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Energy Garden: Bringing Community Energy to the London Overground
, 2 minute readEnergy Garden is a Community Benefit Society that invests in renewable energy infrastructure to support community development. Find out how they help tackle the lack of accessible green space in urban environments by creating community-owned renewable energy and garden initiatives on transport infrastructure across London.
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Engineering Change - Takeover Day
, 2 minute readAs part of Kids in Museums Takeover Day, on 12 November 2021 children from Wembley Primary School are putting their questions to grown-ups in the transport industry to find out what actions they are taking to help build a greener future. Find out more.
Meet Jimmy and Michael, two long-time friends who set themselves the challenge of completing all of London’s bus routes. We were delighted to welcome them to our Museum Depot this summer for a special visit with Depot Manager Mike Dipre and Depot Supervisor Keith Raeburn. Read on to find out how all about it.
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Engineering Change - Meet the Engineers
, 2 minute readPupils from Wembley Primary School will be putting their questions to grown-ups in the transport industry to find out what actions they are taking to help build a greener future, during a live stream on 12 November 2021, part of our Engineering Change themed week.
In this blog, we introduce two of the real-world engineers who will be talking to the Year 5 students. Discover some of the solutions helping to make our city more sustainable.
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More than storage - Behind the scenes at our Museum Depot
, 2 minute readAs we're getting ready to reopen our Museum Depot to families this May half term, find out what has been going on behind the scenes during winter in lockdown.
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Not all London buses are red: discover our green RM2 bus
, 2 minute readFind out more about our green RM2 bus, on display at the Museum Depot in Acton, in this blog by Depot volunteer Grahame Bath.
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A brief history of tran-sports!
By Ellie Miles, , 1 minute readDid you know that London Underground has its own football league? And that London transport sports teams history dates back to the early twentieth century? Contemporary Curator Ellie Miles tells you more in this blog.