Festival of Innovation

No entirely bike related but i'm running a bit event at the Science Museum in Wroughton on the 12th and 13th Septemeber, among other interactive stuff our reserve collections will be open (complete with a large collection of vintage bikes and some slightly newer ones) and a VMCC sprint day on the run wasy too. Be great to see some of the folks on the forum come along.

Cheers
Matt

Oh wow.

Thanks for posting this.

However I always wanted to go there because you guys have the stuff that London cannot fit in, but sadly Simon is due to be born around that time, which is a shame as Leuchars Airshow is on the 12th September and it is the retirement of the Tornado F.3's.

However I understand that you have a few noteworthy airframes such as the De Havilland Comet [G-APYD] there, or has that moved on ? And a V-2 Rocket and rumour has it that a C-47 Dakota [N473DC] is stored there as well. Amongst an RAF Meteor and a Luftwaffe Komet [191316].

I'm off to Royal Navy Air Station Yeovilton on the 10th July for the Photocall, the Airshow on the Saturday and visiting the Royal Navy Aircraft Museum on the Sunday, however Cobham Hall which holds the reserve collection of 30 very rare aircraft is not open at the weekends. I approached the director to ask if my dad and I could have a personal tour, but sadly that isn't possible.

I used to work at Kembrey Park in Swindon with Thames Water, and possibly this year looking to spend a week day at RAF Lyneham.

I will have to get in touch with you.

Yep some of that stuff is still here - most imporatantly the Comet, much of the other stuff in on display in town, but d4 hanagr will be open showing the Constellation, Boeing 247D, DC3 and other stuff...

Science Museum bike collections include (not exhaustively and not all on show);

Holden's horizontal 4 cylinder direct drive motor bicycle, 1897

Werner 2 h.p. motor bicycle, 1902-3, with accumulator ignition, spray carburettor. Pedals, crank and chain missing.

Werner 2 h.p. motor bicycle, 1902-3, with accumulator ignition, spray carburettor. Pedals, crank and chain missing.

Motor cycle made by Robinson and Price, Liverpool, 1903

Humber 2.75 hp motor cycle, 1902

P. and M. 3.5 h.p. motor cycle, c. 1911

Ariel motor tricycle, 1898-1899

Wolfmuller motor cycle, 1894

Two-stroke Pullin motor cycle, 1919, incorporating pressed steel frame and front forks

Motor bicycle manufactured by the British Motor Traction Co. Ltd., 1899

Ner-a-car motor bicycle, 1925

"J.D." 2-stroke light-weight motor bicycle, c. 1924

O.E.C. motor bicycle, 1930, fitted with J.A.P. engine

Steam motor cycle, made by Pearson and Cox, c. 1907

F.N. 2.5 H.P. single cylinder shaft driven motor cycle, 1909

Steam motor cycle, 1.5 h.p., c. 1900

Triumph, 2-stroke, 2.25 h.p. motor cycle, c. 1914

Scootamota motor cycle, made in 1919

Airspring motor cycle, c. 1909

Werner motor cycle, 1899

Sunbeam S7 500 cc motor cycle, 1950

Indian 3.5 h.p. single-cylinder motor cycle, 1911

A.B.C. 3 h.p. motor cycle, with one registration book, 1921

H****y-Davidson motor cycle and sidecar, 1925

Raleigh moped bicycle, 1959

D.K.R. Capella motor scooter, 1961

Ariel Square Four motor cycle, 1959

Corgi motor cycle, 1948

A.J.S. twin-cylinder motor cycle, 1924

B.S.A. twin-cylinder motor cycle and sidecar, 1922

Ariel Leader twin-cylinder, two-stroke motor cycle, 1963

B.S.A. Sloper 500cc motor cycle, 1927

New Imperial motor cycle, 1935

Douglas Dragonfly motor cycle, 1956

Raleigh 'Wisp' moped, 1967

B.S.A. 600 cc sidevalve M21 motorcycle and sidecar. Ex-Automobile Association road patrol motorcycle outfit complete with full equipment and accessories

Lamaudiere motor cycle, 1902

Velocette Valiant motor cycle, 1959

Swallow motor scooter, 1948

Triumph motor cycle sidecar outfit, 1913

New Hudson autocycle Reg. No. 656 EHK, 98 c.c. manufactured 1955

Royal Enfield "Super Meteor" solo motor cycle fitted with an anti-lock braking system.

Vespa Sportique scooter, 1965

N.S.U. Quickly 49cc moped, 1961 (including handbooks)

Y****a XS 100 motorcycle, 1978, sectioned

Triumph Tina motor scooter, registration no. ONK 45D, 1966

Brough Superior 11-50 motorcycle with sidecar, 1935

N.S.U. Quickly moped, 49cc, c. 1961

H***a c 100 motorcycle, 1965

Enjoy!
Matt