Scottish Vintage Bus Museum

Scottish Vintage Bus Museum

The Exhibition Hall of the museum in June 2025
Established	1986
Location	M90 Commerce Park Lathalmond, by Dunfermline Fife KY12 0SJ
Coordinates	56°06′43″N3°27′29″W / 56.112°N 3.458°W / 56.112; -3.458
Type	Transport museum
Website	http://www.svbm.org.uk

The Scottish Vintage Bus Museum is a transport museum in Lathalmond, 2.5 miles north of Dunfermline, Fife. ^[1] The museum is open every Sunday between April and the start of October. ^[2]

History

The museum was established in 1986 in Whitburn, West Lothian, ^[3] before moving to its current location at Lathalmond, formerly part of the Royal Navy Stores Depot, in 1995. ^[1] The museum owns half of the site at Lathalmond which is around 45 acres. ^[4]

Collection

There are around 160 buses based at Lathalmond. The collection also includes around 30 other vehicles. ^[2] On site, there is a small railway collection which is on loan to the museum from the Scottish Railway Preservation Society, ^[1] together with a collection of classic cars and lorries, a restored steam roller and a restored horse tram. ^[5]

The museum is a registered charity and the collection is managed by a board made up of mainly trustees. ^[4]

References

1. "Scottish Vintage Bus Museum". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
2. "Scottish Vintage Bus Museum". www.list.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
3. "Route to instant nostalgia that will ring a bell". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
4. "The Scottish Vintage Bus Museum". www.svbm.org.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
5. "All aboard for the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum open weekend near Dunfermline". Dunfermline Press. Retrieved 11 September 2017.