Tuesday 13th May 2025 It can’t have escaped blog readers’ notice the railway is “commemorating 200 years of the modern railway” this year involving a whole series of events up and down the country including ‘The Greatest Gathering’ in Derby over the first weekend in August (which is sold out) and an ‘Inspiration’ exhibition train... Continue Reading →
Thursday 23rd January 2025 The latest Hidden London tour from the London Transport Museum launched yesterday and I went along to see what's on offer. This one features a behind the scenes look at Green Park Underground station, or to give it its original name, Dover Street, with passageways, ventilation shafts and lift landings long... Continue Reading →
Sunday 4th August 2024 London Transport Museum’s programme of behind the scenes tours of disused parts of the Underground gained a new tour last week featuring Holborn. I was fortunate to secure a place on the very first tour on Wednesday morning. Our hosts were the Museum’s very experienced tour guides, Pat and Tommy, who... Continue Reading →
Thursday 7th December 2023 By the 1820s the River Thames at Rotherhithe was so congested it had become the M25 of its day. The nearest river crossing for merchants and citizens was London Bridge but that was over two miles away as well as being busy and expensive to use. It's said the river was... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 12th September 2023 London Transport Museum's Hidden London added a new behind-the-scenes tour last week to its programme at Baker Street Underground station. As we were "winding our way" beneath ground level to begin the tour I couldn't get the lyrics of Gerry Rafferty's famous hit of the same name out of my mind.... Continue Reading →
Saturday 8th October 2022 Hidden London: Shepherd's Bush Photo courtesy London Transport Museum London Transport Museum's popular programme of Hidden London tours gained a new location this week, offering a look behind the scenes at the Central Line station at Shepherd's Bush. If you enjoy having a nose behind usually locked doors at a full... Continue Reading →
Saturday 14th August 2021 After being relegated to online ‘virtual tours’ in March 2020 due to lockdown, the London Transport Museum’s programme of real life ‘Hidden London’ tours are finally back in business. The programme kicked off on Thursday with a brand new tour exploring the Kingsway Tramway Subway and I was lucky enough to... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 25th August 2020 The London Transport Museum has been running a series of Hidden London branded tours for a number of years. There's even a book recently published which features the tours and history of the locations and a dedicated exhibition was added to the Museum in Covent Garden prior to lockdown featuring highlights... Continue Reading →
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