Museum Guide
Below is a guide to museums thare have a connection with public transport and are located in or local to the West Midlands area.
Please note: The details in this guide are provided in good faith. Stourbridge Interchange Website cannot be held responsible for any errors or inaccuracies contained in the information provided in the museum guide. It is recommended that you contact the relevant location before you visit.
Aldridge Transport Museum
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The former Aston Manor Road Transport Museum displays some of its collection of buses, trucks and a tram.

  Opening Times:
10.30 - 16.00 Tuesdays, weekends and Bank Holiday Mondays (closed Christmas and New Year).
  Admission Details:
£4 Adults, £2 Child, £11 Family (two adults and up to three children).

Event Days: £6 Adult, £2 Child, £15 Family. (includes one programme).

Normal admission charge for collectors' fair.
  Transport Details:
Bus services from both Walsall and Birmingham including the 6, 7 and 997 from Walsall, with the 7 running down Northgate where alighting at the first stop means a short walk to Shenstone Drive.

From Birmingham are the 997 and 937A, the latter also using Northgate.

If alighting in the centre of Aldridge, walk along the B4152 (Northgate) for about half a mile to Shenstone Drive which is on the left after a mini roundabout.
  Contact Details:
Aldridge Transport Museum, Shenstone Drive off Northgate, Aldridge, WS9 8TP.

Telephone: 01922 454761.

Website: http://www.amrtm.org

Email: info@amrtm.org
Black Country Living Museum
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For bus enthusiasts, a highlight of the Black Country Living Museum is its trolleybus service, which supplements a narrow gauge electric tramway and is the longest linear operated trolleybus service in the UK.

There is also a motorbus collection, which includes a West Bromwich Daimler CVG6, a BMMO D9 and a West Riding Guy Wulfrunian.

  Opening Times:
March-October: Daily 10.00 - 17.00; November-March: Wednesday to Sunday 10.00 - 16.00.
  Admission Details:
£25.95 adults, £24.95 Senior (65+), £12.95 child (aged 3-15), £22.95 students.

Family tickets: Two adults and up to Three Children £77.50; Two Adult and Two Children £66.50; One Adult and up to Three Children £55.50

Parking is £3.50 per car. Group rates are available for parties of 15 or more.

Discounts on tickets are available if booked online.
  Transport Details:
Nearest railway station is Tipton, 1 mile from the museum.

Bus services 11/11A (Walsall - Dudley) and 229 (Dudley - Bilston) pass the museum.
  Contact Details:
Black Country Living Museum, Tipton Road, Dudley DY1 4AL.

Phone: 0121 557 9643.

Website: www.bclm.com

Email: info@bclm.com
Coventry Transport Museum
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Containing a collection of more than 230 cars and commercial vehicles, plus cycles and motorcycles. Around 60% of the collection is displayed in themed galleries telling the story of road transport and the motor industry in and around Coventry and is rotated periodically to ensure that the other 40% in secure storage eventually appears on public view.

There are Coventry Corporation Daimlers, a Blue Bus Daimler CD650, whilst a Maudslay Marathon built in nearby Alcester is housed at the museum.

  Opening Times:
Open every day except 24 - 26 December and 1 January from 10.00 - 17.00.

Last admission is 15.00.
  Admission Details:
£15.50 Adult; £11.50 Concession (Student / Senior); £8 Child (5-16); Family: £39 (2 adult, 2 Child), £31.50 (1 Adult, 3 Child). Tickets are cheaper if booked in advance online.

Admission to the Coventry Transport Museum is free for Coventry Residents with valid Go CV card. Free return within 365 days.
  Transport Details:
The museum is located near to the Pool Meadow Bus Station in Coventry.
  Contact Details:
Museum of British Road Transport, Millennium Place, Hales Street, Coventry, CV1 1PN.

Telephone: 02476 234270.

Email: ctm.info@cvlife.co.uk

Website: www.transport-museum.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/CovTM

Twitter: @CovTM
Severn Valley Railway
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Using a preserved railway line in the Severn Valley, the railway runs from Kidderminster to Bridgnorth passing through beautiful surroundings and villages such as Bewdley, Highley and Arley.

Run by volunteers, you can go back in time and ride the many steam engines that Severn Valley Railway have preserved.

Severn Valley Railway also host special events throughout the year including Santa's Special at Christmas.

  Opening Times:
Most weekends and School / Public Holidays throughout the year.
  Admission Details:
Prices vary depending on any events happening on the railway, and where you may want travel to and from.

Please contact Severn Valley Railway for more details.
  Transport Details:
Kidderminster Rail station is next to the Severn Valley Railway Station that is situated in Kidderminster.

Kidderminster bus station is a short walk of about 10 minutes from the town centre.
  Contact Details:
Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC, The Railway Station, Bewdley, Worcestershire, DY12 1DP.
Telephone: 01562 757900
Website: www.svr.co.uk
Email: contact@svrlive.com
The Transport Museum, Wythall
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The Transport Museum, Chapel Lane, Wythall, near Birmingham has three halls with a wide range of exhibits displayed in a manner that is attractive to the general public (especially interested children), as well as enthusiasts.

It has around 90 buses and coaches, mainly Midlands connected, a miniature railway, fire engines and the largest battery-electric vehicle collection in the UK.

  Opening Times:
11.00 - 16.00 (10.30 - 17.00 on event days), Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays, 27 March to 03 November. Also 10.30 - 16.30 Wednesdays during school holidays and half terms.

Last admission is 30 minutes before closing time.
  Admission Details:
£8 (£12 on event days) Adults; £4 (£5 on event days) Children; £18 (£25 on event days) Family tickets - 2 Adults and 2 Children.
  Transport Details:
The museum operates a service from Birmingham to the museum on event days: Free bus service 750 from Central Birmingham at 10.30 from Holloway Circus (Suffolk Street Queensway by New Alexandra Theatre). Return journeys to Central Birmingham depart Wythall at 16.30.

Rail access is about a 25 minute walk from Wythall Railway Station.

Diamond bus service 150 (Kings Heath - Redditch) weekday and Saturday service runs every 2hr via Becketts Island (Short walk). LandFlight bus service A4 (Solihull - Inkford Via Whitlocks End Railway Station) serves Wythall Church (nearer museum) hourly on weekdays and Saturdays.
  Contact Details:
The Transport Museum, Chapel Lane, Wythall, B47 6JA.

Telephone: 01564 826471.

E-Mail: enquiries@wythall.org.uk

Website: www.wythall.org.uk