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  1. Blog category
    •  Guest blog
    •  Posters

    Prize for Illustration Notes from a winner - By Julia Allum

    15 January 2019

    A note from Julia on the process behind winning the Silver award for her poster design, and what she has been up to since.

    A photo of Julia holding her winning poster, with the three parakeets adorned on roundels
  2. Blog category
    •  Collections
    •  Battle Bus

    Battle Bus project 2014-2018

    9 November 2018

    We take a look back at five years of the Battle Bus project, restoring a vintage bus and a community programme exploring the war

    Four vintage buses on the Covent Garden Piazza
  3. Blog category
    •  Battle Bus

    Forget-me-not

    7 November 2018

    Discover our new installation and meet the artist behind the forget-me-not display in the Museum, commissioned to remember the thousands of transport workers involved in the First World War

    A display of forget-me-nots inside the museum
  4. Blog category
    •  Guest blog
    •  Museum Lates

    Exploring London Transport Museum with Skanska engineer, Emma Watkins

    5 August 2018, 2 minute read

    London Transport Museum's volunteer Carrie Long talks to Emma Watkins, site engineer at Skanska, about the past, present and future of engineering in London.

    A model showing workers building the first Underground tunnels
  5. Blog category
    •  Battle Bus

    Battle Bus Research Volunteer Project - The final session

    14 May 2018, 2 minute read

    It's the final session of the Battle Bus volunteer research project. Find out how the B type buses were used during the war, and the close relationship between the drivers and their 'Old Girls'!

    Sepia image of Bill' B-Type bus in an Armistice Day parade. The Bus is covered in flowers, with spectators on either side of the road.
  6. Blog category
    •  Battle Bus

    Battle Bus Research Volunteer Project - Session Five and Six

    14 May 2018, 4 minute read

    This blog is part of a mini-series of updates about the Battle Bus Research Volunteer Project. Find out how our volunteers are planning how they want to design their exhibition, with some helpful tips from Sau-Fun Mo, the Museum's Head of Design and Presentation.

    A photo of a B-Type bus, which has been converted into a pigeon loft
  7. Blog category
    •  Battle Bus

    Battle Bus Research Volunteer Project - Session Four

    27 April 2018, 2 minute read

    As part of our Battle Bus project, our volunteers have explored the T.O.T magazine for insight into the use of B type buses during the war and the role of transport workers in wartime.

    A picture of the TOT Magazine, with the headline "Mutual Aid Series"
  8. Blog category
    •  Battle Bus

    Battle Bus Research Volunteer Project - Session Three

    9 April 2018, 2 minute read

    Join our volunteers as they explore the different forms of research they can utilise in their exploration of the B type bus.

    A photo of war memorabilia lay out. Including medal and photos