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Greater Manchester's Museum of Transport |
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2008 Events
- Saturday 19 and Sunday 20
July 2008
This very popular event returns to Manchester. Many
displays of operational model tramways and a free
heritage bus service.
- Sunday 27 July 2008
Come and see a selection of cars from Standard and Triumph.
- Sunday 7 September 2008
Our annual gathering of over 200 historic vehicles in nearby Heaton Park in Prestwich.
- Trans Lancs Rally poster (PDF format, 1.22mb)
- Saturday 13 and Sunday 14
September 2008
National Heritage Open Days - free admission and a free heritage bus service to Manchester city centre.
- National Heritage Open Days information (external link)
Free Heritage Bus Service to Manchester Model Railway Exhibition - Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 October 2008
A free heritage bus service will link the Museum of Transport with the Manchester Model Railway Exhibition at New Century Hall, Manchester.
- Saturday 18 and Sunday 19
October 2008
A special themed event to celebrate 50 years of the Leyland Atlantean bus, once the backbone of many bus fleets across the UK. Lots of buses on display and in use on our free heritage bus services.
- Leyland Atlantean 50 poster (PDF format, 0.98mb) - Leyland Atlantean 50 entry form (PDF format, 0.37mb)
- Saturday 6 and Sunday 7
December 2008
Over 150 stalls selling a wide range of transport and local interest books, models, DVDs, photographs and much more Enjoy a ride on our free heritage bus service too. - The Christmas Cracker poster (PDF format, 1.32mb)
*Travelling
to the Museum on Main Event days
By car: On main event days, due
to limited parking facilities, we suggest that visitors
park at either the MEN Arena, or at any other central
Manchester car park and then catch one of our free
heritage buses
from Manchester Victoria (adjacent to the Arena) to the
Museum (from the bus stop opposite the main station
entrance).
A free shuttle service will operate between Manchester Victoria station approach (opposite the taxi rank) and the Museum of Transport, every 20 minutes throughout the event:
From
Manchester Victoria
From
the Museum of Transport
A free circular service with a photograph stop will operate using vehicles relevant to the event. There will be regular departures throughout the day - information will be available at the Museum on the day.
Events in 2008 (PDF format, 48kb)
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