Transport Museum Wythall

The Transport Museum, Wythall is a transport museum just outside Birmingham, at Chapel Lane, Wythall, Worcestershire, England.[1] The museum was originally run by the charity The Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Trust (BaMMOT).

The Transport Museum, Wythall
front quarter view of double-decker bus painted dark blue on the bottom and cream at the top
A Leyland Fleetline, one of the exhibits at The Transport Museum, Wythall
Established1978
LocationWythall, Worcestershire, England
TypeTransport museum
Websitewww.wythall.org.uk/

BaMMOT was formed in 1977 and the museum site was acquired in February 1978. The museum has three halls, presenting a significant collection of preserved buses and coaches, including Midland Red and Birmingham City Transport vehicles, a collection of battery electric vehicles such as milk floats, and a Tilling-Stevens petrol-electric bus.

In 2016 the Trust became a CIO charity called Transport Museum Wythall (TMW), registered number 1167872

It is also home to the Elmdon Model Engineering Society (EMES) who operate the Wythall miniature railway within the grounds of the transport museum, giving rides to public on miniature steam trains.

References
  1. "Give dad a transport treat this Father's Day (From Redditch Advertiser)". Redditch Advertiser. 13 June 2009. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2010.

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