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.