Happy 150th Birthday To The Underground? Maybe Not For The Transport Museum

Happy 150 birthday? Support staff at London Transport Museum - what you can do.

London Transport Museum is suffering from a reduction over four years of 25% of its grant from TfL - £1.5 million. The Museum is very successful at attracting funding and raising income from its shop, ticket sales, events and sponsorship, but the withdrawal of this grant (an eighth of total funding) has a significant impact at a time when arts funding has been drastically cut. The admission price has risen to £15 and staff, who have just been involved in the fabulous historic Tube 150 steam runs, now wait for news of another reorganisation.

Help save jobs at LTM and to keep the Museum affordable and accessible to all its communities. Make it a happy 150th anniversary!

What can you do?

- Join the lobbies

9.00-10.00
Wednesday 30 January
City Hall, London Bridge
Give back the grant! Lobby of Mayor’s Question Time

9.00-10.00
Wednesday 6 February
City Hall, London Bridge
Have a Heart TfL! Our valentine’s message to TfL Board

Retro dress if you wish (staff or passenger) or come as you are…wrap up warm.

Other things you can do to help...

  • Please check in, liken and watch and share 3 min film on facebook - Save London Transport Museum.
  • Get people to contact MPs to sign the Early Day Motion 713 which has cross-party support. tssa.org.uk/LondonTransportMuseum
  • sign the TSSA petition Tssa.org.uk/LondonTransportMuseum
  • Distribute leaflets to colleagues and friends
  • Send a letter to the press

We have had a lot of public support, and will keep campaigning for a restoration of the grant, no staff cuts, and a Happy Tube150 for all of us!

Further info Chesterl@tssa.org.uk