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.
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