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SBM News
Read about the latest news and updates on events, volunteer activities and operations below.


London Bus Day 2025
On Sunday, 4th of May, the Sydney Bus Museum transformed into a vibrant tribute to British transport heritage for its annual London...
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May 71 min read
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Sutherland Heritage Festival 2025
Saturday, 3rd of May, The Sydney Bus Museum travelled to the Shire to take part in the Sutherland Shire Citizens' Heritage Festival,...
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May 71 min read
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Dions Bus Launch
Tuesday, August 17, 2025, Sydney Bus Museum proudly introduces a rare and iconic double decker into its collection. On 17 August 2024,...
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May 72 min read
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State Transit Authority Day 2025
Sunday 6th of April, The Sydney Bus Museum proudly hosted its annual State Transit Authority (STA) Day, commemorating over three decades...
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May 71 min read
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Duck the Hassle Launch
Sunday, 2nd of March, The Sydney Bus Museum is very proud to launch our latest publication. Duck the Hassle is a 320 page hard cover...
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May 71 min read
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White Bay Power Station Biennale
From March to June 2024 the Sydney Bus Museum was engaged by Transport for NSW to operate a 14 weeks of Vintage bus services between the...
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May 71 min read
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Westbus 40th Anniversary Tour
March 19th, 2025, With 6 preserved genuine Westbus vehicles we were treated to a drive through of CDC NSW Northmead Depot and visited...
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May 71 min read
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Sydney Tramway Festival 2025
Sunday, February 23, 2025, saw the Sydney Tramway Museum hold its annual 'Vintage Tramway Festival' commemorating the closure of the...
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May 71 min read
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Hong Kong Bus Day 2025
This year we celebrated the start of the Lunar New Year on February 2nd, with our two genuine ex-Hong Kong exhibits ML1 and ME30...
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May 71 min read
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Australia Day 2025
Despite the usual 30+ degree conditions, our Australia Day services for 2025 were a resounding success! The Museum had 14 vintage...
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May 71 min read
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Vintage Tramway (Replacement) Festival 2024
Sunday, February 25, 2024 saw the Sydney Tramway Museum hold its annual 'Vintage Tramway Festival' commemorating the closure of the...
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Feb 29, 20242 min read
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Hong Kong Bus Day 2024
This year we celebrated the start of the Lunar New Year across two dates, February 4th and 11th, with our two genuine ex-Hong Kong...
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Feb 14, 20241 min read
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Lorna Hutchings Celebrates 60 Years!
On Thursday, February 8th one of our volunteer crews were tasked with a very special job - to take 2761 to Kingsgrove Depot to celebrate...
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Feb 9, 20242 min read
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Australia Day 2024
Despite the blistering 30+ degree conditions, our Australia Day services for 2024 were a resounding success! The Museum had 12 vintage...
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Feb 9, 20241 min read
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Denning Restoration
For many years, the Sydney Bus Museum has wanted to add a highway coach to our collection. An iconic 1987 Denning Tourmaster was acquired...
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Jan 17, 20241 min read
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BUSFEST 2023
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Nov 23, 20231 min read
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Australia Day 2023
The Sydney Bus Museum will be back again this year, operating up to 14 classic double deckers in the city on Australia Day. Come for a...
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Jan 10, 20231 min read
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Hong Kong Open Day
Sunday 22nd January 2023 and Sunday 29th January 2023 The Sydney Bus Museum continues its annual Hong Kong Bus Day event in 2023 during...
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Dec 30, 20221 min read
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Deckers in the Night 2022
Deckers in the Night is back for another year, this time over two nights with a guest vehicle each night! This year, the event will be on...
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May 16, 20221 min read
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New donation appeal for pre-war Leyland 1379
The Sydney Bus Museum has launched an appeal to purchase pre-war Sydney double-decker bus, Leyland TD4 1379. Learn more and donate here.
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Apr 5, 20221 min read
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