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    •  Guest blog

    Avoid the Wet: Travel Underground

    , 1 minute read

    The Underground Electric Railway Company (UERL) was a master of identifying its customers' needs and addressing them through publicity on the network. Discover four 1925 posters by Kathleen Stenning promoting travel by Underground against bad weather.

    Poster showing people travelling underground while heavy rains pour down on the surface
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    •  Guest blog

    Neon Tube Roundels At Southwark

    , 2 minute read

    To coincide with the opening of the new Tate Modern extension on 17 June 2016, Art on the Underground and Tate Modern commissioned artist Michael Craig-Martin to design a "reimagined" London Underground roundel at Southwark station. Find out more in this blog by transport historian Tim Dunn.

    A green and pink neon roundel sign at Southwark station
  3. Blog category
    •  Guest blog
    •  Collections

    Congratulations! You have unlocked the Museum...

    , 2 minute read

    We've given transport historian Tim Dunn full access to the Museum... See what he found out!

    A man stands by a Beware of the trains sign
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    •  Guest blog
    •  Collections

    Poster Parade - Literary London

    , 2 minute read

    Discover our new Poster Parade and find out about the process behind the selection and display of the posters.

    A display of posters
  5. Blog category
    •  Battle Bus

    Battle Bus: A Driving Force

    , 2 minute read

    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.

    The battle bus driving through the Somme
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    •  Guest blog

    In the Shadow of War

    , 2 minute read

    How can social historians unravel and understand the atmosphere that existed in a massive city like London during the war? Beverley Cook, Curator at the Museum of London, shares her opinion.

    Poster of the Anglo-American Exposition with two women in front of the British and American flag
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    •  Guest blog

    London's First Air War (1915-1918)

    , 2 minute read

    Professor Jerry White talks about the effects of the air raids during the First World War.

    Black and white photo of a bus destroyed by an air raid
  8. Blog category
    •  Battle Bus

    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