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_(53322575911).jpg) Sydney Bus Museum in October 2023 | |
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| Established | 1986 |
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| Location | 25 Derbyshire Road,Leichhardt |
| Coordinates | 33°52′35″S151°09′30″E / 33.876509°S 151.158260°E /-33.876509; 151.158260 |
| Type | Transport |
| Director | Peter Young (judge) |
| Public transit access | Leichhardt North MLR station |
| Website | www.sydneybusmuseum.com |
Sydney Bus Museum (formerly theSydney Bus and Truck Museum) is a not-for-profit organisation made up of over 200 volunteer members who preserve a rare, and invaluable collection of historic buses. The organisation also operate a transportation museum and education centre for public benefit located in the suburb ofLeichhardt, inSydney,Australia. The museum is open to the public on the first and third Sunday of each month.[1]
The museum restores, maintains, displays and operates over 80 buses and support vehicles from the 1920s to 2000s. This mainly includes both single-decker and double-decker buses from Sydney and regional NSW, including both government and privately operated vehicles. The collection also includes double-decker buses from Hong Kong and London.[2] It also provides buses for historical events,[3] and has also had buses appear in film and photo shoots.[4]
The Museum originally opened in 1986 in the formerTempe Bus Depot, with a formal opening in April 1988.[5] Following theState Transit Authority deciding to re-open the depot for itsMetrobus operation, the museum was allocated space in a disused part ofLeichhardt depot in 2010.[6] As part of the move to Leichhardt, the museum was closed between 2010 and 2016. The new site at Leichhardt was officially opened by Transport Minister Andrew Constance on 1 August 2016.[7]
The Historic Commercial Vehicle Association launched an in-house journal in June 1965.HCVA News was a bi-monthly publication, becoming monthly in 1968. It was relaunched asFleetline in August 1975, also becoming the house publication of theBus & Coach Society of Victoria (BCSV) at the same time. This arrangement ceased in June 1986 when the BCSV founded its own publication,Australian Bus Panorama.[8][9][10]
In May 1990, Fleetline became the house journal of the Transport Enthusiasts Society of South Australia.[11] In January 2004Fleetline was relaunched asAustralian Bus.[12] Originally published bi-monthly, it became quarterly in January 2022.[13] The final issue was published in November 2023.[14]
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