There isn’t much in the world that doesn’t change with time, and trains can really attest to that. A photography exhibition that shows off how the city has changed through its transport modes, where you can admire just what the Tube lines and train models looked like at different time periods, is landing in London next week,
Arriving at, very suitably, the London Transport Museum on Monday, June 23, Then and Now: London’s Transport in Photographs will take viewers on a trip down memory lane or a time portal to a time they never knew with snaps of Tubes and Underground stations through the years.
Then and Now: London’s Transport in Photographs
Marking the 25th anniversary of TfL, the photography display shows off how the transport hubs around the city have changed and been built on as the city’s infrastructure develops. Many will flock to see shots of the city dating back more than a century, but there will also be present-day snaps by photographer and train driver Anne Maningas. She was commissioned by the London Transport Museum to document transport in the city today.
Speaking on the exhibition, Photographer and TfL Train Driver, Anne Maningas said: “As someone who works within the transport network, it was a privilege to document it from a different angle. These photos are my way of showing the quiet beauty in the movement of the city. Being able to use analogue film for this project added a sense of continuity with our transport heritage, and it was especially meaningful to shoot with a vintage film camera once used by a London Transport Museum photographer.”
‘Then and Now: London’s Transport in Photographs’ is landing at the London Transport Museum on June 23, 2025 and runs until spring 2026. You can view it for free with museum admission, and find out more here.