29th JUNE 2001

EAST ANGLIA TRANSPORT MUSEUM
CARLTON COLVILLE

Today's weather: Warm and sunny.

 

The East Anglia Transport Museum at Carlton Colville is unique in that it is the only
museum in Great Britain where visitors can ride on all three principle forms of public
transport from the early 20th century .

 

MAIN STREET

A view looking up the main street, note the vast array of overhead cables.

 

BLACKPOOL CORPORATION TRAM

No.159, A 1927 Blackpool corporation tram standing at the terminus waiting for
passengers.

 

LONDON TROLLEYBUS

A 1938 London Transport 6 wheel trolleybus.

 

RECREATION OF OLD SHOP

This is a recreation of an old shop, full of items of interest from yesteryear.

 

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Some old advertising signs.

 

UNUSUAL TELEPHONE BOX

A unusual old telephone box.

 

IVY DAIRY MILK FLOAT

A 1948 milk float from the Ivy farm dairy in Oulton Broad, the dairy is still open and still
delivering milk using very old milk floats, the only real differance today is that the
telephone No. is longer although still retaining the 68 at the end.

 

OLD RAC BOX

An old RAC telephone box, many a motorist would have been glad of them it in the days
before cars became more reliable.

 

TWO TRAM AND A TROLLEY BUS

Two trams and a trolleybus standing at the terminus.