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    #MyJourneyToPride – Collecting LGBT+ experiences

    By Ellie Miles, 17 June 2019

    Documentary Curator Ellie Miles introduces our new My Journey to Pride project - asking you to document your journey to 2019 pride parades

    A station with rainbow-coloured seats and a trans flag themed roundel
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    Out and about on London’s transport network

    14 May 2019

    Gonzalo de Ana Rodríguez – Transport for London employee and member of OUTbound , TfL’s LGBT+ Staff Network – shares how London transport has shaped his relationships and experiences.

    Gonzalo standing with a rainbow roundel
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    Commissioning art posters for the Underground

    17 April 2019, 3 minute read

    Poster Art Commissioner for Transport for London and London Transport Museum Michael Walton looks at the history of commissioning art posters for the Underground since 1908.

    A tube of acrylic paint depicting the Underground network
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    •  Museum Lates

    Bus Fare: Stories of The London Bus

    6 March 2019, 2 minute read

    Whet your appetite with a glimpse at the introduction for the 'Bus Fare - Collected Writings on the London Bus' book. Take a look at how transport has changed over the years, yet there is still a familiarity to the journeys today as there was on a Victorian Omnibus.

    An illustration of cream bus ticket on a red background, with the Bus Fare book title across it
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    Does transport shape our experiences?

    28 February 2019

    In this blog Andy De Santis – Vice Chair of OUTbound , TfL’s LGBT+ Staff Network – shares with us how London transport has shaped his relationships and experiences.

    Andy de Santis standing in front of a large Underground roundel
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    District line: a history in maps

    By Simon Murphy, 27 February 2019, 5 minute read

    The District line is 150 years old! We are celebrating its past, present and future throughout 2019, as part of TfL’s District 150 celebrations. In this first blog installment, our curator Simon Murphy unravels the history of the District line through maps from our collection.

    A map of the District Railway
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    Where are all the women?

    By Ellie Miles, 5 February 2019, 3 minute read

    Ellie Miles takes a look at some of the stories that were submitted as part of the Where are all the Women project

    Female Lathe Operators at Acton Works 1942
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    LGBT+ Linking Lives collecting project

    1 February 2019, 1 minute read

    Susanna Cordner reveals what attracted her to to her role as a Documentary Curator at London Transport Museum, and introduces her latest collecting project, LGBT+ Linking Lives.

    A bus, taxi and train with rainbow banners on for the Ride with Pride campaign