Hi there. Today's post is about a visit to the London Transport Museum by Covent Garden in London, England, in honour of the anniversary today, January 10th of the opening of London Transport Authority in 1863.
Whenever we were in London, we are at Covent Garden at least twice a week for antique markets. We passed the Museum often and then decided to visit.
I am fascinated by old transport...having inherited a huge collection of English railroad and transport postcards from my English Nana. The card above is an 1870-1880s real photo postcard of a London and North West Railroad horse drawn parcel van....
And this postcard is an 1880s L&NWR passenger van transporting passemgers between train lines in Holywell....so, we decided to visit the London Transport Museum...
The Museum covers a fantastic length of all sorts of transport from the early horsedrawn street cars and omnibuses...
through the Victorian period to Edwardian period motor drawn vehicles...
to the history and evolution of the Underground or Tube system which we enjoy when we're in London...
2013 was the 150th birthday of the Underground system and they had a gala celebration dinner at the museum...this photo of the dinner is from the DailyMail...
The Museum has a wonderful display of transportation signs, model railroads, underground maps...
And a collection of posters and artwork...
There is a gift shop, a snack bar, and a new cafe that is very nice...
So if you have an interest in London's transportation system or want a nostalgic look at old London, this is a fun place to visit!
Happy Anniversary to London Transport, and...
