@pilum @forteller

(apologies for English, I guessed at the toot meaning and used Deepl in Danish (as Norweigian isn't on there) and it seemed to work..

There is indeed a popular London Transport museum and merchandise with the London Transport logo has been sold in every souvenir shop there (and even further afield!) for the last 50 odd years - although I'm not aware of the same in other British cities with reasonable public transport like Manchester, Sheffield etc >>

@vfrmedia @pilum Cool! Yeah, the Tube is iconic! :D Wish there was the same enthusiasm for the public transport in more cities. I really believe that logo is a big part of why in London, at least.

@forteller @pilum

in cities where young people often like to socialise at night, public transport needs to run late and also provide safe environments for diverse communities (including avoiding/defusing tension and risk of violence) - otherwise as the driving age is 17 here rather than 18 teenagers will still aspire to get cars as soon as possible and even take chances with DUI (which was a big problem in the provinces, that they only "solved" by closing down most of the night time venues)

@forteller @pilum

I was born in London and moved back there for part of my late teens in the early 90s; the bus, train and metro services were seen as "cool" and part of youth culture (they were also fairly safe even late at night) - this isn't as much the case in provincial areas (where cars are more aspirational)

Admittedly I don't have much personal experience of the North so I'm not sure if the same applies in Northern cities with good public transport..

@pilum @forteller

Looks like Manchester does also have a decent transport museum, backed by the local transport authority (a curiosity of British culture is London often overshadows anything going on elsewhere unless you live in/near one of these other places..)

https://motgm.uk/#explore

@vfrmedia @pilum Cool! I notice these are more museumy things than the kind of swag in the other shops, but I have to say I love the old tie https://www.motgmshop.uk/product-page/merseyside-pte-clip-on-tie and this poster!