The roundel that got cancelled
There’s a display in the Transport Museum of roundels used by TfL, but one of them shouldn’t be there.
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Book review: Hidden London: Discovering the Forgotten Underground
Released to tie in with an exhibition of the same name, this book is a picture rich journey through some of the disused and hidden spaces on the London Underground.
Tickets Alert: Train trip into the Jubilee line’s overrun tunnels
There’s a chance next month to visit a part of the Jubilee line rarely seen – the overrun tunnels that run beyond Charing Cross station towards Aldwych.
Discover a disused London Underground station in Covent Garden
As you step through the familiar terracotta frontage of an old tube station it’s difficult to believe you’re two floors above ground, and not deep under it.
A book about London Underground’s famous Moquette
It’s a curious thing, Moquette, that hard wearing fabric in bold designs that seems to spark strong passions in people. Is it the design, the familiarity, the heritage, the links with London Transport?
London Underground posters – Special offer for ianVisits readers
Alongside the design of the stations, London Underground’s posters heritage is justly world-famous.
Tickets Alert: Affordable vintage train trips
A relief from the prices that steam trains have to charge for trips, as a 1950s vintage trains offers affordable runs along part of the Metropolitan line in September.
Tickets Alert: Behind the scenes at Piccadilly Circus tube station
There will be a chance to go behind the scenes at Piccadilly Circus tube station as part of the expanding Hidden London tours from the London Transport Museum.
Holy mini glowing tube roundels Batman!
Following the success of the large glowing tube roundels sold by the London Transport Museum, they’ve launched a smaller version as well.
Moquette socks are back in stock
Following the “sold out in one day” success of the District line moquette socks, the Transport Museum has more socks in stock.
See a Steam Train on the London Underground next weekend
Next weekend (22nd-23rd June) there will be a chance to see a steam train running along part of the District line as part of its 150th anniversary.
London Transport Museum makes hi-res photos available online
The London Transport Museum has put high resolution images of over 500 artefacts and artworks from its heritage collection onto Google’s Arts & Culture platform.
Transport Museum looks at how Thameslink untangled the tracks
A new exhibition is looking at the recent substantial works to upgrade the Thameslink lines so that a mainline railway can, in places offer tube-train like services.
Future tube posters go on display
One hundred posters has gone on display at the Transport Museum, and one of them could go on to become an official tube poster.
Go into the disused tunnels at Charing Cross tube station
In the 1970s, to help dig the new Jubilee line at Charing Cross, a series of long access tunnels had to also be dug — and they’re still down there, empty and abandoned.
Hidden London gifts – Special discount for ianVisits readers
After the success of the Hidden London tours London Transport Museum have created a collection of gifts to celebrate the Hidden London Underground.
Tickets Alert: More rides on the 1938 art-deco tube train
On Sunday 19th May, the London Transport Museum will be operating more trips with the 1938 tube stock train – this time on the Piccadilly Line.
London Underground moquette socks go on sale
File this under “just shut up and take my money”, as the London Transport Museum is now selling London Underground moquette socks.
Steam trains to return to the London Underground
To mark the 150th anniversary of the opening of the District line, London Underground plans to run steam trains along the line once again.
London Underground’s glowing tube roundel picks up an award
Launched last June, a glowing tube roundel has won an award for the “best licensed product” at the Association for Cultural Enterprises Conference.
Tickets Alert: Tours of abandoned London Underground tunnels
The Transport Museum is announcing a fresh batch of tours of the Hidden parts of the London Underground once again.
See vintage tube trains and buses in London on Sunday
This coming Sunday, a vintage tube train will be running through central London, and out at Epping, vintage buses will travel around the countryside.
Tickets Alert: Trip in an art deco tube train through central London
One of the last few chances to do this — as a 1938 tube train will trundle though central London next month, and you can be on board.
London Transport Museum secures funding for war gallery
London Transport Museum has secured funding to develop a new gallery that will explore the role of London’s transport during the First and Second World Wars.
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