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Joined December 2011
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We're also now available elsewhere: look in our profile for the location of our account where, apparently, skies are more blue.
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Buses, buses everywhere - but where are they? It's this week's #MysteryMonday so we're not saying. Tell us if you think you know, and we'll confirm the answer later.
Cream-and-red "North Western" double-decker bus parked with other vintage coaches in a yard or parking area, a person tending a nearby coach, with brick industrial buildings in the background.

ALT Cream-and-red "North Western" double-decker bus parked with other vintage coaches in a yard or parking area, a person tending a nearby coach, with brick industrial buildings in the background.

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We had some moquette made by @Camira - it's the one that was used in Greater Manchester in the 70s and early 80s. We used it to re-trim some of our buses, but we have some left over - we're selling it at £30/metre. If you want some for your project, contact us at [email protected]
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#SaturdayShowoff highlights an item from our collection each week, and maybe tempts you to visit. This week it's our 'Ellen Smith' Leyland Worldmaster coach - wouldn't you just love a trip to the seaside in it? For visiting details, check motgm.uk
Vintage white-and-red coach labelled ELLEN SMITH with a BLACKPOOL destination sign parked on a wet street outside the Museum of Transport, an orange double-decker and a few onlookers in the background.

ALT Vintage white-and-red coach labelled ELLEN SMITH with a BLACKPOOL destination sign parked on a wet street outside the Museum of Transport, an orange double-decker and a few onlookers in the background.

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Some men to carriages aspire On some the costly hansoms wait Some seek a fly, on job or hire Some mount the trotting steed, elate. I envy not the rich and great A wandering minstrel, poor and free I am contented with my fate An omnibus suffices me. Amy Levy #NationalPoetryDay
Night time urban scene showing commuters boarding a bright yellow Bee Network double-decker bus at a busy, well-lit city stop, the driver visible through the windscreen and a passing cyclist blurred as they ride past the bus.

ALT Night time urban scene showing commuters boarding a bright yellow Bee Network double-decker bus at a busy, well-lit city stop, the driver visible through the windscreen and a passing cyclist blurred as they ride past the bus.

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No one likes to think about the time after they're gone. But we know that amazing collections of bus memorabilia have been thrown in the house clearance skip, because collectors didn't make it clear what should happen when they passed on.
Collection of vintage Greater Manchester transport memorabilia spread on a carpet: an open green case with an old ticket machine and rolls, a bright Route Map, fares tables and timetables, two red toy double-decker buses and a few slide transparencies.

ALT Collection of vintage Greater Manchester transport memorabilia spread on a carpet: an open green case with an old ticket machine and rolls, a bright Route Map, fares tables and timetables, two red toy double-decker buses and a few slide transparencies.

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If you want to talk to us about passing your collection to our museum after 'your time', or maybe even having a 'living legacy' where items come to us but remain your property while you're alive, drop a line to [email protected] for a confidential and sympathetic chat.
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Orange buses to brighten up your Monday morning! But it's #MysteryMonday so we're not saying where they are. If you think you know, reply below and we'll confirm the answer later.
Vintage orange-and-white double-decker bus parked at a town kerb beside a clothing shop, another similar bus behind it, pedestrians on the pavement and Tudor-style and brick storefronts lining the street.

ALT Vintage orange-and-white double-decker bus parked at a town kerb beside a clothing shop, another similar bus behind it, pedestrians on the pavement and Tudor-style and brick storefronts lining the street.

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It’s Wigan, but then you knew that. Tune in next week for another #MysteryMonday!
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#OnThisDay in 1987, GM Buses held an open day at #Oldham bus garage. Dora Bryan and Les Dennis were there!
Open day at Oldham GM Buses depot, showing a double-decker bus at the entrance, visitors walking nearby, and a large orange sign reading GM buses — East Area Head Office and Oldham Depot.

ALT Open day at Oldham GM Buses depot, showing a double-decker bus at the entrance, visitors walking nearby, and a large orange sign reading GM buses — East Area Head Office and Oldham Depot.

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Here's a #SaturdayShowoff that we don't have on display just now - #Stockport 185 is stored offsite, awaiting its turn. But we have loads of pristine buses and other things to look at, so check out motgm.uk for details plus our events calendar.
Volunteers restoring a weathered red vintage bus outside a garage — one worker scrubs the roof from a ladder while another lies beneath the front inspecting or repairing the chassis.

ALT Volunteers restoring a weathered red vintage bus outside a garage — one worker scrubs the roof from a ladder while another lies beneath the front inspecting or repairing the chassis.

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We note with mild surprise that today is #InternationalDayOfBirmingham - so in tribute to the country's third city, here's a Birmingham bus for this week's #ThrowbackThursday. Bonus points if you can post the location...
Vintage single-deck Birmingham bus labelled "SPECIAL" parked beside a Bedford coach at Blackpool Corporation Transport's vehicle parking yard.

ALT Vintage single-deck Birmingham bus labelled "SPECIAL" parked beside a Bedford coach at Blackpool Corporation Transport's vehicle parking yard.

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If you're an employee of TfGM, Metrolink or any bus company operating stage carriage services in Greater Manchester, you get *free* entry to our museum - just show your staff pass when you arrive.
Bright yellow double-decker Bee Network bus parked inside the Museum of Transport, front door open and LED destination display lit, surrounded by vintage vehicles, scaffolding, and museum lighting.

ALT Bright yellow double-decker Bee Network bus parked inside the Museum of Transport, front door open and LED destination display lit, surrounded by vintage vehicles, scaffolding, and museum lighting.

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Lots of buses, terraced houses and a Hillman Imp - but where is it? As it's our #MysteryMonday pic this week we're not saying till later. If you think you know, reply below!
Historic row of orange or red vintage double-decker buses parked along a narrow street beside brick industrial buildings, with terraced houses visible on the left.

ALT Historic row of orange or red vintage double-decker buses parked along a narrow street beside brick industrial buildings, with terraced houses visible on the left.

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Well done if you got it right - this is the street at the side of Princess Road garage, Moss Side, Manchester.
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One aspect that a lot of our visitors enjoy is looking for the crest, or coat of arms, on the sides of the 'Corporation' buses in our collection. They're almost works of art, and each town has a different design. Do you know whose crest this is? And what 'Animo Et Fide' means?
Heraldic coat of arms on a red background: a blue shield with a gold border showing three gold lozenges and small crosslets, supported by two white lions, topped by a knight’s helmet and mural crown with a castle and ribbon reading "ANIMO ET FIDE".

ALT Heraldic coat of arms on a red background: a blue shield with a gold border showing three gold lozenges and small crosslets, supported by two white lions, topped by a knight’s helmet and mural crown with a castle and ribbon reading "ANIMO ET FIDE".

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Our #SaturdayShowoff brings our collection to you. Or maybe you'd like a ride? #Leigh 15 will attend an event running free buses between Leigh & Bolton tomorrow, and if you board it you'll get a 2-for-1 voucher to visit us. Visiting details: motgm.uk
Restored vintage blue-and-cream double-decker bus in Leigh Corporation livery with destination "WIGAN 7", parked outside the Museum of Transport.

ALT Restored vintage blue-and-cream double-decker bus in Leigh Corporation livery with destination "WIGAN 7", parked outside the Museum of Transport.

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If you've ever ridden on the top deck of a 135 bus, you'll recognise this view... It's Manchester Victoria station about 1990, and #ThrowbackThursday for this week, showing one of the old trains that were replaced by Metrolink (construction materials just visible at the left).
Manchester Victoria station with trains sheltered under three large corrugated-iron shed roofs, set behind a tall wooden construction fence, with scattered building materials for Metrolink construction just starting.

ALT Manchester Victoria station with trains sheltered under three large corrugated-iron shed roofs, set behind a tall wooden construction fence, with scattered building materials for Metrolink construction just starting.

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Teachers, we have a great idea for where to take your class…
About Manchester@AboutMcr
Sep 15
Around 90,000 schoolchildren across Greater Manchester will benefit from free Bee Network tram travel from this month to help more young people go on educational school trips. aboutmanchester.co.uk/school…
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Come and ride with us! We're taking Leigh 15 and Lancashire United 97 to the '82 running day' organised by friends of the museum, that'll operate free heritage buses between Bolton & Leigh this Sunday. And if you ride on one of our buses, you'll get a 2-for-1 voucher to visit us.
Leigh Corporation fifteen and Lancashire United ninety-seven, two buses owned by the Museum of Transport, stand side by side in an industrial setting. Leigh fifteen is blue and on the left, while Lancashire United ninety-seven is red and is on the right.

ALT Leigh Corporation fifteen and Lancashire United ninety-seven, two buses owned by the Museum of Transport, stand side by side in an industrial setting. Leigh fifteen is blue and on the left, while Lancashire United ninety-seven is red and is on the right.

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Let's have a rail-themed #MysteryMonday for a change. We see a station with well-kept platforms and even a garden - but where was it? Tell us if you think you know and we'll confirm the answer later.
Steam-hauled passenger train pulling away from a rain-darkened station platform, steam drifting past glass-roofed buildings and tall lamp posts.

ALT Steam-hauled passenger train pulling away from a rain-darkened station platform, steam drifting past glass-roofed buildings and tall lamp posts.

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And the answer is… Fallowfield. Well done if you got it right!
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