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Looking for somewhere to take the parents, which the kids will also enjoyover the bank holiday weekend?
This weekend the Oxford Bus Museum will be open on Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday between 10.30am and 4.30pm. Parents will enjoy reminiscing about their childhood and the buses (and cars) they rode in on the way to school, whilst there is a special area with activities for children and a quiz on road...
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New display at Oxford Bus Museum for 2016
New panels have been installed in the entrance to the museum describing the development of public transport by road containing historic photographs including some of early horse trams, modern trams. Later in the season it is hoped that our 1881 restored horse drawn will go on display in the main museum....
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1949 Oxford Bus returns to Oxford for preservation
After an overland and sea journey of 4,750 miles , OFC 395 finally arrived at the Oxford Bus Museum in Long Hanborough from Mayville, New York State USA . It has been 31 years since this ex-City of Oxford Motor Services 1949 AEC Regent III was last in Oxfordshire. As the picture show, there’s...
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Bicycles celebrate 140 year anniversary in 2016
The Oxford Bus Museum displays Bill Faulkner’s Collection of early bicycles and tricycles, which are on long term loan to the museum, as well as its better known collections of Vintage Buses and Morris Cars. One of the tricycles is 140 years old in 2016. Most people are familiar with modern...
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Oxford Bus Museum Rally with free Vintage bus rides : Sunday 4 October
This year our annual bus rally will be held on 4 October. Free Bus rides every 15 minutes on a selection of vintage vehicles will be run between 10am and 4pm from the museum next to Hanborough Railway Station to Kidlington Airport and/or around local villages. The limited free parking on site will...
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Oxford Vintage Bus returning from America
OFC 395, an AEC regent double decker bus, was acquired new in 1949 by City of Oxford Motor Services is being bought by the Oxford Bus Museum, a registered Charity, for restoration from its current owner in Maryville, New York State. OFC 395 was one of a fleet of 53 highbridge buses acquired between...
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Oxford Bus Museum opens for Museums at Night
Oxford Bus and Morris Motors Museums will be taking part in Museum At Night’s late night opening on Wednesday 13 May. The museums are open every Wednesday from 10.30am until 4.30pm but on 13 May will remain open until 9pm. The museum is next to Hanborough Station and it is anticipated that commuters...
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Oxford Bus Museum Welcomes Budget change
The abolition of Vehicle Excise Duty on vehicles first registered before 1 January 1976 was announced in the Chancellor’s Budget. This will enable the museum to put more of its collection of Vintage Oxford buses on the road and have a wider selection of different types of buses available for use...