Ayrshire’s only transport museum, Beith Transport Museum has been selected by Transport for London (TfL) to receive one of three prototype Hydrogen powered buses to add to the existing large collection of vehicles.

The vehicle was part of a Europe wide trial called C.U.T.E (Clean Urban Transport for Europe) involving 31 different companies, where 47 Hydrogen powered buses worked alongside conventional vehicles for a number of years in nine European cities to evaluate the  reduction of harmful emissions, indeed the only emissions from these vehicles was harmless water vapour!. The other two UK vehicles have been donated to the London Transport Museum and the National Science Centre. Transport for London is also covering the cost of transporting the vehicle to Beith.

Beith Transport Museum is operated by The Transport Preservation Trust, a registered charity, and is located on Willowyard Road, Beith between Beith and Glengarnock It is open Sunday to Friday. They can be contacted on 0845 120 8091, or at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it the web site is www.tpt-beith.org.uk

The vehicle will join a collection of over 100 vehicles which include Buses, Tow Trucks, A Railway subway car, Boat, Blackpool Tram, Tank and armoured cars, various fire engines and also vintage cars and bikes.

The museum is holding an open weekend on Saturday 22^nd and Sunday 23^rd March 2008. Admisson is free and everyone is welcome, it will be a great day out for all the family. There will be many free bus services operating to and from the museum using the museums vintage and privately owned vehicles. Further information can be found on the web site or calling the number above.

Beith Transport Museum

Robert James House

Willowyard Road

Beith

KA15 1JG

Phone 0845 120 8091

Fax 0845 120 8092

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www.tpt-beith.org.uk

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