Experience London Transport Museum after dark at our Museum Lates. The next one is on Friday 11 November and it’s going to be electric! With science show by the Royal Institution, creative workshops, talks, themed cocktails and a soundtrack of electronic music all against the backdrop of our amazing vintage buses and trains. Over 18s only. Book now on our website.
Go behind the scenes at Shepherd’s Bush station, West London’s most important transport hub. Explore hidden passageways and lift shafts that have been closed to the public since 1925 but have since been used in unexpected ways. https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/whats-on/hidden-london/shepherds-bush #HiddenLondon #ShepherdsBush #HiddenLondonGems #LondonUnderground
Art Deco Train Journeys 3-4 September 2022
We had an amazing weekend running our Art Deco train journeys. Thanks to everyone who joined us (loving all the photos and videos coming through!). Sign up to our enewsletter to be the first to know about future events ltmuseum.co.uk/enewsletter
Over the decades, there has been a huge variety of staff sports associations for London Underground employees, but #DidYouKnow that they once had their own underground shooting range? Find out more in tonight's episode of #SecretsOfTheLondonUnderground - the last of Series 2!
If you can believe it, #SecretsOfTheLondonUnderground Series 2 is coming to an end this week. In the series finale, airing this Thursday on Yesterday Channel, Tim & Siddy visit the abandoned parts of Baker Street and discover lifts last used on VE Day, adverts preserved since the 1930s, a footbridge not used in over a century, and a mysterious staff shooting range. https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/hidden-london/secrets-london-underground/episodes
In today's episode of #SecretsOfTheLondonUnderground, Siddy and Tim gain unprecedented access to Greenwich Power Station. This cathedral-like structure, built in 1906 to power trams in south London, is the only power station under TfL’s control, ready to provide electricity for the Underground if called upon. Tune in to Yesterday Channel at 8pm. https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/hidden-london/secrets-london-underground/episodes
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Ever heard of a battery locomotive? It's not something you'd be able to spot on the network, but you can learn more about it in this week's episode of #SecretsOfTheLondonUnderground and see it up close at our Depot Open Days this weekend! https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/whats-on/depot/summer
To mark the fifth anniversary of #Grenfell, young residents who lost their friends in the disaster have produced the charity single #WestSideStory, with the support of the non-profit organisation One Vibe.
You can purchase the track online - with all proceeds going towards local initiatives for young people - and see photos of the launch event captured by our Khadija Saye Photography Fellow, Hannah Daisy, on display at the Museum. https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/blog/west-side-story-marking-fifth-anniversary-grenfell
Artist and activist Marc Thompson was one of the luminaries commissioned by Transport for London to design Pride roundels. Marc said of his roundel, displayed at Brixton station last year:
"I've chosen these words and this image because I wanted honest visibility and representation of Black queer men to be highlighted in the London Underground."
#PrideMonth #SexualityMW https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/blog/every-story-matters-discover-tfls-pride-roundels
In tomorrow's episode of #SecretsOfTheLondonUnderground, Tim and Siddy visit the hidden parts of London Bridge station and explore some of the oldest deep level Tube tunnels on the network. Back at the Depot, Tim takes a look at the Standard Stock in our collection, built in the 1920s and 30s for use on the deep level Tube lines. Tune it to Yesterday Channel at 8pm. https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/hidden-london/secrets-london-underground/episodes
This week on #SecretsOfTheLondonUnderground, Tim and Siddy meet a second generation Tube driver whose dad was directly recruited By London Transport from Barbados in 1967.
Watch the episode on Yesterday Channel this Thursday at 8pm, and learn about London Transport's direct recruitment from the Caribbean in our Legacies: London Transport's Caribbean Workforce exhibition. ltmuseum.co.uk/visit/museum-guide/legacies-london-transports-caribbean-workforce
Celebrate the #PlatinumJubilee with a visit to the Museum this week! See our new #ElizabethLine display with an interactive 'Guess the station' game, and an updated version of our Tube map animation, showing how the network has grown over the past 200 years. #LetsDoLondon
King William Street was the original terminus of the first deep level electric Tube in the world. But its awkward position meant it barely lasted 10 years before closing in 1900 – the first deep station to be abandoned. Find out more in tomorrow's episode of #SecretsOfTheLondonUnderground on Yesterday Channel at 20:00. https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/hidden-london/secrets-london-underground/episodes
Today is the day! Series 2 of #SecretsOfTheLondonUnderground starts at 20:00 on Yesterday Channel. Join transport experts Siddy Holloway and Tim Dunn as they discover even more hidden tunnels and abandoned areas of the London Underground 🚇 👀
First stop, the disused Jubilee line areas of Charing Cross station - now a famous filming location for blockbusters films like Skyfall and The Bourne Ultimatum, and even Paddington! https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/hidden-london/secrets-london-underground
The countdown is on... Only two days until the start of #SecretsOfTheLondonUnderground Series 2! This Thursday at 20:00 on Yesterday Channel, join Tim Dunn and Siddy Holloway as they explore the disused Jubilee line areas of Charing Cross station - now a famous film location. https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/hidden-london/secrets-london-underground
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