Bury Transport Museum

Bury Transport Museum
The exterior of the museum from Castlecroft Road
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Established1973; 52 years ago (1973)
LocationBolton Street, Bury BL9 0EY
TypeTransport museum
OwnerEast Lancashire Railway
Websitehttp://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.

In December 2023 LMS 3-Cylindered Stanier 2-6-4T No. 2500 was loaned to the museum from the National Railway Museum.[5]

  • East Exterior
    East Exterior
  • Part of vehicles display
    Part of vehicles display
  • Steam roller 'Hilda'
    Steam roller 'Hilda'
  • Model of woman sitting on a station bench where visitors can also sit
    Model of woman sitting on a station bench where visitors can also sit
  • "Ann" taking part in Demonstration Shunting
    "Ann" taking part in Demonstration Shunting
  • 60009 In the museum during being repainted
    60009 In the museum during being repainted
  • Scammell Scarab next to Ann
    Scammell Scarab next to Ann
  • Footplate of "Union of South Africa"
    Footplate of "Union of South Africa"

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References

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  1. ^ British Listed Buildings Bury Transport Museum
  2. ^ Bury Times, July 23, 1974
  3. ^ Bury Times 01 April 2010 Duke opens refurbished transport museum and black pudding factory in Bury
  4. ^ Holden, Michael (6 December 2022). "Steam locomotive 60009 Union of South Africa set to leave Bury in January". Rail Advert. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  5. ^ Loffhagen, Matthew (20 December 2023). "Tilbury Tank steam locomotive takes up residence at Bury Transport Museum". Rail Advert. Retrieved 23 December 2023.

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