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London Transport Museum Depot at Acton
The Museum Depot at Acton holds the majority of the Museum's collections which are not on display in the main Museum in Covent Garden. It opens to the public for special events, including themed open weekends.
The Museum Depot houses over 370,000 items of all types, including many original works of art used for the Museum's celebrated poster collection, vehicles, signs, models, photographs, engineering drawings and uniforms. Together these form one of the most comprehensive and important records of urban transport anywhere in the world.
The Depot's main purpose is to act as a working museum store. It provides 6000 square metres of storage space in secure, environmentally controlled conditions. Here our curators work to catalogue and conserve objects to preserve our heritage for future generations.
Directions to the Museum Depot at Acton
Plan your journey with:
London Transport Museum Depot
2 Museum Way
118-120 Gunnersbury Lane
London W3 9BQ
Tel: +44 (0)20 7565 7299 (24-hour recorded information)
Tel: +44 (0)20 7379 6344 (Museum switchboard)
Underground
Acton Town
Buses
E3 to Gunnersbury Lane (Acton Town)
70, 207, 266, 607, H40 to Gunnersbury Lane/Uxbridge Road junction
See also Access and facilities
Museum Depot Open Weekend, Acton
Next open weekend
16 and 17 October 2010
Details of the next Museum Depot open weekend will appear here soon. Take a look at our Depot flickr site
In the meantime why not try our next guided tour, see below for details.
Tickets are valid on both days and cost *£10.00 for adults, *£8.00 for senior citizens, *£6.00 concessions and £5.00 London Transport Museum Friends.
Children under 16 are admitted free. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
The nearest Tube station is Acton Town (District and Piccadilly Line) check before you travel at tfl.gov.uk.
Guided tours: see behind the scenes at the Museum's Depot, Acton
The Depot is a working museum store housing over 370,000 objects. Attractions include:
- Rare road & rail vehicles spanning over 100 years
- The famous poster and artwork stores
- Signs, ceramic tiles and ephemera
- Ticket machines
Guided tours include the poster and artwork store, drawing store, small and large object stores and the bus and rail sheds. Group sizes are no more than 15 people per group to ensure maximum enjoyment and access to the collection.
Our next tours run at 11.05 and 14.00 on :
28th and 29th May 2010
25th and 26th June 2010
30th and 31st July 2010
27th and 28th August 2010
24th and 25th September 2010
29th and 30th October 2010
26th and 27th November 2010
Tickets must be pre-booked, click here to book online or call our bookings office on 020 7565 7298.