150 years of the London Tube
LONDON ON THE MOVE
The 150th anniversary of the inauguration of the London Tube, the world’s oldest underground network, will be celebrated on 9 January – the first Tube journey was between Paddington and Farringdon.
A range of events and activities is planned, including a special exhibition at the London Transport Museum, an issue of commemorative stamps and coins and a series of steam-train trips.
Poster Art 150: London Underground’s Greatest Designs, is at London Transport Museum, Covent Garden, London WC2, until October: 020-7379 6344, www.ltmuseum.co.uk
The 150th anniversary of the inauguration of the London Tube, the world’s oldest underground network, will be celebrated on 9 January – the first Tube journey was between Paddington and Farringdon.
A range of events and activities is planned, including a special exhibition at the London Transport Museum, an issue of commemorative stamps and coins and a series of steam-train trips.
Poster Art 150: London Underground’s Greatest Designs, is at London Transport Museum, Covent Garden, London WC2, until October: 020-7379 6344, www.ltmuseum.co.uk