Keeping London Moving

Go behind the scenes of 50 years of London transport with this selection from the London Transport Museum's video collection.
London's transport, from the bright red Routemaster to the futuristic Docklands Light Railway, is some of the most iconic in the world. But what was actually happening behind the scenes to make sure the buses, tubes, and trains got us to where we wanted to go? This collection of highlights from the London Transport Museum's video collection, which spans the 1970s to the mid-2000s, offers a peek into the operation rooms, underground tunnels, and bus garages that were 'Keeping London Moving', as the slogan of Transport for London proudly proclaims. In this selection, you can witness the birth of the Jubilee Line, or experience the frenzy of Millennium Eve on the Underground. Many of the videos in this collection were made by the London Buses' in-house video department, and show that staff training videos definitely don’t have to be dull. How better to train London Underground staff on good customer service than a version of the Wizard of Oz set on the Tube?
33 items in this collection

Step Free Access On London Underground

Modernising the Underground

The Driverless Ghost Bus

London Underground Train Door Safety

Implementing London's Congestion Charge

London Transport: Routes Project

London Buses: Low Floor Bus

Chancery Lane Train Crash

It’ll Never Happen

New Years Eve 2000 on London Underground

London Buses: Clocking On with OPAL

Royal Visit to Willesden Garage

Starting on the Right Track

Station Assistance Support on the London Underground

Making Tracks Without Footprints

Simply the Best

Saints and Sinners

Putting You in the Picture

Ticket Gates at Victoria Station

Jubilee Line: Destination East

London Buses: Ticket To Ride

42 Hours: Moving Customers Over the Millennium

Crossrail: It’s About Time

What's Your Handicap?

Interview with Tom Eckersley

District Line: Fit for the Future

Farewell to Denis Tunnicliffe

Docklands Light Railway

London Buses: Farecard Trial

Safely There and Back

The Check Files

Audrey White Retirement Party

Above Us London: Northern Line Centenary