Few museums have such a coherent collection that covers so many different areas of interest as the London Transport Museum. At face value, it is a collection of urban transport in London. In reality, it is so much more.

The former is capable — when speaking to a co-linguist — of conveying almost a photographic image of an area of bush so extensive is his knowledge of the names of vegetation and descriptions of terrain.

Belen gives him a nuggy. Belen can perform this action with a gesture (although the playwright or director might need to explain to Belen exactly what a “nuggy” is) (see Photograph 8.10).

Of course the rolling stock is furnished in a style as modern as tomorrow, with a complete absence of dust traps and fussiness.