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Transport and Aviation

Ipswich Transport
Museum

Preserving Ipswich's transport and engineering heritage for 50 years

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The Ipswich Transport Museum collection started over 50 years ago with just one bus. Now it houses more than 100 vehicles and large engineering items designed, built or used in the local area.

The museum building itself has historic significance. Built in 1936/37 it was a former Ipswich Corporation Transport trolleybus depot. The museum has been based here since 1989 and the building was extensively refurbished in 2001

The museum’s collection shows how people used to go about their daily lives. You can see buses and bicycles, prams and a police car, lawnmowers and lorries, fire engines and a funeral hearse. The amazing selection of local vehicles is supported by a variety of small exhibits, display material and ephemera.

The museum also houses the Ipswich Engineering Collection which includes many items from well known companies including Ransomes Sims and Jefferies, Ransomes and Rapier, Cranes, Reavell and Cocksedge.

For additional information about admission, opening hours, access, facilities and learning opportunities, please visit the museum website.

 

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Ipswich Transport Museum
Old Trolleybus Depot
Cobham Road
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP3 9JD

T: 01473 715666
E: enquiries@ipswichtransportmuseum.co.uk
W: www.ipswichtransportmuseum.co.uk/

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A 1912 Shand-Mason steam pump appliance has returned to Ipswich. The pump was bought by Needham Market Town Council in 1911 for around £400 and delivered to them in 1912. It weighs two tons, and served for nearly thirty years.… Continue reading Historic Fire Appliance Returns to Ipswich

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