Guest 702- Registered: 9 Jul 2010
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11 December 2010
20:5784138The museum has had a review, with pictures, published in the latest edition of Practical Classics.
Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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11 December 2010
21:3884147Ken, it`s right here on my doorstep but I must confess to forgetting it`s there. I have on a number of occasions thought of starting a thread on it, but somehow it`s escaped me. Have you got the opening times please mate?
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Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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12 December 2010
08:3584173I understand it's closed during the winter - apart from advanced bookings for group visits.
It has always been difficult organising tourism initiatives during the autumn winter period because very few of the sites are open.
Roger
Guest 702- Registered: 9 Jul 2010
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12 December 2010
22:5584281Their website is:
http://www.dovertransportmuseum.org.uk/
Looks like Sundays only at this time of year.
I was last there in June and took a number of photos of this Harding MkIV invalid carriage.
Harding are one of the many little known british manufacturers. see
http://www.britishmm.co.uk/history.asp?id=1326 for more details.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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13 December 2010
07:4984309That must have been a recent acquisition Ken, I've not seen that before.
Good to hear it is open at least one day a week, thanks for that.
Roger
Guest 650- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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13 December 2010
16:4684395We were made very welcome when we popped up there, and everyone was very helpful.
The picture of the Anderson shelter we use in the DWMP e-newsletter is of the shelter up at the Transport Museum.
Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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13 December 2010
18:5684424Thanks for that Ken, but the internet site you showed keeps coming up as error.
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Guest 644- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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13 December 2010
19:4284440My father donated his 1936 Ford Y to the Dover Transport Museum on a permanent loan basis. Keep an eye out for it - it's in good nick and is roadworthy.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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13 December 2010
19:4884443that is a cracker phil, looks like he must have spent hours every week just polishing the vehicle.
i bet the engine is in similar nick too.
Guest 644- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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13 December 2010
19:5684445Yes he bought it about five years ago at a very cheap price, but I think the maintenance proved to a little more than he bargained for. It also meant he couldn't keep his proper car in the garage as it took up all the space. He did pootle about Mongeham in it for a while but eventually gave up. No one wanted to buy it, so off to DTM it went.
Guest 702- Registered: 9 Jul 2010
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13 December 2010
21:4884489Colin, just tried the link and it worked OK.
Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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13 December 2010
21:5284494Ken, I do apologise mate, I missed the first link and only spotted the second, which is the error one. Got it okay now, I shall go for a wander round there when I log off.
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Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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14 December 2010
08:4684519Ah nice pictures, fascinating little red one there...and good story there Phil. love that car.
Guest 702- Registered: 9 Jul 2010
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14 December 2010
09:1284521Colin
I have sorted the second link now.
Matt Bristow- Location: Whitfield, Dover
14 December 2010
10:3884529The museum is a much forgotten about asset of Dover.
I did a couple of fashion shoots up there earlier in the year
Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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14 December 2010
16:5784557Phil, a lovely car above, but is that the car`s original colour scheme, or based on another type of car or a similar one as above?
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