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Object no.
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Object summary
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Date of damage
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Damage
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Repair
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Cost of repair
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Photo before
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Photo after
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1981/538
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Railway vehicle; City and South London Railway 'Padded Cell' coach No 30, 1890
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28/04/2010
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Knob from under door stop gate end broken off by visitor
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Not repaired.
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n/a
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Yes - general image
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No
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16/10/2014
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Window on left-hand side of coach smashed beyond repair by visitors.
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Replacement glass installed by Curator: Collections Care.
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Unknown
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No
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13/07/2017
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Window on Right-hand side of coach smashed beyond repair by visitors.
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Replacement glass installed by Curatorial Technical Assistant.
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£17.00
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Yes
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1981/541
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Railway vehicle; London Underground 1938-tube stock driving motor car No. 11182, 1938
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10/08/2010
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One grab handle missing.
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Replaced from spares we have in stock.
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n/a
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Yes - general image
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No
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09/09/2011
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Two grab handles missing.
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Replaced from spares we have in stock.
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n/a
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No
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07/09/2015
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Damage to wood strip below draft screen in saloon noted.
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Wear and tear noted, not repaired.
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n/a
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No
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19/07/2018
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Further loss of grab handles at the guards end with more evidence of ceiling puncture by the grab ball being swung hard.
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Holes in ceiling repaired by Musuem Technical Assistants. Missing balls yet to be sourced and replaced.
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n/a
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No
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1981/531
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Tramway vehicle; West Ham Corporation Tramways double deck electric tram No 102, 1910
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10/08/2010
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Side handrail has detached from public access end.
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Reinstated this with some wooden inserts.
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Unknown
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Yes - general image
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No
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26/10/2017
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Wooden slat broken and removed from top deck revealing screw. Other half of slat is missing.
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Stabilised.
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n/a
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No
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1981/528
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Road vehicle; A1-class 'Diddler' trolleybus No 1 registration HX2756, 1931
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10/08/2010
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Weakening of the platform. Staircase handrail badly cracked.
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Wear and tear noted, not repaired.
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Unknown
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Yes - general image
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No
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26/04/2011
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Section of white plastic coating on handrail attached to rear bulkhead worn away.
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Wear and tear noted, not repaired.
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n/a
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No
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29/02/2012
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Further section of white plastic coating on handrail attached to rear bulkhead detached
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Wear and tear noted, not repaired.
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n/a
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No
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14/08/2013
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Significant section of plastic coating on handrail attached to rear bulkhead now detached.
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Wear and tear noted, not repaired.
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n/a
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No
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03/10/2014
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Section of rubber edging missing, severe damage to upper deck seating as a result of unauthorised access.
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Wear and tear noted, not repaired.
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n/a
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No
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1991/23
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Road vehicle; Routemaster double deck motor bus bonnet No RM1737 registration number 737DYE, 1963
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14/04/2011
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Section of rexine below upper rear window torn.
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Repaired using archival wallpaper paste.
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Unknown
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Yes - general image
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No
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A gradual problem since the bus was installed.
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Damage to maroon rexine covering the platform stair area and rear blind box. Initially caused by clothes rubbing against the surfaces as visitors ascend/descend the stairs and once frayed gets pulled at by visitors.
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Repairs not yet attempted due to non-availability of the original material and the original pieces are believed to have been heat moulded to fit the curved surfaces.
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n/a
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No
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2018/480
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Road vehicle; Austin Low Loader taxi, registration number CXX 598, 1936
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14/08/2013
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Two small chips and dents in offside front wing caused by falling rope barrier pole. Several chips of black paint noticed on top behind front bumper bracket.
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Not repaired.
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n/a
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Yes - general image
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No
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2007/8701
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Road vehicle; Carbodies FX4S Plus Taxi registration mark E272 MYL, 1988
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20/12/2013
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Both wing mirrors broken off by children within a few weeks of each other during half-term.
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Not repaired.
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n/a
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Yes - general image
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No
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1981/529
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Road vehicle; Trolleybus Q1-class trolleybus No 1768 registration mark HYM768, 1948
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05/08/2014
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Further deterioration in the condition of the seats has been recorded possibly following use at Carlton Coleville in 2012.
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Wear and tear noted, not repaired.
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n/a
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Yes - general image
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No
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LOAN
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B-type LGOC open top motor bus bonnet No B43 'Ole Bill', registration mark LN4743, 1911
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17/02/2016
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Small section of wood from the damaged battery box of fallen off.
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Repaired by Context Engineering in 2018 (see below).
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See below
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No
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Yes
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02/06/2016
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Leather crank handle strap appears to have been grab and pulled by a visitor, resulting in the stitching being torn. The leather itself is undamaged.
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Not repaired.
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n/a
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Yes
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Yes
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30/06/2017
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Offside rear rubber mud flap snapped off from its fixing point by visitors.
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Not repaired.
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n/a
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Yes
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Yes
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19/03/2018
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Battery box door fallen off or pulled away by a visitor and smashed on floor. Door was previously damaged and and detachable, now in several pieces.
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Conservation undertaken by Content Engineering Limited: Latches removed from each side and made operational. Door parts consolidated and two tenons replaced so it is structurally complete. Hinges made operational. New timber section made and scarfed to the surviving baseboard of the box, including the drainage holes and groove. Base strapped de-acidified and repainted. Box reassembled in-situ and attached to bus. Coated with micro-crystalline wax.
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£2,200
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Yes
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Yes
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1983/4/8027
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Poster; The London Transport Collection, by Tom Eckersley, 1975
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12/05/2017
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Small hole in the middle of the poster, crease at the top right hand side and tear at the bottom left hand side. This damage was caused while trying to remove the poster from its acrylic frame after the Designology exhibition.
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Yes
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No
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1999/22944
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Railway vehicle; London Underground 1972-tube stock (Mark I) D end driving motor car No. 3530, 1972
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11/06/2018
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Side of vehicle found to have a gouge following a filming event.
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Repair not undertaken as likely to make damage more apparent.
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n/a
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Yes - general image
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Yes
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1981/539
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Railway vehicle; Metropolitan Railway "Bogie Stock" coach No 400, 1900
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March 2019
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Crack in upper right hand corner (as viewed from the gallery) of a compartment drop light window well away from public access. Stress in the drop light frame is the most likely cause.
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No repair attempted yet. A spare droplight may be available so cost of repair may be negligible.
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n/a
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Yes - general image
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Yes
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