Blog posts
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.
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Archive Architecture: Enfield West (now Oakwood)
, 2 minute readTravel back to the 1930's and see some of the great architecture of the Enfield West Train Station (Now Oakwood)
Discover the TOT Alphabet by Charles Pears (1915).
Tim Dunn explores some of the moquette designs that never made it to the Underground system and gives you a peek into the developments of the iconic Barman moquette.
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, 2 minute readWe've given transport historian Tim Dunn full access to the Museum... See what he found out!
Discover our new Poster Parade and find out about the process behind the selection and display of the posters.
Alongside the restoration and conservation of Battle Bus, we are running a learning and engagement programme, working with different groups of volunteers to investigate new perspectives of the Battle Bus. One of the perspectives explored is the experiences of women. Find out more in this blog by Vickie Pipe.
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.