London Transport Museum Depot

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London Transport Museum Depot - Acton Town

« on: September 19, 2025, 14:01:16 »

https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/whats-on/depot-open-days

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The Museum Depot in Acton is our working museum store, and a treasure trove of over 320,000 objects.

Three times a year, we throw open the doors and welcome thousands of visitors to explore. Discover rare road and rail vehicles spanning over 100 years, signs, ceramic tiles, original posters, ephemera, ticket machines, and more.

Our Depot Open days take place three times a year. With talks, activities, tours and fun for all the family, these festival-style events are an exciting opportunity to celebrate, learn, and enjoy one of the most comprehensive collections of urban transport anywhere in the world.

The Depot is also home to the London Transport Miniature Railway, a working miniature railway based on real London Underground locomotives, carriages, signals and signs run by our volunteers.

Please note the London Transport Miniature Railways only runs on Saturday and Sunday of our Depot Open Days events. Please check the event programme for further details.

This weekend (20th and 21st September) is the final opening for the year


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Re: London Transport Museum Depot - Acton Town

« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2025, 19:20:57 »

It's well worth a visit. So much more to see than can be displayed at Covent Garden.

Bobm and I visited back in June 2023.

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There's a good chance bobm has a candid picture of me at Acton Depot, so I hope he doesn't mind me sharing this. Tongue

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Re: London Transport Museum Depot - Acton Town

« Reply #2 on: September 19, 2025, 19:48:50 »

Quote from: JayMac on September 19, 2025, 19:20:57

There's a good chance bobm has a candid picture of me at Acton Depot, so I hope he doesn't mind me sharing this. Tongue

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What's wrong with that? He's kept his feet off the seats and he's not smoking.

He'd have looked rather more rugged wearing a Fedora, though. Grin


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Re: London Transport Museum Depot - Acton Town

« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2026, 17:41:23 »

https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/whats-on/depot-open-days

Depot Open Days - Transport Depot, Acton, 2026
9th - 12th April
3rd - 5th July
18th - 20th September


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Re: London Transport Museum Depot - Acton Town

« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2026, 17:46:41 »

Quote from: Chris from Nailsea on September 19, 2025, 19:48:50

What's wrong with that? He's kept his feet off the seats and he's not smoking.

He'd have looked rather more rugged wearing a Fedora, though. Grin

These days I'd struggle to get my feet on the seats, let alone off again.


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