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| Established | 1986 |
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| Location | M90 Commerce Park Lathalmond, by Dunfermline Fife KY12 0SJ |
| Coordinates | 56°06′43″N3°27′29″W / 56.112°N 3.458°W Coordinates: 56°06′43″N3°27′29″W / 56.112°N 3.458°W |
| 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 Easter and the start of October. [2]
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]
There are around 160 buses, the majority of which date from the 1920s and 1930s. The collection also includes around 30 other vehicles. [2] These vehicles include a small railway collection which is on loan to the museum from the Scottish Railway Preservation Society, [1] 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]
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