Queens Road 125 Garage Open Day
Saturday 6 June 2026
Garage Open Day - 11am to 3.30pm (Museum open 10am-4.30pm)
See behind the scenes of a Bee Network bus garage!
Queens Road Garage is an integral part of our local community, just as it was when it opened 125 years ago!
Opened by Manchester Corporation Tramways in 1901 to operate the city’s first electric tram services, it now provides Bee Network bus services to the people of Greater Manchester.
- Guided tours of the garage
- See the Engineering Workshop
- Stagecoach Manchester heritage fleet
- Historic buses from Queens Road garage
- Free heritage bus services
- Food & drink, displays & family activities
At Heaton Park, the Tramway Museum and workshop will be open with a model tramway exhibition
Metrolink driver training simulator (in the Museum)
Standard Museum admission applies for Queens Road Garage Open Day
Admission can be purchased in advance below, or on the day from the Museum.
Wristband(s) will be issued on the day, which will grant access to Queens Road Garage and the Museum of Transport for the day.
Families visiting with Queens Road Garage employees visit free of charge at this event - please bring your staff pass to obtain your wristband(s) on the day from the Museum.
Book your visit in advance
Getting to the Museum:
The Museum will be very busy for the event and we recommend that you use public transport, or our free Heritage Bus service (see below). Don’t forget you can use rail tickets showing Manchester CTLZ as the destination to reach Manchester Victoria via Metrolink. You can use the TfGM Journey Planner to help you get here.
Free heritage bus services
Heritage Bus 5: Museum of Transport - Manchester city centre - Museum of Transport (every 15 minutes)
Museum of Transport: 0928, 0943, 0958, 1013, 1028 and every 15 minutes until 1613
Queens Rd Metrolink (stop A): 0930, 0945, 1000, 1015, 1030 and every 15 minutes until 1615
Corporation St, Manchester (stop NU): 0940, 0955, 1010, 1025, 1040 and every 15 minutes until 1625
Shudehill Interchange, Manchester (Stand H): 0945, 1000, 1015, 1030, 1045 and every 15 minutes until 1630
Queens Rd Metrolink (stop B): 0955, 1010, 1025, 1040, 1055 and every 15 minutes until 1640
Museum of Transport: 0957, 1012, 1027, 1042, 1057 and every 15 minutes until 1642
Heritage Bus 6: Museum of Transport - Heaton Park - Museum of Transport
Refreshments
An expanded selection of light meals and refreshments, including a greater range of hot food, will be available
Sunday 7 June 2026
Celebrating 125 years of Manchester's trams
Free heritage bus services to Heaton Park Tramway Museum
Special displays to mark 125 years of Queens Road and Manchester's trams
- Metrolink driver training simulator
- Bee Network staff on hand with promotional giveaways
- Meet TravelSafe officers and the role they play in keeping public transport safe
- Passenger information technology display
- Special Metrolink prize draw
Standard Museum admission applies for this event
Getting to the Museum:
The Museum will be very busy for the event and we recommend that you use public transport, or our free Heritage Bus service (see below). Don’t forget you can use rail tickets showing Manchester CTLZ as the destination to reach Manchester Victoria via Metrolink. You can use the TfGM Journey Planner to help you get here.
Free heritage bus services
Heritage Bus 5: Museum of Transport - Manchester city centre - Museum of Transport
Heritage Bus 6: Museum of Transport - Heaton Park - Museum of Transport
