Iconic items such as the 1938 Tube train, the Victoria line train driven by Queen Elizabeth II in 1969, Harry Beck’s designed tube map, the prototype Routemaster bus and Man Ray’s pair of 1938 posters ‘London Transport – Keeps London going’.
The Open day included a series of short tours to the Poster room (which due to copyright reasons aren’t allowed to be photographed) which includes posters from over 100+ years including posters for football games that weekend, a split Theatre poster, wartime themed posters as well as events. Also available was a tour of the Small Object Store as well as short tours around the tube trains on display and introduction talks on the museum and topics such as ‘London’s Electric Past (and Present)’, ‘Charging Ahead: The Transformation of London’s Buses’, ‘Signalling Spotlights’ and for all ages including children ‘On the Night Bus’ and ‘Matching the Moquette’ the famous fabrics used over the ages on London Underground trains and buses.
There is lots to see both in the depot shed with its trains, buses, enamel signs and engineering kit such as train sign boards, ticket machines and heavy power grid units from all ages. Outside in the yard is a 1923 electric train that ran on the Metropolitan line ‘Sarah Siddons’ and the 1920’s ‘Florence Nightingale’ train, a Vickers electric locomotive.
The last open weekend this year is Friday 25th September to Sunday 27th September 2026.
Note: Source for some material Wikipedia & London Transport Museum Depot Discovery guide