Behind The Scenes - Ipswich Transport Museum

As I work at the Ipswich Transport Museum, as you’d know, we have restorations happening like the 1932 Bedford WLB, 1951 Morrison Electric Coal Lorry and the 1880 Cambridge Horse Tram is currently undergoing major reinstatement to return them into former glory to their original uniform.

As well as restoring buses, horse trams and Lorries, there are also other volunteers who do different stuff within the museum from IT staff to cleaners who’d sort and clean the vehicles to high-standard. Now I do cleaning on a weekly basis, so I predominantly clean the public transport area from Regents to Leyland’s, there needs to be something completed within the cleaning procedures or even sweeping with the errorless dustpan and brush – which is normal for me!

Also the Ipswich Transport Museum does visits from groups whether it could be schools, scouts or other related-groups which comprises a look-round the museum by one of the volunteers (who knows a lot) and he elucidates the commercials, engineering and buses within penetration. Mostly, on opening days, and event days, he commonly does a proficient commentary about the antiquity of the tram since brand-new to the ending of the tramways in Ipswich in 1963 – and when the Ipswich Transport Museum restored it from 1976 to its 1920’s condition.

Also within the ‘Priory Press’ (11^th October), there is wording that there is a possibility that the Ipswich Transport Museum could be extended and already progressing slowly, not quick.

Back towards 1880, and the Cambridge Tram is doing brilliantly as its having restoration as we express, most of the exertion has been completed like stairs, downstairs internal work, steel wheels for the rails, vintage signage, doors connected, bells ringing and have been tested, outside lights are functioning, but the conclusion hasn’t been completed yet like handrails, the remainder of the seats which are wooden, and essentially that would it the end of its 5 to 6 year restoration mission done (if it’s done on-time for Christmas or the start of the new year). Well done to the squad for making the most of the effort of developing the very vintage tram, they need a vacation for their labour. 

As of 24th October, I took a few pictures of the Behind The Scenes. 

Underneath, these are the current restoration projects undergoing major refurbishment comprising the 1880 tram to the left is almost completed which raises 'Cambridge Street Tram' and is hopefully to be on display at Ipswich Transport Museum within 2019 or December 2018. 

To the right-hand-side, is the 1951 Morrisons Coal Electric Lorry which is undergoing major restoration and is to be completed within mid-2019 or 2020.

And the centre picture represents the Bedford WLB which should be completed within 2019 or 2020 and its from 1932, and it has now the dashboard with the instruments like the speedo, etc. 

And lastly, here is a image of ADX1 on the pits taken on the 24th October.