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    The Art of the Poster - London Transport at War: First World War

    By Nick Gill, 5 April 2022, 3 minute read

    Museum Depot volunteer Nick Gill presents a selection of posters commissioned by the UERL during the First World War, in the first instalment in a series of blogs exploring wartime posters in our collection.

    Illustration of women dragging a horse drawn carriage in a field
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    Mind the Gap - The story of Embankment station's announcement

    25 March 2022, 2 minute read

    Welcome Host volunteer Thomas James share one of his favourite London Underground stories, about the very special Mind the Gap announcement at Embankment station.

    A Tube train along a platform with a yellow line and the words Mind the Gap
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    Caribbean Journeys: a voyage of discovery for school children

    23 February 2022, 2 minute read

    Find out more about our news school session for Key Stage 2, Caribbean Journeys, inspired by the themes and stories of our new exhibition, Legacies: London Transport's Caribbean Workforce

    School children queue up to board a bus in the museum
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    Joe’s Busy Bus - A new school session taking kids back in time 

    1 February 2022, 2 minute read

    Find out all about our new session for Key Stage 1 students, exploring the story of Joe Clough, London's first Black bus driver, and those of other remarkable London Transport's workers.

    Four children looking at a giant map of London and a sign reading Joes's Busy Bus
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    A brief history of the pocket Underground map

    By Nick Gill, 17 December 2021, 4 minute read

    From the first map produced by the UERL in 1908 to the revolutionary Harry Beck design and its modern iterations, enjoy a brief history of the Underground map by Museum volunteer Nick Gill.

    Map of the Undeground
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    A day in the life of a Welcome Host volunteer

    3 December 2021, 2 minute read

    Find out how Thomas James, one of our brilliant volunteers, prepares for a long day working at the Museum as a Welcome Host.

    A man on his wheelchair poses next to a tube train in the museum
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    The Routemaster: A design icon

    29 November 2021, 2 minute read

    Museum Depot volunteer Grahame Bath talks about one of his favourite design icons in our collection, the Routemaster bus.

    Routemaster double deck motor bus bonnet No RM1737, 1963
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    A trip to the new Battersea Power Station Underground station

    19 November 2021, 1 minute read

    Museum volunteer Thomas James shares a few snaps taken at Battersea Power Station on the opening day of the Northern Line Extension.

    A man in wheelchair poses next to a Tube sign at Battersea Power Station