|
Date: |
|
Description: | The London Transport Permanent Way department was responsible for track maintenance on the Underground system. This Permanent Way team is replacing track in Marble Arch station tunnel.
The photo was taken in May 1938. By that time, London was preparing itself for possible war with Germany. On the wall of the tunnel is a large poster entitled 'DEFEND BRITAIN'. It is a Territorial Army recruitment poster, encouraging men to join London's anti-aircraft units. | Format: | image/jpeg | Publisher: | London Transport Museum | Rights holder: | Transport for London | Subjects: | Transport London at War | Temporal: | 28 May 1938 | Source: | London Transport Museum | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
|
|