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    To Theatreland by bus or Underground

    By Nick Gill, 22 April 2021, 3 minute read

    Discover London Transport's posters advertising travel to the West End and Theatreland through the ages.

    Poster artwork depicting the entrance of a theatre with bright lights at nighttime
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    London buses in wartime

    14 April 2021, 2 minute read

    Discover some of the buses in our collection that help us tell the story of London's transport during wartime, in this blog by Museum Depot volunteer Grahame Bathe.

    The battle bus driving through the Somme
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    A look at London Transport's early advertising posters

    By Nick Gill, 19 March 2021, 3 minute read

    Discover how, in 1933, poster art helped to establish the brand identity of the newly formed London Passenger Transport Board, later known simply as London Transport.

    Three posters with colourful flowers and leafy landscapes
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    Co-creating ‘Bus for the Future’ with London Transport Museum

    8 March 2021, 2 minute read

    To celebrate British Science Week (5-14 March 2021), we have developed a workshop for Key Stage 2 students to inspire the future generation of engineers and to start thinking about ways to create a sustainable future. In this blog, teachers from Mayfield Primary School share their experience working with us to create the workshop.

    Poster showing a red bus flying in the sky with the writing The Bus of the Future above it
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    A brief history of the Thames Tunnel and the East London line

    22 February 2021, 2 minute read

    Katherine McAlpine, Director of the Brunel Museum, gives us an overview of the unusual history of the Thames Tunnel, London's first underwater tunnel, from visitor attraction to main railway connection between north and south London.

    Drawing of the Thames Tunnel showing the two entrances and pedestrians walking through
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    All on the Board - Changing London journeys with the power of words

    29 January 2021, 2 minute read

    Meet Ian and Jeremy, aka N1 & E1 of All on the Board, the formerly anonymous masked duo who brighten Londoner's journeys on the Underground with their inspirational messages written on station notice boards.

    Two men in London Underground uniforms pose at the bottom of an escalator in front of a white notice board
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    Transported by Music – The delightful links between transport and opera

    By Elizabeth McKay, 3 December 2020, 2 minute read

    Discover the surprising links between transport and opera in this blog by Elizabeth McKay, the Museum’s Chief Operating Officer, inspired by a recent online event with Dr Harry Brünjes, Chairman of the English National Opera and the London Coliseum Theatre.

    A train carrying costumed characters on a theatre stage
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    5 things you'll love about our new website

    7 October 2020, 1 minute read

    We are excited for you to explore some of the amazing features of our brand new website. We picked 5 of our favourites which we think you'll love!

    Black and white photo of a man in a suit sitting in front of a computer