Museum of Science & Industry, Manchester

 8th January 2019.     Museum Manchester 

Today sees the lads take  their first adventure of this new year, their plan is to explore one of the museums located in the city of Manchester. This will be the Science and Industry Museum.

As per usual their journey begins at Leeds Railway Station for most of the lads, the rest board the train at various stops along the way. The group for today’s outing will consist of Eddie Keith Colin Derek and Dave , John and Malcolm unfortunately have prior arrangements.

Our train is due to leave Leeds at 9:40 and should take about an hour to reach Manchester Piccadilly.

Derek has researched our trip and spotted a free city  bus service that will transport us to our intended destination. So a short walk from the station here a Piccadilly to the appropriate bus stop to catch the No 2 bus. We are soon on our way travelling the streets of this famous and renound city here in Lancashire. Ultra modern buildings towering over the majestic ones from bygone times what a spectacular backdrop on this cold but sunny morning here in Manchester.

Minutes later and we find ourselves outside the entrance to the museum, little did we know what was
to unfold over the next few hours. Upon our entry we were given leaflets about the various activities
that would take place today along with a map to help guide us as we went.

As we began our exploration the first thing we came across was the magnificent Rocket Steam Engine, yes the original, positioned there taking centre stage ,what a great machine built all those years ago and still looking grand.

Here in the museum they have dedicated people who are only too willing to answer questions about the various items on display. Some are also engaged in operating the machines that can still be used, a vital asset to the whole experience here in the museum, giving us an insight into the Cotton Industry of Lancashire, what a delightful journey through years gone bye. The exhibits here are placed in designated areas, such as the power hall , home to one of the largest collections of working steam engines in the world. There is also the 1830 Station and Warehouse exhibiting various locomotives
from a bygone era, the Science area opens up a whole host of exciting things to explore along with explanations of how they were developed etc.

Various demonstrations were on offer during our visit, so we took advantage of these and throughley enjoyed the whole experience. Lunch was also available here at the bistro which was an unexpected bonus.
As mid afternoon approached it was time to say farewell to the museum and take the free bus back to the railway station in order to catch our train that would take us back home.

This was somewhat later than expected due to cancellations of certain trains.
Even so this did not spoil a great day out.
Cheers Lads.