The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft
Home to the World's Largest Collection of Preserved Trolleybuses!
MUSEUM RE-OPENS
Posted 8th June 2021
We were delighted to be able to welcome visitors back to the Museum again at the last Bank Holiday. It was a blazing hot weekend and everyone enjoyed themselves; our new Thaymar ice cream line proved extremely popular! The Yorkshire Post featured the event - you can read it here.
All being well we plan to be open on selected weekends throughout the Summer and Autumn. A list of events planned for the rest of this season can be found on the Open Days At A Glance page.
However the Government's Roadmap is not a guaranteed timetable so events are still subject to change or cancellation. Please keep checking this website and our Facebook page for updates.
Our updated Covid-19 Risk Assessment can be downloaded here.
Unfortunately we're still unable to start our popular TROLLEYBUS DRIVING EXPERIENCE days at present. We hope to run these again soon.
Located between Doncaster and Scunthorpe, the Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft has over 60 historic trolleybuses in its collection. Many are in working order and on open days visitors can ride on them.
Most of our trolleybuses come from towns and cities around Britain, and we show some of the social history of their heyday - the 1940's through to 1960's. We also have a few important examples from around Europe, Canada and New Zealand.
To complement the trolleybuses, the Museum has a number of other historic vehicles, many of them diesel buses.
What is a trolleybus?
Trolleybuses are electrically-operated, drawing 550 volts DC mains electricity from specially constructed overhead wiring. They run on rubber tyres, like normal buses, but are emission-free. Find out more here.
How about visiting the Trolleybus Museum?
The Museum offers a fascinating day out for all the family. It is open on specific open days only between April and November (we call these “Trolleydays”) when visitors can ride on some of our trolleybuses.
There are many other things to see and do, whether or not you like trolleybuses and transport. Find more details here.
Proudly presenting our latest project
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The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft commissioned a full-size working replica of a pioneer 1911 trolleybus.
We can now tell another chapter about the history of the trolleybus - why not take a ride and find out what it was like over 100 years ago to ride on a solid-tyred, wooden-seated “trackless trolley”?
Click here to read more about this exciting development at the Trolleybus Museum.
Accessibility
We welcome vistors with disabilities and much of the Museum is accessible to people with disabilities, although there may be wheelchair access problems in certain areas.Click here for more information on accessibility.
Coach trips & party visits
If you are interested in planning a coach trip or a party visit to the Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, details can be found here.
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