00:01Work is due to begin to refurbish the London Transport Museum in Covent Garden
00:05ahead of its 50th anniversary. The attraction which will remain open throughout the project
00:11will see a new entrance created along with additional gallery space and environmental
00:15upgrades including low carbon heating. The museum which is based in a former Victorian
00:21flower market welcomed around 450,000 visitors last year. TfL says the work will help expand
00:30how the capital's transport story is told from the world's first underground railway
00:34to the modern network. The museum's director says the transformation will make the experience
00:40bigger, bolder and more accessible for visitors.
