An early horse-drawn London Omnibus. 'Bus' is short for 'Omnibus' and 'omnibus' is latin meaning 'for all'.

The first horse-drawn bus service in London was started in 1829 from Paddington to the City of London.

In 1855 the London General Omnibus Company was founded to amalgamate and regulate the horse-drawn omnibus services then operating in London.

Metropolitan Railway A class 4-4-0T steam locomotive No. 23 built in 1866.

The steam underground was very well used from the start but the smoky atmosphere in the tunnels was not pleasant. Every effort was made to reduce the steam and smoke from locomotives underground but even then the Times newspaper commented: 'A journey from King's Cross to Baker Street is a form of mild torture which no person would undergo if he could conveniently help it.'

An early London Taxi. London's first motor cabs were electric and were introduced in 1897 but proved to be unreliable. Replacement cabs with internal combustion engines were then introduced in 1903.

An exhibit showing early techniques for tunneling. The shield was the technique used to replace the 'cut and cover' method as the Underground expanded and was first successfully used in 1825. It was called the shield because it shielded the men from the ground.