Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester









Find out about Greater Manchester's transport history with the Museum of Transport in Manchester. Opened in 1979, the Museum has a large and varied collection of exhibits, charting the development of public transport in the county, ranging from a Victorian horse-drawn bus to a full size prototype for Greater Manchester's Metrolink.
Venue Type:
Museum
Additional info
Bus exhibits are available for hire for film work, special events etc. (but not for public passenger carrying duties where a charge is made). Requests for other appearances may be accepted without charge for certain causes and bodies.
Includes buses, trams, trolleybuses, coaches and other vehicles which formerly provided public transport services in Greater Manchester. Also includes historical records relating to public transport in the county, such as company records, photographs and films and a large collection of objects ranging from street furniture to ticketing equipment.
Collection details
Social History, Land Transport, Archives
Key artists and exhibits
- Victorian horse bus
- bus
- trolleybus
- tram
- Metrolink
- Greater Manchester
- public transport
- Lancashire United
- North Western
- Wigan
- Bolton
- Leigh
- Bury
- Ramsbottom
- Salford
- Trafford
- Manchester
- Stockport
- Ashton
- SHMD Board
- Oldham
- Rochdale
- ticket machine
- Videmat
- bus conductor
- ticket
Getting there
The Museum of Transport is located approximately one mile north of Manchester City Centre, at the junction of the A665 (Cheetham Hill Road) and the A6010 (Queens Road). It is at the north end of Boyle Street, adjoining First Manchester's bus garage. There are brown tourist direction signs for the Museum nearby.
Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester
Boyle Street
Cheetham
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M8 8UW
England
Website
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Telephone
0161 205 2122
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