#ThrowbackThursday this week takes us to Manchester's Piccadilly bus station. There's still a bus station on this very spot, but it looks rather different now! The date is some time in the early to mid 1950s.

We have a large collection of Acts of Parliament relating to railways, tramways, canals and roads from the early 1800s - it's a superb historical resource. All our archives are available for research - to see if we can help your research project, thesis or book just drop us a line at email@motgm.uk

Buses, buses everywhere - but where are they? It's this week's #MysteryMonday so we're not saying. Tell us if you think you know, and we'll confirm the answer later.

We had some moquette made by Camira Fabrics - it was used in Greater Manchester in the 70s and early 80s. We've used it to re-trim the seats on some of our buses, but we have some left over - we're selling it at £30/metre. If you want some for your restoration, contact us at email@motgm.uk

#SaturdayShowoff highlights an item from our collection each week, and maybe tempts you to visit. This week it's our 'Ellen Smith' Leyland Worldmaster coach - wouldn't you just love a trip to the seaside in it? For visiting details, check motgm.uk

Some men to carriages aspire On some the costly hansoms wait Some seek a fly, on job or hire Some mount the trotting steed, elate. I envy not the rich and great A wandering minstrel, poor and free I am contented with my fate An omnibus suffices me. Amy Levy 1861-1889 #NationalPoetryDay

No one likes to think about the time after they're gone. But we know that amazing collections of bus memorabilia have been thrown in the house clearance skip, because collectors didn't make it clear what should happen when they passed on.

Orange buses to brighten up your Monday morning! But it's #MysteryMonday so we're not saying where they are. If you think you know, reply below and we'll confirm the answer later.

#OnThisDay in 1987, GM Buses held an open day at #Oldham bus garage. Dora Bryan and Les Dennis were there!

Here's a #SaturdayShowoff that we don't have on display at the moment - #Stockport 185 is stored off site, awaiting its turn for restoration. But we have loads of pristine buses and other things to look at, so check out motgm.uk for opening times and admission prices plus our events calendar.

We note with mild surprise that today is #InternationalDayOfBirmingham - so in tribute to the country's third city, here's a Birmingham bus for this week's #ThrowbackThursday. Bonus points if you can post the location...

If you're an employee of TfGM, Metrolink or any bus company operating stage carriage services in Greater Manchester, you get *free* entry to our museum - just show your staff pass when you arrive.

Lots of buses, terraced houses and a Hillman Imp - but where is it? As it's our #MysteryMonday pic this week we're not saying till later. If you think you know, reply below!

One aspect that a lot of our visitors enjoy is looking for the crest, or coat of arms, on the sides of the 'Corporation' buses in our collection. They're almost works of art, and each town has a different design. Do you know whose crest this is? And what 'Animo Et Fide' means?

Our #SaturdayShowoff brings our collection to you and maybe tempts you to visit. Or maybe you'd a ride? #Leigh 15 will attend an event running free buses between Leigh & Bolton tomorrow, and if you board it we'll give you a 2-for-1 voucher to visit us. Visiting details: motgm.uk

If you've ever ridden on the top deck of a 135 bus, you'll recognise this view... It's Manchester Victoria station about 1990, and our #ThrowbackThursday for this week, showing one of the old trains that were replaced by Metrolink (construction materials for it are just visible at the left).

Ride with us! We're taking Leigh 15 and Lancashire United 97 to support the '82 running day', organised by friends of the museum, that'll operate free heritage buses between Bolton and Leigh this Sunday. And if you ride on one of our museum's buses, we'll give you a 2-for-1 voucher to visit us.

Let's have a rail-themed #MysteryMonday for a change. We see a station with well-kept platforms and even a garden - but where was it? Tell us if you think you know and we'll confirm the answer later.

For the next two weekends (12/13/19/20 September) we're taking part in #HeritageOpenDays by giving FREE entry to our museum; plus we'll run FREE heritage bus services to other local museums. Bus service details here: motgm.uk/events-theme...

Our #SaturdayShowoff highlights our collection and maybe tempts you to visit. This week it's #Salford 112, a smart Daimler made in 1962. Want to see it? Visiting details at motgm.uk

Did you know that SELNEC had its own successful parcels delivery business? It lasted from Manchester tramway days into the 1980s before it declined and was sold off, as catalogue business reduced. But this week's #ThrowbackThursday reminds us of a service that many used to rely on.

For the next two weekends 12/13 & 19/20 September we're throwing our doors open for free entry, plus running a free bus service to other local attractions, as our contribution to #HeritageOpenDays 2026. Visiting details: motgm.uk Bus service details: motgm.uk/events-buses...

"They look like the back of a bus" - to us, that's not an insult! But where was this handsome rear snapped? Tell us if you think you know, as it's this week's #MysteryMonday pic.

The preserved buses in our museum are just part of the story - it's about the people, those who rode on them and those who kept them running. This 1970 social 'do' pic shows staff of the old North Western company - and one of the people in the shot is today a Museum volunteer, fifty-odd years later!

Just for a change, this week's #SaturdayShowoff is an inside job... it's #Manchester 1250, a 1951 trolleybus that got its electric power from wires hung above the road. Want to see it? Visiting details at motgm.uk

It's #ThrowbackThursday, so your trip back in time awaits! This week we're in #Stalybridge watching the bus to Mottram about 1970. It was new to the gloriously-named Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley & Dukinfield Joint Transport Board...

#OnThisDay in 1932, #Wigan Corporation placed its first diesel buses in service - the town was a pioneer in moving away from more expensive (and more dangerous) petrol.

When's the last time you left the car and caught a Bee Network bus instead? September is #CatchTheBus month, give it a go - with £2 fares, you can just watch the world go by. And why not use the bus to come and visit us? We're opening FREE on 12/13 & 19/20 Sept, come and see how buses have improved.

This view shows some rather mouthwatering buses from the 1960s and 1970s - but where is it? As it's #MysteryMonday it's down to you. Tell us if you think you know and we'll confirm the answer later. Bonus points if you can name the building under construction in the background...

At a loose end today? We have a free bus service running between our museum and Heaton Park Tramway, where we're helping our friends there celebrate 125 years of Stockport's trams. We'll also have two of our vintage Stockport buses on display there. Bus service details at motgm.uk/events-buses...