A Rare Peek Into The London Underground Lost Property Office
A prosthetic leg and a life-sized Spider-Man doll are just some of the more unusual objects left on London's tubes and buses.
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1. The Weirdest Stuff Found At The London Underground Lost Property Office
A wooden leg, nun doll and a giant toy warthog are among the oddest items left on the Tube.
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2. A Mask At The Tube's Lost Property Office
Someone left a hairdressing mannequin on the London Underground
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3. The Oldest Mobile Phones Not Recovered
A very old car-phone and the latest iPhone were among items left on London's transport.
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4. Thousands Of Umbrellas
More than 300,000 items were left on the capital's trains and buses last year, with the most popular items being umbrellas and wallets.
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5. Hundreds Of Phones Left On The Tube
All lost phones get placed in the movile bin.
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6. London Underground Lost Property Office Clothing
All items handed in to TfL end up at the three-storey building next to Baker Street station and are stored for three months before being donated to charity, sent to auction or recycled.
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7. A Spider-Man Toy Looks Out Over The Lost Property Office
Have you accidentally left your life-sized Spider-Man doll on London Transport? It has pride of place in the Lost Property Office.
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8. A Lost Banana
Transport for London worker Paul Burke pushes a trolley loaded with items of lost property at the Transport for London Lost Property Office.
