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