Event photographs: Caledon Shipyard book launch 14 December 2013 - Dundee

Author Jack B. Reilly, in association with Dundee Museum of Transport, held a formal launch of his book "The Caledon Shipyard: the foundation, the people, the ships and its demise" on board HM Frigate Unicorn on Saturday 14 December 2013.

Such was the interest all first edition copies of the book were sold out but we are working to get more printed as soon as possible.

Photographs from this event are now available to view on our 2013 Event Photos page.

   

PRESS RELEASE: Dundee Museum of Transport Announces Official Opening Date

DUNDEE - Monday 16th December 2013

From left: Jack Reilly and Jimmy McDonell

Dundee Museum of Transport (DMofT) announced on Saturday that their current premises at Market Mews will be opening to the public on Saturday 26th April 2014 after nearly four years of planning.  The announcement came during a book launch aboard the Frigate Unicorn for Jack Reilly’s book, “The Caledon Shipyard” which was in partnership with the museum.  The book has generated significant interest which tells the story of the Caledon Shipyard from his mass collection of images and information that he collected whilst working there from the 1950s onwards.  Its launch, which was host to ex-Lord Provost John Letford who was also a worker in the shipyard, was an overwhelming success with all available copies at the event sold out.

From left: Stewart Hosie MP, Marjorie Knowles, Murray Thomson, Norman Robertson, Jimmy McDonell, John Letford and Joe Fitzpatrick MSP

Chairman of the museum, Jimmy McDonell explained his delight surrounding the book launch,

“Today has been a fantastic event, which superseded our expectations. We are thrilled to be able to announce the opening of the museum so that we can re-live the rich transport heritage that the Dundee area has to offer”

Their current premises will act as a temporary museum whilst work behind the scenes will continue to acquire and develop the Maryfield Tram Depot as a permanent location for DMofT.  Jimmy also announced at Saturday’s book launch that the initial stage for Heritage Lottery Funding has been reached today, with the submission of an enquiry and it is hoped that the outcome will be received by the new year.

DMofT is now on Facebook and Twitter and if you have any queries regarding the book or the museum itself you can contact Matthew Jackson (publicity@dmoft.co.uk).

   

More ways to keep in touch with Dundee Museum of Transport

2014 is shaping up to be a very busy year for Dundee Museum of Transport so we've added more ways for you to keep in touch with all of our news and latest developments.

In addition to our website, news page on blogger and YouTube channel you can now also find us on our official facebook page, follow us on twitter and post your pics on instagram. There are direct links at the bottom of each website page.
 

Caledon Shipyard book launch: 14 December 2013 (updated)

Further to recent posts seeking funding - see this post and this post - we are delighted to announce that author Jack B. Reilly, in association with Dundee Museum of Transport, is holding a formal launch of his book "The Caledon Shipyard: the foundation, the people, the ships and its demise".

The event takes place on Saturday 14 December 2013 at 2pm on board HM Frigate Unicorn, Victoria Dock, Dundee DD1 3BP. All are welcome and tea, coffee and light refreshments will be available.

Support Dundee Museum of Transport by buying your 2015 calendars and diaries from our Museum shop or click to buy online now.

   

Bus advertisement for Dundee Museum of Transport

Dundee Museum of Transport is now being promoted on preserved Ailsa bus 273 WTS273T and here she is lined up outside our Market Mews premises showing off the new nearside advertisement.

As this bus regularly attends rallies across Scotland it will help to spread the word about Scotland's newest Transport Museum.
 

Former Dundee Corporation bus AYJ379 returns home

Daimler CVD6 127 AYJ379, the oldest Corporation bus known to survive, entered service in 1951 and was withdrawn to the Museum Department in February 1973. Restored to an early post-war livery it became a familiar sight at Open Days held at the Dock Street bus depot from the 1970s and is now in the care of Dundee City Council. Stored outside for a considerable time the bus was moved to The Scottish Vintage Bus Museum Lathalmond in the late 1990s.

On Sunday 22 September 2013 the bus was brought back from Lathalmond to Dundee Museum of Transport. Discussions are on-going with Dundee City Council's Leisure & Culture group on how best to present this bus for display with the minimum of restoration.

More photographs can be seen on our Exhibits page.

   

1901 Aberdeen Electric Tram comes to Dundee

On Monday 26 August 2013 Dundee Museum of Transport received a very unusual delivery - a 1901 Aberdeen Electric Tram.

The Aberdeen and District Transport Preservation Trust is a charity (SCO37877) dedicated to restoring and preserving historic vehicles from the North East of Scotland and one of their projects is to restore this tram, the only one to survive, to its full glory.

Photographs of the tram and its move from Aberdeen to Dundee are featured in our Restoration gallery and you can follow the team's progress on the Restoring the Last Aberdeen Tram website.

   

Read all about us

On Saturday 21 September 2013 DC Thomson publication The Courier carried a three-page feature about Dundee Museum of Transport in their Weekend magazine in the lead-up to the opening of our temporary premises at Market Mews, Dundee.

Click on the images below to view larger copies.

 

Update: Turn green chips into cash [updated with photo]

Further to this post in August 2013 we are delighted to announce that Dundee Museum of Transport amassed sufficient 'green chips' at Asda Milton of Craigie to receive a cheque for £200.

Pictured are Yvanne McLaren, Community Life Champion at Asda Dundee Milton (right) and Museum Chairman Jimmy McDonell.

Many thanks to everyone for their support.

   

Update: Seeking funding to publish important book about Caledon Shipyard

Further to this post in May 2013 we are delighted to announce that we have secured the necessary funding for "The Caledon Shipyard - The Foundation, The People, The Ships and its Demise" by Jack Reilly to be published.

In particular we would like to thank the following for their support in making sure this very important book can now be sent for printing:

William S. Phillips fund
Alexander Moncur Trust
D.C. Thomson Charitable Trust
Creative Scotland Quality Production Arts Programme

   

Event reminder: Farming Yesteryear 7 & 8 September 2013 - Scone

Dundee Museum of Transport will be attending Farming Yesteryear and Vintage Rally at Scone Palace, Perth. This takes place on Saturday 7 September and Sunday 8 September 2013 from 9am-5pm.

For more details please visit the SVTEC website (external link).

Event reminder: Food & Flower Festival 7 & 8 September 2013 - Dundee

Dundee Museum of Transport will be attending Dundee Food and Flower Festival at Camperdown Park. This takes place on Saturday 7 September and Sunday 8 September 2013 from 10am-5:30pm. (The event starts on Friday 6 September 2013).

For more details please visit the Dundee Food and Flower Festival website (external link).
   

Updates to photograph galleries and temporary premises page

There have been a number of additions to our photograph galleries and premises pages.

Photos of the recently acquired Volvo B10L Wright Liberator P122KSL (122/7122) Travel Dundee have been added to the Exhibits gallery.

Photos of the recently delivered Carolina Port power station electric locomotive built by BHT in 1908 have been added to the Restorations projects gallery.

More photographs of the on-going restoration of Daimler Fleetline PYJ461L (161) Dundee Corporation have been added to the Restorations projects gallery.

As we get ever closer to opening the latest photographs of the work taking place at Market Mews have been added to the Current Temporary Premises page.

   

Turn green chips into cash

Dundee Museum of Transport has a box for customers to put green plastic chips into at ASDA, Milton of Craigie, Dundee. If we collect the most chips we can win £200 for the Transport Museum and it ends very shortly

Currently we are doing very well but we need as much support as possible. So if you are out shopping please put a chip in OUR box which is located at the checkout just beside the toilets.

Scotland's newest Transport Museum needs your support. Things just don't happen, we need to make them happen.

Kindest Regards
Jimmy McDonell

Chairman, Dundee Museum of Transport

Event photographs: Open Weekend 17 & 18 August 2013 - Lathalmond

Dundee Museum of Transport attended the annual Open Weekend at the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum in Lathalmond on Saturday 17 August and Sunday 18 August 2013.

Photographs from this event are now available to view on our 2013 Event Photos page.
 

Event reminder: Open Weekend 17 & 18 August 2013 - Lathalmond

Dundee Museum of Transport will be attending the annual Open Weekend at the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum in Lathalmond. This takes place on Saturday 17 August and Sunday 18 August 2013 from 10am-5pm.

For more details please visit the SVBM website (external link).
   

Event reminder: Baxter Park Celebrations 3 August 2013 - Dundee

Dundee Museum of Transport will be attending the Baxter Park celebrations in Dundee. This takes place on Saturday 3 August 2013.

For more details please visit the Stobswell Forum website (external link).

   

Event reminder: Transport Extravaganza 13 & 14 July 2013 - Glamis Castle

Dundee Museum of Transport will be attending the Scottish Transport Extravaganza at Glamis Castle, Angus. This takes place on Saturday 13 July and Sunday 14 July 2013 from 9am-6pm.

For more details please visit the SVVC website (external link).

Event reminder: Vintage Bus Run Sunday 30 June 2013 - Aberdeen

Dundee Museum of Transport will be attending the Vintage Bus Run at King Street, Aberdeen. This takes place on Sunday 30 June 2013 from 11am-4pm.

For more details please visit the FirstBus website (external link).

Event reminder: Historic Transport Sunday 16 June 2013 - Lathalmond

Dundee Museum of Transport will be attending the Festival of Historic Transport at the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum in Lathalmond. This takes place on Sunday 16 June 2013 from 11am-4pm.

For more details please visit the SVBM website (external link).

Event reminder: WestFest Sunday 9 June 2013 - Dundee

Dundee Museum of Transport will be attending WestFest at Magdalen Green, Dundee on Sunday 9 June 2013.

To find out more information please visit the WestFest website (external link).
 

Event reminder: Classic Car Show Sunday 9 June 2013 - Errol

Dundee Museum of Transport will be attending the Tayside Classic Car Club Show at Errol Airfield, Perthshire on Sunday 9 June 2013 from 10am - 4pm.

To find out more information please visit the TCCC website (external link).
 

Photos of steam roller at Market Mews

Further to our appeal for volunteers to help move the The Angus Council 1930 Fowler DNA Road Roller to our Market Mews temporary premises on Saturday 4 May 2013  - see this post - a series of photographs has now been posted on our Exhibits page within the Gallery section.

   

Event reminder: Volunteers Day Wednesday 5 June 2013 - Dundee

Dundee Museum of Transport will be attending the Volunteers Day, Perth Road, Dundee on Wednesday 5 June 2013. We look forward to meeting as many potential new members and volunteers as possible at this event.
 

Event reminder: PoW Day Sunday 2 June 2013 - Comrie

Dundee Museum of Transport will be attending the Comrie PoW Day at Cultybraggan Camp, Crieff, Perthshire on Sunday 2 June 2013.

For more details please visit the Comrie website (external link).
 

Event reminder: Running Day Sunday 19 May 2013 - Lathalmond

Dundee Museum of Transport will be attending the annual running day at the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum in Lathalmond. This takes place on Sunday 19 May 2013 from 10am-5pm.

For more details please visit the SVBM website (external link).
   

Seeking funding to publish important book about Caledon Shipyard

Dundee Museum of Transport is working hard to secure funding to pay for the publication of Jack Reilly's incredibly detailed book "The Caledon Shipyard".

Our target is to raise £10,000 and we have just managed to secure a donation of £1,000. This, along with two £2,000 donations, now means we are half-way there.

This book is an incredibly detailed history of a very important part of Dundee's ship-building heritage and deserves to be read by as wide an audience as possible. See more images on the Scotland's Places website (external link).

If you or someone you know may be willing to make a donation towards the remaining £5,000 then please get in touch. All our details are on the contact page of our website.

   

Temporary premises update: May 2013

Work has been continuing on our temporary premises at Market Mews, Dundee. The front exhibition hall is now virtually complete and a number of vehicles and exhibits were on display for our most recent preview event.

A lot of work has been done on the second exhibition hall and office space. The walls have been cleaned, filled and painted and the floor has received a first coat of protective paint.

Most of our attention is currently focussing on the third unit (of four) which will primarily be used for vehicle storage and maintenance.

To view the latest photographs of our work please visit our current temporary premises page.

 

Volunteers required to work on Steam Road Roller

The Angus Council 1930 Fowler DNA Road Roller will be visiting our Market Mews temporary premises on Saturday 4 May 2013 on a low loader.

Our aim is to put her into steam for this coming rally season, so if anyone can spare a few hours on
Saturday morning your help would be very much appreciated. Many hands make light work, even if you just want to watch and cheer us on.

To find out more about this magnificent engine on our website click here and for a map to find our temporary premises click here.

   

Event reminder: Running Day Sunday 21 April 2013 11am - 4pm

Dundee Museum of Transport is holding its inaugural Running Day on Sunday 21 April 2013 from 11am to 4pm at our Market Mews premises.

We'll have an array of classic cars, many other vehicles and the official unveiling of the unique Ailsa Open Top Bus WTS272T, recently restored by Taybus Vintage Vehicle Society (weather permitting!).

This will also be the first chance for the public to view the progress we have made with our temporary premises and refreshments will be available inside as well.

We look forward to meeting as many of you there as possible.

- How to find us:

Dundee Museum of Transport
Units 1-4 Market Mews
Market Street
Dundee DD4 6JE



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Events Diary for 2013 now available

Dundee Museum of Transport will be attending twelve events throughout 2013. Look out for our banner, trailer and vehicle displays.

We will also be launching a Running Day at our temporary Market Mews premises that will take place on Sunday 21 April 2013. Hopefully this could become an annual event if successful.

Full details are available on our events diary page.
 

Temporary premises update: February 2013

Despite the cold weather work has continued apace on our temporary premises at Market Mews, Dundee.

The painting of the front exhibition hall is almost complete, the cafe area has been painted and carpeted, toilets have been installed and the boardroom fitted out.

To see the latest set of photographs visit our current temporary premises page.
 

Annual General Meeting 2013

Notice is hereby given that the Dundee Museum of Transport Annual General Meeting will take place within its premises at Market Mews, Brought Ferry Road, Dundee on Saturday 2 March 2013 commencing at 11am.

Agenda

Chairperson’s Reports
Finance Report
Membership Report
Election of Office Bearers
Market Mews Update
Display & Events Report
Archives Report
Restoration Report
Vehicle Storage Update
AOCB

If any member would like a topic brought up under AOCB this must be submitted to the Chairperson by 28 February 2013.

Jimmy McDonell
Chairperson
   

Now you can show your support by donating online

Dundee Museum of Transport registered as a charity in Scotland, number SC041529, in June 2010. Since then we have been working very hard to establish a museum in Dundee to showcase our local hidden transport heritage.

We have been very fortunate to receive a number of grants for which we are very grateful. However you can also make a donation to help us with our project by visiting our Donate page.

All donations are processed by PayPal which is 100% secure and they will not pass on your financial details to anyone, including Dundee Museum of Transport. You do not need to have a PayPal account to make a donation as they will also accept most major credit or debit cards.