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New Website for New Museum! Yes, we have a new name and a broader remit covering all forms of transport in South Yorkshire. So we've finally got round to developing a new, improved website with a new domain name to match our new title. It's www.sytm.co.uk and it's now the Official Website of the South Yorkshire Transport Museum. This site, www.sheffieldbusmuseum.com, will continue to exist as a kind of virtual museum for the old Tinsley Tram Shed and as a signpost to the new Museum website.
Want to Hire a Double Decker? Our Most Frequently Asked Question is undoubtedly: "Can we hire one of your buses for our wedding?" Yes you can, as we've now launched South Yorkshire Heritage Buses to provide private hire trips in old-fashioned front-engined double deckers.
Event and Open Days for 2011 We're now well established at our new base in Aldwarke, just north of Rotherham. Our first Event Day this year is on Sunday 13th March.
Following that there'll also be Event Days on the following Sundays in 2011: 10th April, 8th May, 11th June, 10th July, 14th August, 18th September, 9th October, 13th November and 11th December. Our Event Days are special occasions when the Museum is made ready for the 100+ visitors who normally come and an entry fee is charged. We open at 12 noon.
Admission charges are £3.50 for adults and £2 for children, senior citizens and other unwaged people. There's also a Family Ticket at £8 to cover 2 adults and up to 3 children.
The Museum also has Open Days every Saturday, from about 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There's nothing special happening on these days but there will be members working on the many different vehicles, and visitors find it interesting to see how much work goes into vehicle preservation. These Open Days are free of charge, though of course we are always glad of any donations to the Museum.
The South Yorkshire Transport Museum can be found just off the A6123 on Waddington Way at Aldwarke. First Group's X78 service provides a frequent service from Sheffield, Rotherham and Doncaster to the Mushroom Roundabout. From there it's about a 20 minute walk to the Museum.
South Yorkshire Transport Rally 2011
The 2011 South Yorkshire Transport Rally will be held on 18th September.
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