Road Transport

Explore Britain's role in the history of the motor car with events, features, news and web resources collected from museums, archives and historic sites across the UK.

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Wheels and Waves brings surf culture to Coventry Transport Museum

Coventry Transport Museum is bringing the sights, sounds and swells of surf culture to the West Midlands with an exhibition of classic surfer vehicles.

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Vintage Mobile Cinema launches Screen Heritage UK programme in Brighton

Screen Heritage UK is celebrating the digitalisation of its archives with a special show in a customised Bedford van in Brighton's Jubilee Square

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House of Manannan lines up iconic objects to celebrate 100 years of TT racing on Isle of Man

From the leathers of the first female TT racer to Carl Fogarty's 1992 Yamaha, the Isle of Man welcomes centenary TT show.

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Johnny Cash motorbike beats any blues in Museum of Science and Industry bikes special

A Harley-Davidson customised in dedication to Johnny Cash joins a colourful display of Harley-Davidsons in Manchester.

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In Pictures: Museum of Science and Industry's Customising, Culture and Harley-Davidson

See pictures of Harley-Davidsons and their biggest fans as the Manchester venue opens a display dedicated to them.

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Harry Potter star Robbie Coltrane donates Jeep "war horse" to Glasgow's Riverside Museum

Actor Robbie Coltrane has donated his 1988 Chrysler Jeep to the public fundraising campaign for the £74 million museum.

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Cabbies show their support as £5 million public Riverside Museum appeal gears up in Glasgow

The driving force behind Glasgow's famous black cabs have presented a £5,000 donation to the city's Riverside Museum.

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Crumbling 18th century Yorkshire tollhouse saved in "fantastic" Natural England rebuild

A tollhouse designed to stop motorists from dodging border charges during the 18th century has been rebuilt in the Dales.

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Major who saved a Beetle factory honoured with display at REME Museum of Technology

The REME Museum in Berkshire is remembering the Major who saved a Volkswagen factory at the end of World War II.

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Culture24 Listings Pick: Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet Annual Steam Gathering

Living history, traction engines, steam rollers, boiler suits, flat caps - Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet's steam weekend (October 2-3) has the lot.

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Culture24 Listings Pick: Annual Beetle Mania show at Crich Tramway Village in Derbyshire

Curvy cabriolets and blue bubbles in a treat for classic car fans this weekend as the annual Beetle fest heads to Crich.

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Monkwearmouth Station Museum to restore pair of industrial carriages in boost for Sunderland

A coal train built in 1915 and a carriage truck from 1939 will appear for the first time in five years thanks to a £92,000 grant.

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20-tonne coach becomes first object at the new £72 million Museum of Liverpool

An enormous coach used on the Liverpool docks at the end of the 19th century has become the first exhibit to be moved into the city's massive new Museum of Liverpool.

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Cycling in London - Winner Announced for New Transport Poster

London Transport Museum have revealed Rachel Lillie, an artist from Surbiton, as the winner of the Cycling in London illustration competition.

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Manx Museum celebrates 50 years of Suzuki at the TT Races

The Manx Museum is charting 50 years of success for the Japanese firm Suzuki at the legendary Isle of Man TT races.

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