London Bus Museum

About

Owned by the London Bus Preservation Trust and situated on the Brooklands Museum site, the London Bus Museum offers horse-drawn buses of the 1870s to the driver operated, rear-engine 70 seater double deckers  of the 1970s, the London Bus Museum, housed in a purpose built building, is a fascinating place to visit with over thirty vehicles from its collection on display at any one time. Some of the vehicles have appeared in film and television programmes and some are open to climb aboard. There are also a wide variety of exhibits and artefacts from London Transport’s history.

Open almost every day of the year, the museum normally also offers local trips on an historic bus during school holidays and most weekends and there are children’s activities and exhibits.

The Museum is wholly staffed by volunteers coming 100 with a vast selection of backgrounds and the stewards are friendly and informative and can answer most questions about buses and not just in London.

The Museum organises three large annual public events, some attracting enthusiasts, others families:

Spring Gathering – “The Classic Bus Show” on Sunday 5th April, is the largest event with displays of over 100 visiting vehicles, traders’ market, historic bus tours for an additional fee, children’s activities as well as most of the Brooklands Museum attractions.

“On the Buses” on Sunday 28th June has the theme this year of “I went to school on that bus” which should evoke some memories. This event is 200 very much a family affair with vehicle displays, bus excursions, horse bus rides, children’s attractions such as Lil’ Riders mechanical animals and the usual trader’s market.

Transportfest on Sunday 18th October offers vehicle displays, horse bus rides and bus excursions, market place and family attractions including Punch & Judy puppet shows and Professor Crump jokes on stilts.

The Museum operates a free frequent 462 bus service on the three event days linking the Museum with Weybridge train station.