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    •  Guest blog

    Empty Underground

    30 March 2017, 2 minute read

    Have you ever caught that moment where there is no one else in the station around you? See stunning pictures of the empty Underground take by transport enthusiast Tim Dunn.

    Image of an empty Charing Cross station Tube walkway, with green tiles and advertisements.
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    •  Guest blog

    The hidden tunnels beneath King's Cross Station

    16 December 2016, 3 minute read

    Have a look around the hidden tunnels of King's Cross station with transport enthusiast, Tim Dunn.

    A photo of tile mosaic for the old King's Cross Thameslink entrance. The roundel inside the National rail symbol with red stylised people in the mosaic going down stairs
  3. Blog category
    •  Hidden London

    Hidden London tours are back for 2017

    17 November 2016, 2 minute read

    They're back! Find out more information about our popular Hidden London Tours. Don't forget to book your place.

    Dark image of an empty underground tunnel corridor
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    •  Collections
    •  Guest blog

    Archive Architecture: Enfield West (now Oakwood)

    22 August 2016, 2 minute read

    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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    •  Guest blog

    London's Other Underground Mail Rail

    22 July 2016

    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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    •  Guest blog

    Avoid the Wet: Travel Underground

    20 June 2016, 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

    18 June 2016, 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
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    •  Guest blog
    •  Collections

    Congratulations! You have unlocked the Museum...

    18 May 2016, 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