Heritage Train Journeys: Coronation Special on the Piccadilly Line

Celebrate Art Deco-style

Heritage Train Journeys: Coronation Special on the Piccadilly line

Tickets now on sale

Dates: 29 April, 30 April and 1 May

• Celebrate the Coronation of His Majesty, King Charles III with an Art Deco style train trip
• Enjoy a vintage celebration with paper crowns and a Grenadier Guard costumed actor
• Return tickets available from Acton Town to Uxbridge on the Piccadilly line for an extra special bank holiday weekend.

London Transport Museum is inviting passengers to celebrate the Coronation of His Majesty, King Charles III with a ride on the Museum’s beautifully restored red Art Deco-style 1938 Tube train on Saturday 29 April, Sunday 30 April and Monday 1 May. Guests can join a retro-themed vintage celebration event which will allow them to transport themselves to 2 June 1953, which was the last time that Britain crowned a new monarch.

Acton Town Tube station will be decorated in colourful bunting to create a 1950s party atmosphere. A costumed actor dressed as a Grenadier Guard will be talking to guests about preparing for the 1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and how busy he is going to be, while those lucky enough to have bagged a ticket for this special train journey can have fun wearing paper crowns.

Sam Mullins OBE, Director for London Transport Museum said: ‘His Majesty, King Charles III is known for recognising the important role public transport has played in shaping our capital: in 1979 he marked the opening of the Jubilee line by driving the first train, in 2013 he rode a Metropolitan line train to celebrate the 150^th anniversary of London Underground and in 2020 London Transport Museum welcomed Charles and Camilla to Covent Garden to mark the twentieth anniversary of TfL and meet operational staff who keep the city on the move day in and day out.

‘In the run-up to the Coronation we are looking forward to celebrating this historic event with our popular heritage train trips. Passengers on our Art Deco train will have fun wearing paper crowns and we’ll be decorating the station with bunting to mark this special occasion.’

Passengers can visit the local cafes in Acton Town for refreshments. There is also a small vendor at the station entrance. Ticket holders should please note that no food or drink is allowed on the train. This year London Underground is celebrating its 160^th birthday so there is also a chance to take a photo or selfie with London Transport Museum’s Tube160  #LoveTheTube backdrop.

On the day guests can pick up a souvenir leaflet about the historical Royals that have ridden on the rails.  London Transport Museum Friends will be running their stalls of transport collectibles and ephemera.

The historic 1938 train is made up of four cars complete with green and red moquette seating, grab handles and distinctive Art Deco light fittings. The 1938 Stock was the first kind of Tube train to have all the electrical equipment underneath the floor, combining the latest technology of the era with quintessential late 1930s style. These trains served London, on several deep-level Tube lines, for half a century.

Tickets for Saturday 29 April, Sunday 30 April and Monday 1 May are priced as follows.

Each return journey from Acton Town to Uxbridge lasts around an hour and 15 minutes. Exact departure times can be viewed on the Museum’s website.

Tickets must be bought in advance online at www.ltmuseum.co.uk/whats-on/heritage-events/heritage-train-journeys-coronation-special