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| Established | 1973 |
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| Location | Bolton Street, Bury BL9 0EY |
| Type | Transport museum |
| Owner | East Lancashire Railway |
| Website | http://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk/plan-your-day-out/bury-transport-museum.aspx |
Bury Transport Museum is a transport museum in Bury, Greater Manchester, situated in the former Castlecroft Goods Warehouse, a Grade II listed building from 1846,[1] on Castlecroft Road, with the main entrance from Bolton Street, BL9 0EY.
It was started in 1973 by volunteers of the East Lancashire Railway,[2] had to close in 2003 because of roof problems but opened again in 2010.[3] Between May 2022 and early 2023 the museum had LNER Class A4 4488 Union of South Africa on static display.[4] The locomotive was removed on 21 April 2023.
East Exterior
Part of vehicles display
Steam roller 'Hilda'
Model of woman sitting on a station bench where visitors can also sit
"Ann" taking part in Demonstration Shunting
60009 In the museum during being repainted
Scammell Scarab next to Ann
Footplate of "Union of South Africa"
See also
References
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- ↑ British Listed Buildings Bury Transport Museum
- ↑ Bury Times, July 23, 1974
- ↑ Bury Times 01 April 2010 Duke opens refurbished transport museum and black pudding factory in Bury
- ↑ Holden, Michael (6 December 2022). "Steam locomotive 60009 Union of South Africa set to leave Bury in January". Rail Advert. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
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