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North West Museum Of Road Transport
The North West Museum of Road Transport (formerly St. Helens Transport Museum or St. Helens Bus Museum) is located at the old St. Helens Corporation Transport bus depot in Hall Street, St. Helens, Merseyside, St Helens, Merseyside, England. The collection of vehicles at the museum includes many examples of buses from local municipal bus companies, including St. Helens, Merseyside, St Helens, Liverpool, Southport, Widnes, Warrington and Chester, as well as vehicles from the former Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive. Whilst the majority of vehicles on display are buses, there are also classic cars, trucks and fire engines. A substantial new attraction, The Museum of Fare Collection (the only specialist ticketing museum, archive and workshop in the country) commenced during 2009 and shows a worldwide collection of over 1050 ticket machines dating from as early as 1886. Visitors are invited to try these out under supervision. A new Lecture Theatre and Events Venue opened in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transport Museum
A transport museum is a museum that holds collections of transport items, which are often limited to land transport (road and rail)—including old cars, motorcycles, trucks, trains, trams/streetcars, buses, trolleybuses and coaches—but can also include air transport or waterborne transport items, along with educational displays and other old transport objects. Some transport museums are housed in disused transport infrastructure such as dismantled trolley systems, former engine sheds or bus garages. Many transport museums exist throughout the world, listed below. Argentina * Tramway Histórico de Buenos Aires, Caballito, Buenos Aires Australia * Archer Park Rail Museum, Rockhampton, Queensland * Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, New South Wales * Australian Road Transport Heritage Centre, Gundagai, New South Wales * Ballarat Tramway Museum, Ballarat, Victoriabr>* Trams in Bendigo, Bendigo Tram Museum, Bendigo, Victori* Brisbane Tramway Museum, Ferny Grove, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
