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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, England.
The St Helens trolleybus system once served St Helens, Merseyside, north west England. Opened on 11 July 1927 ( 1927-07-11 ) , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] it gradually replaced the St Helens tramway network . By the standards of the various now-defunct trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom , the St Helens system was a medium-sized one, with a total of six ...
Located in the town centre, The World of Glass Museum opened in 2000 incorporating the Pilkington Glass Museum and the St Helens Local Museum. The North West Museum of Road Transport is another museum located in the town. The Smithy Heritage Centre is a small museum in Kiln Lane, Eccleston about the works of a local blacksmith.
The Wirral Transport Museum and tramway were set up with the assistance of The Hamilton Quarter and various volunteer groups including Merseyside Tramway Preservation Society, 201 Bus Group and the Merseyside Bus Club. In 2023, the Museum was transferred to Big Heritage CIC and has remained closed since, along with the tramway. [2]
The museum's origins date back to 1962 when four local tramway enthusiasts rescued the body of an old Lowestoft tramcar, no. 14, which was being used as a summerhouse in Gunton.
North West Museum of Road Transport: St Helens: St Helens: Transportation: Vintage buses, also classic cars, trucks and fire engines The Oratory: Liverpool: Liverpool: Art: 19th century sculpture and funeral monuments of notable citizens, part of the Walker Art Gallery: Port Sunlight Museum & Garden Village: Port Sunlight: Wirral: History
Preserved in St Helens [11] Leyland Atlantean AN68A/1R East Lancs: GEK 14V 14 1980 Privately owned, currently undergoing restoration at North West Museum of Road Transport [2] Leyland Atlantean AN68C/1R East Lancs: OTB 26W 26 1981
A Baltimore museum was sponsoring a "Dare to Dream Day," San Francisco was having a march and parade, and Houston was holding a job fair as big cities, small towns, states and institutions across ...