Everything on this page & many other contributions
throughout the site, kindly donated by Paul Holroyd of
Vintage Carriages Trust (VCT). The trust owns and operates the Museum of Rail
Travel at Ingrow, near Keighley,
West Yorkshire BD21 5AX
website - www.vintagecarriagestrust.org
See also : Vintage Carriages Trust
Multiple Units
Keighley & Worth valley Railway |
Transperience
The ill-fated Transperience opened at Low Moor on 1st July 1995 &
closed 12 October 1997.
The West Yorkshire Transport Trust was removed from the Central Register
of Charities on 25 August 2005
The company was removed from the register of companies on 1 December
2005. |
This glossy colour A4 leaflet was issued before Transperience was built,
with an artists drawing of a Crich Tramway Museum type scene on the
front. |
Front Cover
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Plan Page Left |
Plan Page Centre |
Plan Page Right |
Back Cover |
Brochures / leaflets |
Brochure 1
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Brochure 2 |
Leaflet 2 |
Leaflet 3 |
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Leaflets |
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Admission ticket |
Compliment slip |
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 Transperience
teddy (31-10-06)
"I've experienced Transperience" proclaims the sash on this teddy bear.
Sadly, not enough people experienced the Transperience Discovery Park. |
The following photos taken in 1996 showing the tram tracks on the former
rail trackbed & the various exhibition buildings.
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Transperience end of the line (11-03-96)
11 march 1996 The end of the tram line .... heading towards
Cleckheaton |
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Transperience (11-03-96) |
 3 Transperience (11-03-96) |
 4 Transperience (11-03-96) |
 5 Transperience (11-03-96) |
 6 Transperience (11-03-96) |
 7 Transperience (11-03-96) |
 8 Transperience (11-03-96) |
 9 Transperience (11-03-96)
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 Transperience
27 May 2006 : Paul Holroyd
The remains of Transperience in 2006. The yellow building with the dome used to be the Exploratory. Behind the
former Transperience Transport Discovery Park, a frequent train service
still operates over the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Bradford to
Halifax route. |
 Transperience
27 May 2006 : Paul Holroyd
The Bradford to Halifax main line is at the front of the picture.
You can just make out the Transperience tram line curving away towards
Cleckheaton.
The Exploratory building is to the right of the picture, hidden by the
trees. |
Further reading:
“Railway World” October 1985: The West Yorkshire Transport Museum
“Popular Classics” March 1996: New tech meets the trolleybus
“Preserved Bus” January/February 1999 The Transperience Experience
“Preserved Bus” March/April 1999: The Transperience Sale |
 Budapest
Tramways
Undated photo by Dave Scriven www.vintagecarriagestrust.org
2576 was built in 1904 for Budapest Tramways. The original wooden body was
later replaced by steel,and the tram ran
in service in Budapest until 1981.
Its service life at the ill-fated Transperience was unfortunately
considerably shorter. |
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 Little
and Large at Transperience
Undated photo by Dave Scriven
www.vintagecarriagestrust.org
On the left is KW2260, a 1927 Leyland Lion PLSC3 which had previously
appeared in the TV series “South Riding”. Following the closure of
Transperience, the vehicle was rescued by the
Keighley Bus Museum. On the right is the replica Lion, which
gave rides at Transperience |
