Acton Access is a major new project for London Transport Museum, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. In this blog, Henry Flynn (Senior Curator for Collections Management and curatorial lead on Acton Access) discusses more about the project, what it involves, and what its aims are.
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.
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.
Find out more about our green RM2 bus, on display at the Museum Depot in Acton, in this blog by Depot volunteer Grahame Bath.
As we launch a new virtual tour of Aldwych station, Dave Olney, lead Hidden London guide, gives you a taste of the station's history, from its opening in 1907 to its permanent closure in 1994, plus reveals the previously hidden parts of the station now accessible with our virtual tours.
Did you know that the deep-level shelter at Clapham South was also used as an archive? The recent removal of some of the archive shelving by our Hidden London team revealed something unexpected. Siddy Holloway tells you more about the findings in this blog.
Volunteer Resource Manager Sam Clift report back from our fist family volunteering day at the Museum Depot. The day provided families with an opportunity to visit our Museum Depot on a weekend afternoon, and spend some recreational time together helping to maintain the tracks of our London Transport Mu
An update on our Q Stock restoration project by Project Manager Jullian Urry.
