chocolate firm has tried to answer the question, by creating some bars and slapping a tube logo on the packaging.

Dec
06
2016
More hidden tube station tours announced
More hidden tube station tours announced

More hidden tube station tours announced

The London Transport Museum has announced a fresh series of Hidden London tours, of six venues, with tickets going on sale later this month.

Nov
11
2016
New artwork in Piccadilly Circus tube station honours Frank Pick
New artwork in Piccadilly Circus tube station honours Frank Pick

New artwork in Piccadilly Circus tube station honours Frank Pick

A major new work of art has been unveiled inside Piccadilly Circus tube station to commemorate the defining work done by Frank Pick to create the London Underground we recognise today.

Nov
07
2016
The design of London Transport on display
The design of London Transport on display

The design of London Transport on display

There's an exhibition on at the moment at the Transport Museum which looks at the design concepts behind London's transport networks. From fonts to moquette, from bus signs to entire tube stations.

Oct
30
2016
Fundraising for Frank Pick Memorial
Fundraising for Frank Pick Memorial

Fundraising for Frank Pick Memorial

Picadilly Circus tube station is shortly to get a memorial to the man who probably more than most can be said to have defined London as a city today.

Sep
13
2016
Ticket Alert: Steam trains to return to the London Underground
Ticket Alert: Steam trains to return to the London Underground

Ticket Alert: Steam trains to return to the London Underground

A weekend in September will see steam trains return to the Metropolitan line as part of Amersham's heritage weekend.

Jul
11
2016
A peek inside the design of the Elizabeth line stations
A peek inside the design of the Elizabeth line stations

A peek inside the design of the Elizabeth line stations

As Crossrail turns from building site into polished end product, a new exhibition showing off the design of the future Elizabeth line stations has opened at London Transport Museum.

Jul
02
2016
Photos of the disused tunnels at Euston Station
Photos of the disused tunnels at Euston Station

Photos of the disused tunnels at Euston Station

Deep under Euston station lies a network of long disused tunnels and a tiny ticket office that have rarely been seen by anyone for over 50 years, until now.

Jun
10
2016
Historic London Bus Heads to France for Somme Anniversary
Historic London Bus Heads to France for Somme Anniversary

Historic London Bus Heads to France for Somme Anniversary

A one-hundred year old London bus will be heading to France later this month, to commemorate the centenary of the Battle of the Somme.

May
15
2016
Ticket Alert: Tube Station Architecture Tours
Ticket Alert: Tube Station Architecture Tours

Ticket Alert: Tube Station Architecture Tours

The Transport Museum has announced that it is going to be running a series of tours of tube stations focusing on their architecture.

Apr
23
2016
Photos from Down Street’s Disused Tube Station
Photos from Down Street’s Disused Tube Station

Photos from Down Street’s Disused Tube Station

Later this week, tickets will go on sale for a chance to go into one of London Underground's more significant abandoned tube stations, and here is a preview of what the tours will include.

Apr
17
2016
Ticket Alert: Disused tunnel tours announced
Ticket Alert: Disused tunnel tours announced

Ticket Alert: Disused tunnel tours announced

The London Transport Museum has announced a new round of tunnel and disused station tours, with tickets going on sale next week.

Apr
12
2016
Down Street Station Tours – T&Cs Change
Down Street Station Tours – T&Cs Change

Down Street Station Tours – T&Cs Change

Just a silly one -- but the terms and conditions for tours of the disused Down Street tube station have been changed.

Jan
12
2016
Gin Tastings at the Transport Museum
Gin Tastings at the Transport Museum

Gin Tastings at the Transport Museum

The London Transport Museum has laid on a second Gin Tasting evening on 30 October.

Oct
03
2015