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    A brief history of tran-sports!

    By Ellie Miles, , 1 minute read

    Did you know that London Underground has its own football league? And that London transport sports teams history dates back to the early twentieth century? Contemporary Curator Ellie Miles tells you more in this blog.

    Six football players wearing a blue kit standing in line in front of two red double decker buses
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    #MyJourneyToPride – Collecting LGBT+ experiences

    By Ellie Miles,

    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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    Where are all the women?

    By Ellie Miles, , 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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    Battle Bus: Going Back to the Somme

    By Sam Mullins, OBE, , 2 minute read

    Our Museum Director shares updates of a visit to the Somme to plan out the route for our First World War ‘Battle Bus’ (B2737), which will be revisiting for the centenary of the Battle of the Somme in 2017.

    Men in uniform pay respect to a memorial at the Somme
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    1920: King George V and Ole Bill

    By Sam Mullins, OBE, , 2 minute read

    Director Sam Mullins takes a look at what life in London was like following the war – the beginnings of Armistice Day, the role of commemoration and the significant contribution made by London’s transport workers.

    Men in uniform parade down the street followed by a motor bus
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    1919: Battered War Buses Back in Service

    By Sam Mullins, OBE,

    Our Director Sam Mullins takes a look at what life in London was like following the war – the beginnings of Armistice Day, the role of commemoration and the significant contribution made by London’s transport workers.

    Men stand next a motor bus
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    1919: The First Anniversary of Peace

    By Sam Mullins, OBE, , 2 minute read

    This weekend will see a host of special events commemorating the sacrifices of those made during the First World War, culminating with Remembrance Sunday on 9 November 2014. Our Director Sam Mullins takes a look at what life in London was like following the war – the beginnings of Armistice Day, the role of commemoration and the significant contribution made by London’s transport workers.

    Flyer advertising a Remembrance Day Parade