London Transport Museum
London Transport Museum
Covent Garden Piazza
London
City of London
WC2E 7BB
England
Website
Telephone
24 hour information line
020 7565 7299
Administration
020 7379 6344
Booking office
020 7575 7298
Fax
020 7565 7254
Lively new galleries tell the story of London's transport system and how it shaped the lives of people living and working in London. The Design for Travel gallery showcases original artworks and advertising posters. The Museum also features vehicles from the past, present and future including the iconic Routemaster bus and the world's first Underground steam train.
The entire collection of this museum is a Designated Collection of national importance.
Venue Type:
Museum
London Transport Museum
Covent Garden Piazza
London
City of London
WC2E 7BB
England
Website
Telephone
24 hour information line
020 7565 7299
Administration
020 7379 6344
Booking office
020 7575 7298
Fax
020 7565 7254
This museum's wide-ranging collections, including vehicles, posters, uniforms, photographs, film, architectural fragments, engineering drawings and oral testimonies are all Designated Collections of national importance. The wealth of material is used to great effect to chart the development of the first public transport system in a major city.
Of special significance amongst the vehicle collection is a locomotive and carriage from the City and South London Railway of 1890, the first underground electric railway in the world. The reserve collections are now accessible to the public at the Depot, the Museum's open-access store, whilst more information about the collections continues to be made available through the Museum's website and electronic databases.
Collection details
Social History, Science and Technology, Land Transport, Decorative and Applied Art, Archives
Key artists and exhibits
- Designated Collection
Collections services
- General guide to collections available
- Object identification and/or written enquiry service
- Public access available to collections information
- Specialist publications on collections available
- Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)
London Transport Museum
Covent Garden Piazza
London
City of London
WC2E 7BB
England
Website
Telephone
24 hour information line
020 7565 7299
Administration
020 7379 6344
Booking office
020 7575 7298
Fax
020 7565 7254
Overground Uncovered: Life Along the Line
This exhibition celebrates the new London Overground line - London's first major public transport development for over ten years. The exhibition explores over 160 years of history and innovation behind the building of the new line and Brunel's Thames Tunnel, and provides a snapshot of cultural highlights along the way.
The exhibition is presented in three galleries, Connecting Communities, The Thames Tunnel and A new train set for London, and uses photographs, posters, models and objects from the past to bring history and scientific innovation to life.
Suitable for
- All ages
Under Attack: London, Coventry, Dresden
The aerial bombing raids, known in Britain as the Blitz, defined the wartime experience of many European cities. This exhibition tells the story from the perspective of public transport in London, Coventry and Dresden, and illustrates the struggle to keep these cities moving and public morale bolstered during the Second World War.
The exhibition reviews the changing nature of popular memory in relation to the Blitz attacks in England and the Firestorm in Dresden. Unique displays show how each city prepared for war and the contrasting role of their transport systems.
Suitable for
- All ages
London Transport Museum
Covent Garden Piazza
London
City of London
WC2E 7BB
England
Website
Telephone
24 hour information line
020 7565 7299
Administration
020 7379 6344
Booking office
020 7575 7298
Fax
020 7565 7254
London Transport Museum
Covent Garden Piazza
London
City of London
WC2E 7BB
England
Website
Telephone
24 hour information line
020 7565 7299
Administration
020 7379 6344
Booking office
020 7575 7298
Fax
020 7565 7254
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