London Transport Museum announces Powering London summer events in Covent Garden and Acton
London Transport Museum which saw record visitors last year, is marking more than 130 years of electric transport in the capital with a summer programme of events across Covent Garden and Acton, giving visitors the chance to explore everything from historic Tube trains to the technology helping shape London’s future transport network.
The summer events programme begins with the Powering London Depot Open Days from 3 to 5 July 2026 at the Museum’s Acton Depot in west London. The event offers rare public access to the Museum’s working collection store, which houses more than 320,000 objects including historic vehicles, maps, signs and posters from London’s transport past.
Visitors will be able to attend talks from Museum curators and transport industry experts exploring how electricity transformed travel across the capital, from the world’s first underground electric railway in 1890 to Transport for London’s ambition to create a zero-emissions transport network by 2050. Historic vehicle displays will include electric transport innovations that helped shape modern London, while signalling demonstrations, depot tours and technology workshops will provide a behind-the-scenes look at the systems that keep the network moving.
Families can also take part in creative activities inspired by London’s transport history, while a SEND-friendly session will run between 10am and 11am on Saturday 4 July. Residents of Ealing and Hounslow can benefit from discounted admission during the event.
Summer activities continue at London Transport Museum in Covent Garden between 21 July and 2 September, where children can code a miniature railway, design a traffic light and meet costumed characters exploring London’s transport story. Children visit free during the programme.
Families looking for a deeper dive into London’s transport heritage can also join a new Hidden London guided tour of the disused Aldwych Tube station designed for children aged 10 to 14. The programme builds on growing public interest in the Museum’s collection, following record visitor numbers reported by the Museum in 2025. Readers interested in the network’s history can also explore our coverage of the Piccadilly line anniversary celebrations and the Museum’s recent visitor growth.
The events form part of the Museum’s Enjoyment to Employment programme, which aims to help address engineering and green skills shortages by encouraging young people to engage with transport, science and technology.
Explore the full programme and discover how London’s transport network evolved from the first electric railway to the technologies shaping its future. Continue reading EyeOnLondon’s transport and heritage coverage for more stories from across the capital.
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