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    •  Museum Depot

    Discovering our Museum Depot: The Acton Access Project

    8 February 2024, 7 minute read

    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.

    Project Curator Becky is seen measuring an item
  2. Blog category
    •  Quiz

    Quiz: How much do you know about Hidden London tours?

    12 July 2023, 5 minute read

    Test your knowledge about our Hidden London tours! When you step into the past and explore behind the scenes of Underground sites, what makes each location different, and what can you expect to see?

    Statue of Sherlock Holmes in profile, wearing deerstalker hat and holding pipe
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    •  Quiz

    Quiz: How much do you know about the London Underground?

    9 January 2023, 5 minute read

    How much do you know about the history of the London Underground?

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    •  Quiz

    Quiz: How much do you know about the Elizabeth line?

    16 August 2022, 5 minute read

    How much do you know about the history of the Elizabeth line and its vital statistics, now that London's newest railway is open to the public?

    Elizabeth line route map
  5. Blog category
    •  Museum Depot

    On the buses!

    9 November 2021, 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
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    •  Museum Depot

    More than storage - Behind the scenes at our Museum Depot

    30 April 2021, 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
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    •  Collections
    •  Museum Depot

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

    27 April 2021, 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?

    2 February 2021, 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