The museum is operated by a group of volunteers who are members of the Manx Transport Trust. Entrance is free but donations are welcome. The museum receives no public funding and relies on donations to aid its running costs
The museum was prepared by a group of volunteers prior to its opening. The museum opened to the public in April 2010 by the then Chairman of Jurby Transport Museum Richard Davisand Chief Minister of the Isle of Man, Tony Brown.[1]
Since the museum opened, there have been over 30,000 visitors.[2]
Collectionedit
Busesedit
An example of a vehicle in the museum's collection – Guy Otter WMN-487
The museum has varied collection of buses dating from 1927 to 1997. Newer vehicles include two Leyland Olympians and a Dennis Dart. Other common vehicle types at the museum are Leyland Atlanteans – including an ex SELNEC Atlantean with Park Royal body – and an ex Merseyside PTE "Jumbo" Atlantean (1235), three Leyland Titans, two AEC Regent IIIs and a Regent V – the latter being the last double decker ever built by AEC.
The island's first preserved low floor bus – a Dennis Dart SLF with Marshall Capital bodywork – is currently undergoing restoration at the museum.
Railwaysedit
Also here is the 3 ft (914 mm) gauge Hibberd 4wDM locomotive that ran on the Queen's Pier Tramway at Ramsey, together with its bogie carriage. These were briefly returned to the pier for the re-opening of the first restored section of the pier and tramway on 19 July 2021.[3]
Facilitiesedit
The museum has a shop which located adjacent to the former Douglas Bay Horse Tramway tram number 22. Also available is hot and cold drinks, snacks and refreshments. Car parking is available on site.
Opening timesedit
The museum is open every weekend and Bank Holidays during the Summer and Sunday and Bank Holidays during the winter. Admission is free.
Referencesedit
^"Jurby Transport Museum". Manx Electric Railway Society. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
^"Jurby Transport Museum". Jurby Transport Museum. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
^"Ramsey pier tram visits section of restored pier". The Railway Magazine. 30 August 2021. p. 77. Retrieved 2 May 2022 – via PressReader.
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jurby, transport, museum, manx, thie, tashtee, arraghey, yurby, transport, museum, jurby, isle, occupying, former, aircraft, hangar, thie, tashtee, arraghey, yurbyestablished2, april, 2010, 2010, locationhangar, 230jurby, industrial, estatejurby, isle, mantype. The Jurby Transport Museum Manx Thie Tashtee Arraghey Yurby is a transport museum in Jurby on the Isle of Man occupying a former aircraft hangar Jurby Transport MuseumThie Tashtee Arraghey YurbyEstablished2 April 2010 2010 04 02 LocationHangar 230Jurby Industrial EstateJurby Isle of ManTypeTransport museumCollection sizebusVisitors32 900 as of 27 02 13 DirectorRichard Davis 2010 2 Chris Machin 2012 Nearest car parkOn site free Websitehttp jtmiom im The museum is operated by a group of volunteers who are members of the Manx Transport Trust Entrance is free but donations are welcome The museum receives no public funding and relies on donations to aid its running costs Contents 1 History 2 Collection 2 1 Buses 2 2 Railways 3 Facilities 4 Opening times 5 ReferencesHistory edit nbsp Buses inside the museum The museum was prepared by a group of volunteers prior to its opening The museum opened to the public in April 2010 by the then Chairman of Jurby Transport Museum Richard Davisand Chief Minister of the Isle of Man Tony Brown 1 Since the museum opened there have been over 30 000 visitors 2 Collection editBuses edit nbsp An example of a vehicle in the museum s collection Guy Otter WMN 487 The museum has varied collection of buses dating from 1927 to 1997 Newer vehicles include two Leyland Olympians and a Dennis Dart Other common vehicle types at the museum are Leyland Atlanteans including an ex SELNEC Atlantean with Park Royal body and an ex Merseyside PTE Jumbo Atlantean 1235 three Leyland Titans two AEC Regent IIIs and a Regent V the latter being the last double decker ever built by AEC The island s first preserved low floor bus a Dennis Dart SLF with Marshall Capital bodywork is currently undergoing restoration at the museum Railways edit Also here is the 3 ft 914 mm gauge Hibberd 4wDM locomotive that ran on the Queen s Pier Tramway at Ramsey together with its bogie carriage These were briefly returned to the pier for the re opening of the first restored section of the pier and tramway on 19 July 2021 3 Facilities editThe museum has a shop which located adjacent to the former Douglas Bay Horse Tramway tram number 22 Also available is hot and cold drinks snacks and refreshments Car parking is available on site Opening times editThe museum is open every weekend and Bank Holidays during the Summer and Sunday and Bank Holidays during the winter Admission is free References edit Jurby Transport Museum Manx Electric Railway Society Retrieved 20 March 2012 Jurby Transport Museum Jurby Transport Museum Retrieved 27 August 2012 Ramsey pier tram visits section of restored pier The Railway Magazine 30 August 2021 p 77 Retrieved 2 May 2022 via PressReader 54 21 33 N 4 31 28 W 54 3591 N 4 5245 W 54 3591 4 5245 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jurby Transport Museum Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jurby Transport Museum amp oldid 1224840609, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
