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    •  Museum Depot

    On the buses!

    , 1 minute read

    Meet Jimmy and Michael, two long-time friends who set themselves the challenge of completing all of London’s bus routes. We were delighted to welcome them to our Museum Depot this summer for a special visit with Depot Manager Mike Dipre and Depot Supervisor Keith Raeburn. Read on to find out how all about it.

    Two men stand in front of a heritage bus outside the museum depot
  2. Blog category
    •  Museum Depot

    More than storage - Behind the scenes at our Museum Depot

    , 2 minute read

    As we're getting ready to reopen our Museum Depot to families this May half term, find out what has been going on behind the scenes during winter in lockdown.

    View from above of three underground trains
  3. Blog category
    •  Collections
    •  Museum Depot

    Not all London buses are red: discover our green RM2 bus

    , 2 minute read

    Find out more about our green RM2 bus, on display at the Museum Depot in Acton, in this blog by Depot volunteer Grahame Bath.

    A green double decker bus in front of the Museum Depot
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    •  Quiz

    Quiz: Can you identify the Tube map colours?

    , 5 minute read

    Can you tell the difference between Corporate Blue and Corporate Light Blue? Test your knowledge of the colours of the Tube lines with our ultimate colour quiz!

    Tube map with missing colours
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    •  Quiz

    Quiz: How well do you know the Tube map?

    Do you know your Overground from your Emirates Airline? Think you know what colour the Elizabeth line will be? Test out your Tube map knowledge with our latest quiz!

    AN early version of the Underground map as designed by Harry Beck
  6. Blog category
    •  Quiz

    Quiz: Do you know our sporting posters?

    To celebrate our gift range based on sporting posters, now available in our online shop, we've put together a quiz to test your sporting (and poster!) knowledge...

    Wimbledon poster
  7. Do you think you know the most iconic posters in our collection? See if you can spot the correct missing item on these 10 artworks?

    A tube of acrylic paint depicting the Underground network
  8. Blog category
    •  Quiz

    Quiz: Are you a moquette master?

    From the French word for carpet, moquette is a tough woollen fabric, used on transport all over the world. It was introduced to London in the 1920s. How much do you know about the city's most iconic fabric?

    Brown, yellow and orange patterned moquette fabric