07/07/2013

Museum Depot in London


 There is London Transport Museum in Covent Garden.  It is easy to find because it locates just in front of the tube station.

 There is also Museum Depot as the annex of the museum in Acton town.



It covers Buses, Trams, and Tube. A part of rail in the Depot connects main tube line.


London trolley bus run from 1931 to 1962

Old trams run in London until 1952

The museum has various type of Tube/ Underground fleets including steam locomotive.




Steam locomotive might run on Tube in 2013 as 150 years ceremony train.

Burned fleet

Slightly messy -- British way of display

There are also huge collection of mechanical parts, plates, equipments, uniforms, and souvenirs... 


Plates of Tube

Turnstile

Traffic monitor equipments

No restroom but many signs for it...


Souvenirs 

Volunteers work something for preservation 


There are two or three open days per month. Usually, guided tours are held and it takes about 2 hours.
You should get tickets via telephone or website in advance.

Moreover, we may consider cloths in case of oil leak.

Anyway, it is worth to visit there not only for rail/bus-fan but also for the all, who are using transportation. 

(2013/07/07)


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