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Ealing Broadway traffic scene with
Superloop bus, by Anne Maningas,
2025. Copyright London Transport
Museum Collection.
LONDON’S TRANSPORT – PAST AND
PRESENT AT LT MUSEUM
A new photography exhibition Then
and Now: London’s transport has opened
at London Transport Museum in Covent
Garden to mark the 25th anniversary of
Transport for London (TfL).
The new photographic display
explores how public transport in London
has evolved amid social change. Visitors
will be able to compare scenes from the
capital’s past with the present day,
revealing the major influence transport
infrastructure has had on the city’s
development.
The exhibition features 40 striking
photographs, bringing together historical
images from the Museum’s collection –
some dating back to the 19th century –
alongside newly commissioned
contemporary images by photographer
and TfL Train Driver, Anne Maningas.
To mark the 25th anniversary of TfL,
London Transport Museum commissioned
Maningas to document public transport in
the city today. Her new images are
responses to highlights from the Museum’s
collection.
Anne Maningas is a self-taught,
internationally published photographer
whose work explores the themes of
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journeys, being in transit and public
transport. Her unique perspective is
influenced by her role as a Train Driver
at TfL, where she brings a deep
understanding of the city’s transport
network to her work.
A passionate analogue photographer,
Maningas uses traditional film and
mechanical cameras to create evocative
images that reflect the rhythm of urban
life. All the contemporary images
featured in the exhibition were produced
using analogue processes, highlighting
her commitment to traditional
photographic techniques.
Interchange concourse at Piccadilly
Circus Underground station, by Anne
Maningas, 2025.
The exhibition will run until Spring
2026. London Transport Museum's
permanent photography gallery, where
the Then and Now exhibition will be
displayed, was made possible thanks to
a grant from the DCMS/Wolfson
Museums and Galleries Improvement
Fund.
Entry to the Then and Now exhibition
is included with Museum admission.
Adult tickets to visit London Transport
Museum in Covent Garden include free
return day-time entry for a whole year,
and kids go free!
To book visit: www.ltmuseum.co.uk
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