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London Transport Museum
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We are the world's leading museum of urban transport and an award-winning family day out. Kids go free!
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    London Transport Museum
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    Jun 8, 2024
    We’re devastated to say that our planned heritage journeys along the Piccadilly line tomorrow have been cancelled due to vandalism to our beautifully restored 1938 Tube stock train. If you had tickets to join us, we've contacted you directly via the email address used to book.
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    London Transport Museum
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    Sep 29, 2016
    Piccadilly Circus Underground station like you've never seen it before. Sectional drawing, 1928.
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    London Transport Museum
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    Sep 29, 2016
    We commissioned an updated sectional drawing of Piccadilly Circus station in 1989 that was based on the 1928 original. And here it is.
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    London Transport Museum
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    Jan 10, 2023
    On this day 160 years ago the world’s first underground railway, the Metropolitan Railway, opened in London! It had seven stations and operated between Paddington and Farringdon. On its first day, it carried around 40,000 people
    B/W print; Artist's impression of the Metropolitan Railway platforms at Baker Street station, 1863...
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    London Transport Museum
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    May 31, 2017
    Harry Beck's 1933 Tube map - one of London's most iconic designs. #LondonHistoryDay
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    London Transport Museum
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    Feb 16, 2024
    The lovely @siddyholloway and @MrTimDunn are back for another series of #SecretsOfTheLondonUnderground - and they've already started filming😏 Who's ready to delve further into the network than ever before?🚇
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    London Transport Museum
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    May 20, 2024
    Calling all fans of Secrets of the London Underground 👀 #SecretOfTheLondonUnderground @YesterdayTweets
    Image of Siddy Holloway and Tim Dunn. The text says 'RETURNING IN JULY. SERIES 4'
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    London Transport Museum
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    Jan 13, 2021
    During the Blitz over 100,000 people sheltered each night at 83 stations. The stations used as shelters are marked in red on this map. Marked in green are 8 purpose-built deep level shelters. The map is on display in our #HiddenLondon exhibition courtesy of TfL Corporate Archives
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    London Transport Museum
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    Feb 18, 2015
    We love this stunning illustration from 1929 of #PiccadillyCircus by #RenzoPicasso facebook.com/RenzoPicassoAr…
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    London Transport Museum
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    Jun 24, 2024
    Thanks to the hard work of our volunteers, curators, and London Underground, our beautiful 1938 Tube stock should run as scheduled on 20 and 21 July!🤩 We’ll be offering priority booking to ticketholders who missed out in June. Look out for a heads-up email landing in your inbox
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    London Transport Museum
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    Jun 11, 2024
    We’re incredibly grateful to everyone who has reached out with messages of support regarding our vandalised 1938 Tube stock train. We would especially like to thank ticketholders of Sunday's special event for being so supportive and co-operative with the sudden change of plans.
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    London Transport Museum
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    Jan 26, 2023
    January 2023 marks 90 years since Harry Beck’s Underground map was first published. It was an immediate hit. It is testament to the quality of the design that it continues to be widely used and has become an enduring symbol of London that merges design, art, history and culture.
    Pocket Underground map, by H C Beck, 1949, showing the layout of stations and Underground lines around London
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    London Transport Museum
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    Jan 3, 2023
    2023 marks 90 years since Harry Beck’s Underground map was first published. Abandoning strict geographical accuracy, he redesigned the map as a simple diagram with the different railways shown as horizontal, vertical and diagonal lines.
    Pocket Underground map, by H C Beck, January 1933 | London Transport Museum
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    London Transport Museum
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    May 31, 2017
    The roundel first appeared on London Underground station platforms in 1908 #LondonHistoryDay