Isle of Wight Bus & Coach Museum

The Isle of Wight Bus & Coach Museum, also referred to as The Isle of Wight Bus Museum, was founded in 1997 in Newport on the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom.

Isle of Wight Bus & Coach Museum
Established1997
LocationPark Road, Ryde Isle of Wight
Coordinates50.726108°N 1.154863°W / 50.726108; -1.154863
TypeTransport
DirectorSteve Cook, Richard Newman, Keith Randle, Leo Roberts, Gordon Wigmore, Dave Moore (company secretary), Bill Ackroyd
Websitehttp://www.iwbusmuseum.org.uk/

The museum is a registered charity and run completely by volunteers. The vehicle collection is currently housed in the former bus depot at Ryde, Isle of Wight.

The museum hosts two bus rallies of its own. There is one event in May, running day.[1] and another in October which features many buses from around the country.

Vehicles on display
Bristol VR Previously run by Southern Vectis 628 SDL638J St James Square, Newport.
BusRegistrationYearOwner
Bristol K5G / ECWFLJ5381954Museum
Bristol K5GDDL501940On Loan
Bristol MW6G / ECWPDL5151958Museum
Bedford SB / DupleADL459B1964Museum
Bristol FLF6G / ECWCDL479C1965Museum
Bristol MW6G / ECWFDL927D1966Museum
Bristol RESH / Duple CommanderKDL885F1968Museum
Bristol RELL / ECWTDL563K1971Museum
Bedford YRQ / PlaxtonVDL264K1972Museum
Bristol VRT-SL3 / ECWUDL673S1978Museum
Leyland Leopard / ECW B51RDL309X1982Museum
Dennis Dart / DupleG526VYE1990Museum
Volvo B10B / Northern CountiesK125BUD1993Museum
AEC Matador / SVOCGXX7851945Museum
Daimler CK / DodsonDL50841927Museum
Cheverton Stage Coach1880Museum
NDL 600W / Robin Hood1982Museum
Bedford SB / DupleODL400Museum
Leyland NationalMDL880R1976Museum
Dennis DartHW52 EPX2002Museum
Ford TransitB259 MDL1984Museum
Bedford OB / DupleFDL6761949On Loan
Bristol LD6G / ECWPDL5191958Private
Dennis Ace / HarringtonDL90151934Private
Renault TN4F136 NOUPrivate
Bristol LD6G / ECWSDL2681959Private
Bristol VRT-SL2 / ECWSDL638J1971Private
Bristol LD/ ECWMDL 954Private
Leyland Olympian / ECWA700DDLMuseum
Bristol VRT / ECWNDL637MPrivate

The Isle of Wight Bus Museum currently has 21 vehicles on display at its new premises at Ryde.[2]

Relocation
The bus museum's previous site at Newport Quay

By the end of 2010, the museum was planning to relocate and construct a new purpose-built unit to house an Island Road Transport Museum.[3] The move is necessary due to the building it currently uses being demolished as part of redevelopment of Newport Quay. The plan was to purchase a two and a half acre area of farmland adjoining Havenstreet Railway, with the new site covering twice the floor area that the current base offers. The plans would require £120,000 to be raised to fund the move. Supporters were invited to purchase £250 shares in the project with monies being returned if the plan failed. However, in addition to funding issues, the field formed part of the Isle of Wight AONB, which could have led to a battle for planning consent over redevelopment.[4]

Since 2015 the museum has been based at a former Southern Vectis depot, located in Park Road, Ryde, Isle of Wight. which houses and displays the museum’s collection of buses and coaches.[5]

  • Buses lined up on the quay during the "Ex Island Buses" only running day during May 2010.
  • An ex Southern Vectis Bedford OB 216 (FDL676) at the Southern Vectis Bustival 2011. This bus is part of the bus museum collection.
  • This is 301 a Bristol RELH with Duple Commander Bodywork.This bus is part of the bus museum collection.

References
  1. "Isle of Wight County Press – "Trip back in time on the buses"". www.iwcp.co.uk. Retrieved 26 February 2009.
  2. https://www.iwbusmuseum.org.uk/vehicles/
  3. Information from the Isle of Wight Bus Museum leaflet 2008
  4. "Culture 24 – "Isle of Wight Bus Museum fights for its future."". www.culture24.org.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
  5. http://www.iwbusmuseum.org.uk/
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