Today I actually set an alarm, which for me is unusual since I don't have classes on Fridays. This was because had a specified time for a tour at the Transport Museum's Acton Depot. After a quick history of public transportation in London and a safety talk (it is a working restoration center & depot) we departed in small groups to tour the depot. My group first headed toward the buses. But before we got there, we passed an old iron gate which was once in a private access tunnel to Westminster station for MPs. The first picture is of a horse bus. Ladies would only sit on the bottom level, but I'll let you guess why in the comments. The second picture is a Routemaster, RM1, the very first Routmaster to operate. These buses served London for over 40 years.
After that we went onto the area with the underground trains, but didn't get to see a lot of it. The picture is from the side of a car from the Metropolitan Railway, the company that built the first underground line and survived much of the early consolidation.
After that we moved on to the area containing station booths and other larger station items. The first is an old store that was in the stations and would sell tobacco and sweets. The second is a gate from the High Street Kensington stop.
After that we progressed to the area with all the signs and a model of an underground station, Notting Hill Gate.
After leaving the depot, I headed over to Baker Street to meet some friends to go see the Sherlock Holmes Museum.
After the museum, we walked over to Regent's Park to see it and the waterfowl there were, simply put, amusing. Just look at the pictures, and yes, the second one is trying to eat the wrought iron fence. I also took the picture at the beginning of the post at Regent's Park.
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