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I thought I’d posted the fantastic 1960s Automatic Fare...

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 22:40:48 +0000

I thought I’d posted the fantastic 1960s Automatic Fare Collection… And You film before, but apparently not. Enjoy.

teacupsandtubetrains: Amazing video of London in 1941,...

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 05:30:52 +0000

teacupsandtubetrains:

Amazing video of London in 1941, commuting in from the Suburbs,

City Bound (1941) (by British Council Film)

Well worth ten minutes.

Two photos from the amazing, huge pickmix.co.uk site, collecting...

Thu, 17 May 2012 16:14:00 +0100

Passenger Route Indicator

Route Indicator Machine

Two photos from the amazing, huge pickmix.co.uk site, collecting photographs from the London Transport Museum’s archive. On the left, in a 1977 colour print by Paul Proctor:

The experimental press-button Passenger Route Indicator machine installed in the ticket hall at Heathrow Central (now Heathrow Terminals 1,2,3) Underground station. The indicator incorporated a TV screen designed to display a diagrammatic route map of the chosen journey.

And to the right, a 1974 photograph by H J Hare & Son:

A passenger consults a route indicator machine at Oxford Circus Underground station. Oxford Circus services Central, Victoria and Bakerloo lines.

You can see more of my favourite images from the site. See also: a similar map in Paris.

The power is on - so back off, a poster from the East London...

Tue, 15 May 2012 17:07:58 +0100

The power is on - so back off, a poster from the East London line’s late 1990s rebuilding at London Transport Museum’s Pick Mix site (thanks, Chris)

“The artist is unknown, but the sentiment certainly...

Sat, 22 May 2010 15:42:34 +0100

“The artist is unknown, but the sentiment certainly isn’t - a Star trek-inspired 80s theme for To Boldly Go Where no Night Bus has Gone Before, 1984.” An example from the Guardian’s gallery of 100 years of London nightlife posters, as they go on show at the London Transport Museum.