Poster; 140 years of London's transport, by William Fenton, 1969

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Reference number	1983/4/7768
Artist	William Fenton
Dates	1969
Collection	Posters
Object type	Poster
Print code	169/296M/7500
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Museum of British Transport Shillibeer Horse bus B-type K-type NS-type LT-type Trams A1-type A class locomotive No 23 Museums & galleries
Completeness	86% 86% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

  Attribute	Value
  Height	1016mm
  Width	635mm
  Descriptive size	Double royal

  Colour

  Attribute	Value
  Colour	Red Black

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Object title	140 years of London's transport
  Text	140 Years of London's transport under one roof. Shillibeer's roses-round-the-door horse bus of 1829, Tilling's mighty two-horse-power double-decker, the venerable 'Met' Locomotive No. 23 (it served Londoners for 82 years) , the famous 'B-Type' bus which answered Kitchener's call, and L.U.T.'s cyclops 'Diddler'. All these and much more (including an array of London Transport posters) at the Museum of British Transport, Clapham. Open Mondays to Saturdays 10 00 - 17 30. Closed Sundays. Admission 2/6, child 1/6...

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Artist	William Fenton, 1969
  Printer	W S Cowell Ltd, 1969
  Publisher	London Transport, 1969