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  1. Blog category
    •  Climate Crossroads

    Abellio's electric bus - Making transport history

    , 2 minute read

    At our July Depot Open Days, visitors had the chance to explore the state of the art Alexander Dennis ADL/BYD Enviro 400 bus. Find out what our visitors asked the Abellio team about their electric buses.

    An Abellio ADL/BYD Enviro bus (side view) at the Museum Depot in Acton
  2. Blog category
    •  Volunteers
    •  Collections

    London Transport at War: Recruitment Posters from the First World War

    By Nick Gill, , 3 minute read

    Find out how poster commisions by the the Underground Group contributed to recruitment propaganda at the beginning of the First World War, with Museum Depot volunteer Nick Gill.

    Poster depicting soldiers marching through ruined buildings
  3. Blog category
    •  Climate Crossroads
    •  Families

    Come on a Green Journey with us

    , 2 minute read

    Find out more about our Green Journey summer workshops, inspiring families to learn about possible solutions to climate change.

    A family playing with an interactive display in the Green Journey installation
  4. Blog category
    •  Climate Crossroads

    Celebrating London Climate Action Week with Mott MacDonald and Mastercard

    , 2 minute read

    To mark London Climate Action Week 2022, we talked to our Climate Crossroads sponsors, Mott MacDonald and Mastercard, about the ways they are helping to tackle climate change and build a greener London.

    Person cycling on a cycle lane
  5. Blog category
    •  Guest blog

    Discover Abellio's electric bus at our summer Depot Open Days

    , 2 minute read

    Find out more about Abellio's state of the art electric bus operating on route 63, before you can admire it up close at our Depot Open Days on 2-3 July 2022.

    A 63 bus crossing waterloo bridge
  6. Olga Konopka, Project Delivery Engineer at Crossrail, shares her experience working in engineering and being part of one the biggest transport project of the last years.

    Olga standing in front of a giant Elizabeth line roundel
  7. Blog category
    •  Exhibitions
    •  Guest blog

    Leaving a Legacy

    , 2 minute read

    Josh Burrell, Senior Press Officer at TfL, shares insights of his experience as a member of the Advisory Board behind our exhibition, Legacies: London Transport's Caribbean Workforce.

    A man standing in front of a screen with words from a poem
  8. Blog category
    •  Volunteers
    •  Collections

    The Art of the Poster - London Transport at War: Second World War

    By Nick Gill, , 3 minute read

    A look at wartime posters commissioned by London Transport during the Second World War, with Museum Depot volunteer Nick Gill.

    Illustration of a man, woman and child in a field