Lancashire

The British Commercial Vehicles Museum
King Street, Leyland, Preston, Lancashire, PR25 2LE
Location: King Street, off Towngate in Leyland, junction 28 on M6
WWW: www.commercialvehiclemuseum.co.uk
Superb collection of trucks, fire engines, vans, buses and even a "Popemobile" make this this the largest museum of its type in Europe. Exhibits regularly changed and regular special displays.

Bury Transport Museum
Castlecroft Rd, off Bolton Street, Bury, Lancashire
Tel: +44-161-764-7790

Greater Manchester Fire Service Museum
Maclure Road, Rochdale. OL11 1DN
Ph: (44) 01706 901227
WWW: www.manchesterfire.gov.uk
By appointment only

Museum of Transport
Boyle Street, Cheetham, Greater Manchester M8 8UW
Ph: (0161) 205 2122
www.gmts.co.uk

St Helens Transport Museum
Old Bus Depot, 51 Hall Street, St Helens, Lancashire
Currently undergoing renovation, to be opened in 2006

Tameside Transport Collection
17 Windsor Rd, Denton, Manchester M34 2HA

Leicestershire

Abbey Pumping Station Museum
Corporation Road, Leicestershire LE4 5PX.
Ph: (44) 0116 299 5111
WWW: www.leicestermuseums.ac.uk/museums/aps.html
Displaying Leicester's industrial, technological and scientific heritage

Snibston Discovery Park
Ashby Road, Coalville, Leicestershire, LE67 3LN
WWW: www.leics.gov.uk/index/community/museums/snibston.htm
Small collection of buses and tramways

Stanford Hall Museum
Lutterworth, Leicestershire LE17 6DH
Tel: +44-1788-860250
Location: on the B5414, exit 20 M1 motorway
Open: Easter-Sept 14.30-18.00 Sat, Sun and Bank Holidays
Primarily a motorcycle museum but including three cars, a 1921 'Garden', 1932 Morgan and 1958 Messerschmitt alongside a fine two-wheeled array

Lincolnshire

Geeson Bros. Motor Cycle Museum&Workshop
South Witham, Nr. Grantham, Lincolnshire NG33 5PH
Tel: +44-1572-767-280

Lincolnshire Road Transport Museum
Whisby Road, North Hykeham, Lincoln, LN6 3QT.

London

Design Museum
Butlers Wharf, Shad Thames, London SE1 2YD
Including a good automotive section; regular special exhibitions.

London Transport Museum
www.ltmuseum.co.uk

The National Museum of Science and Industry
Exhibtion Rd, South Kensington, London, SW7 2DD
This world-famous technical museum includes a compact transport collection, part of which is in store and part on display at the associated museum at Wroughton. The 25 or so cars to be seen in London include 'JET 1', the Rover Turbine and the 1922 Austin Seven prototype.
http://www.nmsi.ac.uk

Luton

Vauxhall Heritage Centre
Griffin House, Osborne Road, Luton, LU1 3YT
Factory collection which is open to the public once a year
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