List of transport museums

A transport museum is a museum that holds collections of transport items, which are often limited to land transport (road and rail)—including old cars, motorcycles, trucks, trains, trams/streetcars, buses, trolleybuses and coaches—but can also include air transport or waterborne transport items, along with educational displays and other old transport objects.[1] Some transport museums are housed in disused transport infrastructure such as dismantled trolley systems, former engine sheds or bus garages.

Many transport museums exist throughout the world, listed below.

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  • Railway Museum and Curiosity Shop, Hamilton

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Polish Aviation Museum in Kraków

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Kaohsiung Harbor Museum in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

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References edit

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  62. ^ "Setesdalsbanen: Willkommen!". Archived from the original on 2009-09-07. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
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  64. ^ "Museum of the Viking Age". vikingtidsmuseet.no.
  65. ^ "Muzeum Lotnictwa Polskiego w Krakowie". muzeumlotnictwa.pl (in Polish).
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  67. ^ "Na ślub i wycieczkę! Muzeum Komunikacji - zabytkowe autobusy marki Jelcz, Ikarus, Autosan" [For a wedding and a tour! Museum of Transportation - antique buses by Jelcz, Ikarus, Autosan]. zabytkowe-autobusy.pl (in Polish).
  68. ^ "Museu do Carro Electrico da Cidade do Porto" [Porto City Tram Museum]. museudocarroelectrico.pt (in Portuguese).
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  72. ^ "Музей Авторевю - Главная" [Autoreview Museum - Home]. museum.autoreview.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 22 January 2008.
  73. ^ "Музей ретро машин - Главная" [Museum of Retro Cars - Home]. museumavto.edu.mhost.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 11 January 2008.
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  82. ^ "Kysucké múzeum - Kysucko-oravská lesná železnica". Archived from the original on 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
  83. ^ "Železnička na vlastnej koži". Archived from the original on 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
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  100. ^ "Swedish Railway Museum". banverket.se. Archived from the original on September 9, 2006.
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  103. ^ "Ural Ataman Classic Car Museum - Welcome". Archived from the original on July 18, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  104. ^ "Hakkımızda – Key Museum". keymuseum.com.
  105. ^ "Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester". motgm.uk. Archived from the original on 2023-11-16. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  106. ^ "Transport Museum Wythall". www.wythall.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2023-03-23. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  107. ^ "Home | Whitewebbs Museum of Transport". www.whitewebbsmuseum.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2023-03-23. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  108. ^ "Swansea Bus Museum". www.llanellich.org.uk. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  109. ^ "Barber Vintage Motorsport Museum". Archived from the original on June 13, 2015. Retrieved Feb 15, 2017.
  110. ^ "Huntsville Depot and Museum". EarlyWorks Museum. 2013. Archived from the original on 2017-01-17. Retrieved Feb 15, 2017.
  111. ^ "North Alabama Railroad Museum". Archived from the original on March 11, 2017. Retrieved Feb 15, 2017.
  112. ^ "U.S. Space & Rocket Center". 2017. Archived from the original on February 18, 2017. Retrieved Feb 15, 2017.
  113. ^ "The Phoenix Trolley Museum". Archived from the original on February 16, 2017. Retrieved Feb 15, 2017.
  114. ^ "About the PBM". Pacific Bus Museum. Archived from the original on 27 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  115. ^ "The South Coast Railroad Museum at the Historic Goleta Depot". goletadepot.org. Archived from the original on 2023-10-05. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  116. ^ "Western Railway Museum". Archived from the original on February 16, 2017. Retrieved Feb 15, 2017.
  117. ^ "Forney Museum - Antique Cars, Trains, Buggies... Anything on Wheels". forneymuseum.com. Archived from the original on 2023-12-24. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  118. ^ "The Shore Line Trolley Museum". bera.org. Archived from the original on 2003-07-30. Retrieved 2003-07-25.
  119. ^ "National Naval Aviation Museum". Archived from the original on February 6, 2017. Retrieved Feb 15, 2017.
  120. ^ "Tampa Bay Automobile Museum". Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved Feb 15, 2017.
  121. ^ "Southeastern Railway Museum". train-museum.org. Archived from the original on 2024-02-22. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  122. ^ "Monticello Railway Museum". mrym.org. Archived from the original on 2023-10-12. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
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  124. ^ "Baltimore Streetcar Museum". Archived from the original on March 9, 2021. Retrieved Feb 15, 2017.
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  126. ^ "Ford Piquette Avenue Plant". Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved Feb 15, 2017.
  127. ^ "Trolley Museum of New York". Archived from the original on February 16, 2017. Retrieved Feb 15, 2017.
  128. ^ "American Helicopter Museum & Education Center". Archived from the original on February 16, 2017. Retrieved Feb 15, 2017.
  129. ^ "MWOT - Miniature World Of Trains - Greenville, SC". miniatureworldoftrains.com. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
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  131. ^ "Tennessee Central Railway Museum". Archived from the original on March 8, 2017. Retrieved Feb 15, 2017.
  132. ^ "Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum". 2017. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved Feb 15, 2017.
  133. ^ "About The Mariners'". The Mariners' Museum and Park. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  134. ^ "Virginia Museum of Transportation". Archived from the original on January 24, 2017. Retrieved Feb 15, 2017.
  135. ^ "Cheyenne Depot Museum". Archived from the original on February 16, 2017. Retrieved Feb 15, 2017.
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