A futuristic white train exits the tunnel. From the front it looks like a transformer, on the sides it is decorated with three-dimensional shapes created by thin lines. Up close one can only see the stripes, but stepping back just a little reveals portraits of famous scientists. A passenger runs to the train: oh, but it’s Ada Lovelace! (the first programmer, daughter of the poet Byron).

Covering the linear pattern are bright 3D illustrations alluding at certain scientific areas. The drawings are not specific, just as the scientific future itself: as soon as it acquires concrete features, it ceases to become the future and becomes the present.

Inside the cars, passengers can get completely immersed in the scientific world. There is a variety of interesting trivia on the walls as well as bright illustrations and contour drawings of real achievements: there is a companion robot, a nuclear battery, a bionic hand. You want to walk the train from head to tail to read and examine everything carefully.

Scientific achievements truly impress: defibrillator drones fly to the scene of an accident, people communicate with the power of thought, invisible armor allows to hide from the enemy, glowing chickens save from diseases, the clothes of the future change color depending on the owner’s mood. The trip on the Circle Line is now a fascinating ride that gives a lot to talk about with friends. Just make sure you don’t miss your stop.

Photo spots are located in end cars. The robot from the future gently embraces passengers and makes bunny ears. In the background is a distant planet, a space probe and the TARDIS police box flying through time and space—everything from the best Russian and British visions of the future.

The project was implemented as part of the UK-Russia Year of Science and Education.