Surrey Photo Gallery - Brooklands Museum (Bus Section)

I first heard about Brooklands Museum because of its bus collection. I was curious whether this was a branch of the London Transport Museum in Covent Garden, which I visited many years ago. But apparently it's a separate museum in the far outskirts of London, charging a fairly hefty admission fee.
After being amazed at the aviation section of the museum, I entered the covered section which houses their collection of London buses. I didn't see many volunteers roaming around giving explanations, but there were enough signs to give you a good idea of what you're seeing.
In the 1960s, a few private bus owners with preserved vehicles came together to form the London Bus Preservation Group, and bought a former aircraft factory in Cobham to store their buses and exhibit them in a museum. The building's condition deteriorated and Brooklands Museum kindly offered a large plot of vacant land for a new museum, which opened in 2011.

Upstairs, there are some smaller artifacts such as bus stop signs, medals, and even tableware.


I first heard about Brooklands Museum because of its bus collection. I was curious whether this was a branch of the London Transport Museum in Covent Garden, which I visited many years ago. But apparently it's a separate museum in the far outskirts of London, charging a fairly hefty admission fee. After being amazed at the aviation section of the museum, I entered the covered section which houses their collection of London buses. I didn't see many volunteers roaming around giving explanations, but there were enough signs to give you a good idea of what you're seeing. In the 1960s, a few private bus owners with preserved vehicles came together to form the London Bus Preservation Group, and bought a former aircraft factory in Cobham to store their buses and exhibit them in a museum. The building's condition deteriorated and Brooklands Museum kindly offered a large plot of vacant land for a new museum, which opened in 2011. Upstairs, there are some smaller artifacts such as bus stop signs, medals, and even tableware.

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