South Yorkshire Transport Museum

09/02/2025

Thank you all who visited the museum today for our 'Meet the Vehicles' event and it's been a popular event. The PIT STOP COFFEE SHOP sold out of some food and drink. The museum shop was also busy and plenty of people enjoying the museum and the vehicles.

'What a great place to visit, we will be back'
'We visit the museum every month and there is always something we've never seen, today has opened our eyes even more'
'Great place, friendly staff, some amazing vehicles that bring back memories'.

Now, we been your help a little. Today we had a visitor from an ex Booth and Fisher driver who used to drive WRA 12 and we would love to speak this gent. If anyone has any information or knows this gent, please contact [email protected]

Next event is 9th March 2025 - Safety Day where we will be looking at Road and Rail safety.

See you next month and thanks to all the volunteers and visitors for an amazing day.

Photos credit to: Graeme Manning

08/02/2025

Tomorrow is meet the vehicles at the museum where a few of the volunteers will be talking about a handful of vehicles.

If the event is successful, we would look at doing it again and talk about other vehicles. You're feedback and input is important to us and very much appreciated. If you have some spare time, please pick up a feedback form and let us know how we are doing.

Tomorrow - 9th February - 10.30am till 4.00pm.

07/02/2025

Sunday 9th February is the date for your diary this weekend. It's our 'Meet the Vehicles' open day.

A few of the volunteers will be talking about a selection of the vehicles in the museum. We are open from 10.30am till 4.00pm. Free shuttle bus from platform C1 of Rotherham interchange 10.45a. and every hour after that up till 15.45pm.

Come and join us!

04/02/2025

We heard you and we responded...

With our next event it gives us the chance to see what we are getting right and what we need to improve on.

After receiving some public/visitor feedback, we decided to try one of the suggestions of having some of our volunteers speak about the vehicles.

Hence - 9th February 2025 from 10.30am till 4.00pm you are invited to 'Meet the Vehicles' at the museum. We have selected 4 vehicles for our volunteers to speak about. If this works, we will be doing it again.

03/02/2025

Here we go again folks, with our next event and new for 2025, we are offering you the chance to 'Meet the Vehicles' and this is where our volunteers offer you the chance to hear about the vehicles.

We have a selection of vehicles in the museum and a small number of volunteers willing to tell you all about them. Maybe you have a question about a vehicle that we have in the museum, or maybe you have an interesting fact about one of our vehicles.

Our doors will be open from 10.30am till 4.00pm and there will be a break down of what is happening on the day when you come through the reception area.

See you on Sunday 9th February 2025 as we 'Meet the vehicles'.

26/01/2025

Just a few images of Doncaster fleet number 188 yesterday as she looked lovely with the Sun out.

These buses are available for hire throughout the year and we've seen a lot of happy passengers and happy couples riding on these vehicles.

Simply fill in the form on our website under Heritage vehicle hire and our team are waiting to help with your enquiries.

20/01/2025

Yesterday we asked you to identify what was left of a vehicle, or should we say what is in the process of being restored?

After reading through the comments it seems that we have some keen eyes and it is in fact a Scammell R8 that is owned by Tom Ding and is now at the museum. The lorry is ready to be restored and I'm sure Tom can tell us more about it...

19/01/2025

Yesterday we had a new delivery to the museum. So today we want to put you to the test.

What is it?

15/01/2025

We need you...

The museum is in need of some help this year and we are looking for more volunteers to help is in a few ways.

Have you got any mechanical knowledge and would like to get your hands dirty? We are looking for volunteers who would like to get involved in maintaining vehicles and restoration projects from a 1950s Double Decker bus to a 1974 MGB GT and others too.

Maybe you would like to volunteer as a fundraiser and throw yourself out of a plane... (NO!) me neither, but maybe you have other ideas of how to raise funds for the museum and we would like to hear what you have in mind.

We are creating some sponsorship packs and if you would like one then please do get in touch with Phil Morton at [email protected]

www.sytm.co.uk is the place to visit for more information about the museum and we would love to hear from you.

South Yorkshire Transport Museum Transport History Rotherham, Barnsley, Doncaster, Sheffield former Sheffield Bus Museum at Tinsley Tram Sheds

12/01/2025

In case you missed it, we have made the Sunday evening ITV News.

https://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2025-01-12/vintage-single-decker-bus-unveiled-after-nearly-a-decade-of-restoration-works

You can have a look for yourself by clicking the link above.

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12/01/2025

We've had an amazing day so far with the launch of fleet number 216.

Thank you to everyone who came down to see the launch and chatted to us about their experiences with bus.

You can see the footage on ITV tonight at 18.15.

What a great way to start the new year.

11/01/2025

Don't forget it's our open day tomorrow 12th January 2025, and as the first one of the year we have a great unveiling in place.

Fleet number 216 Leyland Tiger (1947) single decker Sheffield livery bus. We have a number of press and media coming down for 11.10am when we officially launch and unveil the bus. ITV News, Rotherham advertiser and Bus and Coach weekly to name a few.

10.30am the doors to the museum will be open till 4.00pm.

Come and join us and let's fill the museum!

10/01/2025

Some years ago, Fleet No: 216 Leyland Tiger PS1 (1947) may not have been much to look at or to admire, but now it is a fully restored single decker in the Sheffield livery.

The good news doesn't end there, as we are about to unveil the fully completed restored bus on Sunday 12th January 2025 at around 11.10am inside the museum. Still, the good news doesn't end there as we have a some special visitors coming down from ITV News crew and also Bus and Coach Preservation Weekly and maybe a visit from the Rotherham Advertiser.

This bus is certainly going to be the star of the show, with photos of the restoration and also the Daughter of the lady who used to be the 'Clippy' on the bus when in service.

We have had a great team of volunteers undertake the restoration and a lot of donations, blood, sweat and tears have gone into making this possible.

So please do come and show your appreciation on Sunday and take a step back in time.

Let's fill the museum with visitors and make sure that 216 gets the appreciation it needs.

Come and see us!

07/01/2025

Have you got a special event planned for this year? Do you need a large vehicle to transport your guests around and get them to a certain place at a certain time?

We have a number of vintage vehicles ready to help you with those special events and they range from:

1954 Double Decker bus - Cream and Blue
1958 Double Decker bus - Cream and Blue
1959 Double Decker bus - Cream and Blue
1961 Double Decker bus - Red
1985 Coach - Multi-coloured (Yellow, White and Brown)

These vehicles play a part in keeping the museum open for our visitors to see, and they are all very well maintained. Just give our team a shout and see what they can do for you to make your day even more special.

https://sytm.co.uk/bushire/

Just fill in the form and the team will come back to you.

06/01/2025

On your marks, get set...

GO!

The first of our yearly events is about to get underway on the Sunday 12th January 2025 from 10.30am till 4.00pm. We have a few things in store for you this time around. With the launch of our 1947 Leyland Tiger PS1 Fleet no. 216 single deck. We also have our Archives coming out again for you to see, this time with some different artefacts and memorabilia.

We also have our Pit Stop Coffee Shop, Gift Shop and exhibits for you to enjoy too. A great day out for all the family, so why not come and see us.

Free vintage bus rides from the Rotherham Interchange platform C1 and the details of those journeys are in the flyer below.

Come and see us!

05/01/2025

New Year, new start, new events, new open days and some new exhibits in our Museum.

One thing that hasn't changed is the Vehicle Hire part of the museum and if you have an event this year that you want to celebrate and hire one of our vehicles, they are ready and fully roadworthy.

Wedding, Birthday, Prom, Retirement or something else including funerals, we are here to help. All you need to do is head over to our website https://www.sytm.co.uk/bushire/ fill in your details and we will get back to you.

It couldn't be easier and we have five vehicles available at the moment and apologies to any who is wanting our Sheffield United Tours Coach (Fleet No. 322) as it is currently under repair.

Get in touch and see how we can help you.

31/12/2024

Well it's been an amazing year and we are looking forward to seeing you all again next year - 2025.

Thank you all for the continued support and we hope to increase our footfall, supporters and volunteers next year.

Keep an eye out for our Roadshow Bus as it shows you the next open day in the top deck windows.

From all of us here at the South Yorkshire Transport Museum - have a very Happy New Year 2025!

24/12/2024

Well, it's that time of year again where we are preparing for the year ahead. All our events are now listed on our website for 2025, and we have a few days out planned too which will be revealed early next year.

It's been a great year for the South Yorkshire Transport Museum and we would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their support and for visiting the museum throughout 2024. Our Corporate Supporters have helped us along the way with financial donations and gifts to help us save costs at the museum, and the generosity of the public who have visited throughout the year.

To all our active volunteers we would like to say a massive thank you for all the help behind the scenes again throughout the year, and we wish each every one of you a Very Merry Christmas and all the best for 2025!

We will be back in January with our first Open Day and the launch of our 1947 Leyland Tiger Single deck Sheffield livery bus - Fleet no. 216 which has been carefully restored and is now road worthy.

Not seen us before? Come and see us in 2025 and spread the word that the museum has some exciting plans ahead!