Sydney Bus Museum
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| Established | 1986 |
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| Location | 25 Derbyshire Road, Leichhardt |
| Coordinates | 33°52′35″S 151°09′30″E / 33.876509°S 151.158260°E |
| Type | Transport |
| Director | Peter Young (judge) |
| Public transit access | Leichhardt North MLR station |
| Website | www.sydneybusmuseum.com |
Sydney Bus Museum (also known as the Sydney Bus and Truck Museum) is a not-for-profit transportation museum and education centre for public benefit located in the suburb of Leichhardt, in Sydney, Australia.
It opened in 1986 in the former Tempe Bus Depot being formally opened in April 1988.[1] Following the State Transit Authority deciding to re-open the depot for its Metrobus operation, the museum was allocated space in a disused part of Leichhardt depot in 2010.[2]
The museum is open to the public on the first and third Sunday of each month.[3]
The museum restores, maintains, displays and operates buses from the 1920s to recent eras.[4] It also provides buses for historical celebrations,[5] and for film and photo shoots.[6]
Publications
The Historic Commercial Vehicle Association launched an in-house journal in June 1965. HCVA News was a bi-monthly publication, becoming monthly in 1968. It was relaunched as Fleetline in August 1975, also becoming the house publication of the Bus & Coach Society of Victoria (BCSV) at the same time. This arrangement ceased in June 1986 when the BCSV founded its own publication, Australian Bus Panorama.[7][8][9]
In May 1990, Fleetline became the house journal of the Transport Enthusiasts Society of South Australia.[10] In January 2004, Fleetline was relaunched as Australian Bus.[11]
Gallery
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References
- ^ "Tempe Topics" Fleetline July 1988 page 164
- ^ Sansom, Marie (24 March 2010). "Tempe bus museum on the move". Inner West Courier. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ Hoh, Amanda (8 August 2016). "All aboard as Sydney Bus Museum reopens in Leichhardt". abc.net.au. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ^ "Museum Vehicles". sydneybusmuseum.com. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ Hawkins, Peter (24 December 2007). "Panic buying - that's when the Claus' are out". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ "British Airways Concorde Jet and Sydney Bus Museum AEC Regal III 352 at Sydney Airport". djibnet.com. 12 October 1996. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ Fleetline - Future Publication Fleetline issue 126 January 1986 page 2
- ^ Historic Commercial Vehicle Association: A history 1964 to 1980 Fleetline issue 224 March 1994 pages 43-52
- ^ New magazines for bus enthusiasts Truck & Bus Transportation July 1986 page 278
- ^ 200th Fleetline Fleetline issue 200 March 1992 page 43
- ^ Welcome Australian Bus issue 1 January 2004 page 1