LTM open days encourage interest in engineering careers

The London Transport Museum is once again throwing open the doors to its Museum Depot in Acton, West London. For three days from Friday 6 to Sunday 8 June, the museum says that visitors of all ages will be able to enjoy a fun day of green-themed transport activities, in celebration of how sustainable engineering and changing technology have helped evolve the city’s transport network, and with a view to encouraging younger people to consider a career in engineering. There will be something for everyone, says the museum; engineering fans can test their skills by building sustainable cars which use wind and solar power, or join TfL’s Systems Performance team as they demonstrate different technology used on London Underground and let visitors try out VirtuRail and RailVR.

There will also be a range of in-person talks from experts across the Museum; on Saturday 7 June, London Transport Museum’s Head Curator Matthew Brosnan will be hosting ’Electric London’ which will look at how electricity has powered much of London’s public transport network, from the late nineteenth century to the present day. Across the weekend, the Museum’s volunteers will be welcoming visitors to their popular and informative 10-minute ‘Shed Talks’ which will speed through the history of bus power.

Admission to the Depot Open Days is £19 for adults and £10 for children, with a discounted entry of £15 for adults and £6 for children living in the London boroughs of Ealing and Hounslow. The events are part of the Museum’s All Signals Green Open Days, as part of its Enjoyment to Employment programme designed to tackle the engineering and green skills shortage in the UK transport sector by turning childhood enthusiasm into future careers.