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Events at Bury Transport Museum

2020 marks the 10th birthday of the re-opening of Bury Transport Museum. The event to celebrate the birthday has been postponed until later in the year.

Flying Sctosman - (c) Liam Barnes.jpg
Scotsman on stage
Postponed until a date later in the summer

Join us for a theatrical adventure and get up close and personal with Flying Scotsman and the characters that built, fired and drove her.

Model railway guest engines
Model railway guest engines
Postponed until a date later in the summer

Museum’s model railway running all weekend with guest engines.  Geoff Spencer ‘Oliver Bulleid, 1882 – 1970’ talk, Saturday.

Motor cycle rally
Motor cycle rally
Event cancelled for this year. Will return in 2021

Motor cycle rally at the museum as part of the 'Best of British' weekend with BR Standard Class 7 pacific, 70000 'Britannia'.

Traction engines (c) Rob Mitchell
Traction engines show
Postponed until a date later in the summer

Traction Engines in steam with guest engines.  On Sunday David Taylor will operate his 1885 mechanical organ in the museum.

Steam locomotive built with Meccano - (c) José M Macías
Meccano at the Museum
Postponed until a date later in the summer

Meccano at the Museum.  The North West Meccano society will be displaying their projects with some hands-on activities.

Vehicle display and road run
Vehicle display and road run
6/7 June

Transport extravaganza at the museum with stalls, vehicles running on the road, and static displays in the yard.

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