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    Frank Pick: Beauty < Immortality

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    It's the 75th anniversary of Frank Pick's death. Celebrate some of his greatest accomplishments, which make our lives easier today.

    Photo of the Frank Pick Roundel
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    Archive Architecture: Enfield West (now Oakwood)

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    Travel back to the 1930's and see some of the great architecture of the Enfield West Train Station (Now Oakwood)

    Black and white photo of the front of the station, including the roundel lamp post and signage
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    Every Picture Tells a Story - The TOT Alphabet

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    Discover the TOT Alphabet by Charles Pears (1915).

    Small cards depicting different scenes for each letter of the alphabet
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    London's Other Underground Mail Rail

    Did you know that London had an underground Mail Rail? Find out more in this blog by transport historian Tim Dunn.

    Black and white photo of the Mail Rail being loaded by postmen
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    London's Transport That Never Was: Moquette

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    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.

    Moquette samples in an exhibition case
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    Avoid the Wet: Travel Underground

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    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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    Neon Tube Roundels At Southwark

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    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
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    Congratulations! You have unlocked the Museum...

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    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