Scottish Vintage Bus Museum
The Scottish Vintage Bus Museum has over 150 vehicles on display and the Open Days are a very popular with families and bus enthusiasts. There is so much to see.
The museum is one of the largest vintage bus collections in the UK. The site in Lathalmond includes exhibition halls, restoration workshops, and additional vehicles like classic cars and a small railway collection. It is run primarily by volunteers and managed as a charity. The museum hosts events such as the Festival of Historic Transport, combining vintage buses and classic vehicles. The 44th Festival was held in June 2025.
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The Museum
Scottish Vintage Bus Museum Open Day August 2025
- 1968: A local enthusiast, Jasper Pettie buys a Guy Arab bus and stores it in temporary accommodation in North Berwick. This marks an early origin of what later becomes a formal organisation.
- 1972: A shed is purchased in Pathhead, near Dalkeith as a base for bus preservation and storing vehicles; effectively the first Scottish base for organised bus preservation.
- 1985: The group forms a registered charity to run a bus museum and coordinate preservation activities.
- 1986: The Scottish Vintage Bus Museum is formally established at Whitburn, West Lothian.
- 1995: The museum relocates to its current site at Lathalmond (a former Royal Navy Stores Depot), north of Dunfermline in Fife, on a 45 acre site.
- 1990s to 2000s: Over time the collection grows substantially, with buses dating from the 1920s to later decades.
- 2025: The museum marks 30 years at the Lathalmond site and celebrates its 40th anniversary with special events and expanded visitor engagement.
A 1948 Guy Arab double-decker transporting passengers to and from Dunfermline railway station.
Scottish Vintage Bus Museum Open Day August 2025
Scottish Vintage Bus Museum Open Day August 2025
Scottish Vintage Bus Museum Open Day August 2025
Scottish Vintage Bus Museum Open Day August 2025
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