Billy Brown of London Town
Billy Brown of London Town
Do you know who Billy Brown of London Town is? He had a very important transport job 70 years ago.
He helped passengers during the Second World War to know what they should and shouldn’t do. See some of his posters here!
We’ve created some activities inspired by Billy Brown’s posters for you to do at home.
Colouring in sheet
Billy Brown is looking bit dull. Help fill him up with lots of colour!
Match the poster
See if you can spot Billy Brown and match up the right rhyme to the right poster.
Design your own character
Use our handy chart to help you create your own transport character!
Behaviour quiz
Billy Brown’s posters showed people how to behave on London’s transport network. How well do you behave on London transport? Use Billy Brown’s posters to help you answer this quiz.
More activities
Easter-themed posters to print out and colour in at home - plus more family activities to keep you busy during the Easter holiday.
Print off our design to make your own pop-up greetings card at home
Enjoy our new collection of charming winter stories including the four penguins who escaped from London Zoo and a family's journey across London in the cold.
Can you find all of the matching Christmas posters? Test your memory with our card game.
Create some transport themed Christmas decorations to brighten up your tree and home
Get creative with some iconic winter posters ready for you to print off and colour in
Can you find all the words relating to winter sports with our word search challenge?
Can you find the hidden words by unscrambling the letters?
Pick up a My Visit to London Transport Museum activity sheet this May half term and get creative turning it into your very own origami book!
Challenge yourself with our matching pairs and spot the difference games, inspired by the weird and wonderful world of London Transport's Lost Property Office
Take a look inside our cookbook at some classic Caribbean dishes and see if you can recreate some of these tasty meals.
People have come from all over the Caribbean Commonwealth to live in the UK. Do you know which flag is which?
This game for 8-11-year-olds on the Musemio app takes players travelling through time to 1944 to explore the Clapham South deep-level shelter, reliving accounts from families staying there during World War II and discovering their secrets.
Test your knowledge of London's green transport with our ultimate Steam to Green quiz!
At London Transport Museum, we collect stories of people that have played an important role in shaping London’s Transport history. Create your own Story with our guided activity.
What is horsepower? In this activity, you can learn more about horsepower and read about four vehicles from our collection. Then test your knowledge with our quiz!
Back and forth, round and round... you're lost in a roundel! Can you find your way through these roundel mazes?
See winning competition entries from London schoolchildren, showing that big changes to how people travel can help improve the quality of the environment or their life.
Someone has hopped behind the scenes in our online poster collection and has been messing around. Can you spot the differences they have made to this poster?
You might think of all our vehicles are red, but we have lots of other colours too! Have a go at choosing the correct colours from the Museum
Can you identify the Victorian vehicles from our collection? Learn more about the amazing ideas and inventions that were built 150 years ago.
Create a roundel stencil to make your own transport-themed cappuccino or babyccino!
It’s London’s most iconic logo - but if you could change it, what would you do? Download our activity sheets below to design and colour your own roundels.
Bring some colour to some classic designs from our poster collection with our colouring in sheets
Download and make our fun STEM activities at home: build a bridge, make a robot and design a high speed train.
Enjoy our popular singing and story sessions online with fun songs to singalong to, or amazing interactive stories about Underground characters real or fictional
Are you an expert poster designer? Try out our design activities inspired by our vintage poster collection
Do you know who Billy Brown of London Town is? He had a very important transport job 70 years ago. Explore our Billy Brown themed word, poetry and design games
Design your own moquette patterns - choose from six templates you might recognise from trains old and new
Here's your chance to make your own transport museum! Download our cut and colour templates and make some of the most iconic vehicles from our collection
