[bluevolt]

Heritage Transport Museum is located in Tauru, Gurgaon (approx. 90 Kms drive from Delhi). I visited this place with BHPian Ashir & Anand few days back as part of our Delhi-Gurgaon Team BHP Meet.

I heard about this museum for the first time. It is located in a remote, not so popular & crowded area. That may be the reason it is not very popular. It is a good concept, I believe it to be a first of a kind. The museum showcases the evolution and timeline of transportation in India, beginning with the story of the wheel, vehicles that have been used in India since the advent of motoring. It also showcases commercial transportation, railways, aviation, two-wheelers and lots of historical and collections from the bygone automobile era!

[bluevolt]

Heritage transport museum has range of classic cars on display. One can spend entire day gazing the beauties from yesteryear. Museum is built on around 3 acres’ plot. Upon entry one can see a couple of railway engines and a Cadillac on display at the entrance. Museum in itself is a 3 storey building having air conditioning across all floors. The entire theme of the museum is based on automobiles and it reflects well. The cafeteria food is slightly expensive. Entry ticket inside the museum that is a valid for a day cost Rs. 400 per person. The museum has gallery showcasing boats and other similar type of models used in the waterways. The museum also has an art gallery with work from eminent artists on display.

[bluevolt]

The museum is divided into floors displaying various segment of automobiles including cars, two wheelers, trains, buses, air craft, boats etc.

[bluevolt]

In the classic car section, there are some 75 cars on display that will blow your mind with beauty they still hold till this day! A classic petrol pump model is also on display. A kind of memorabilia that any automobile lover would love to go through. The museum also showcases pre-historic transportation of India including palanquins, bullock carts etc. The bus section has some restored buses on display that were used in the past. Transportation in India is heavily dependent on railways and that has too very well displayed in the museum. Some locomotives, passenger train from early 1990s are on display.

[bluevolt]

Heritage transport museum displays evolution of aviation industry in India through posters, timeline showcases and advertisement. A restored Piper J3C aircraft is also on display that is interestingly hanging mid-air attached from top floor of the museum. Space utilisation in the museum is very good. It also has some old vehicles that were used for rural transportation. The two-wheeler gallery showcases evolution of two wheelers in India. Various bicycles, scooters, motorcycles including Royal Enfield, phat phat, auto etc are on display. Some vehicles will make you feel nostalgic. The museum also makes you recall your childhood by displaying some automobile toys we used play when we were kids! Toys made of wood, pedal cars and pedal cycles will make you run down to the memory lane.

[bluevolt]

There are various objects and collections that has relevance well beyond transport history. The objects are an important intellectual resource for the study of the social and economic history of India. They include - Transportation in India-a historical collection.

The core of the historical collection comprises material collected over the last two decades. There are over 10000 objects and the breadth of the collection has relevance well beyond transport history. The objects are an important intellectual resource for the study of the social and economic history of India. They include: Old lithographs/engravings, Original photographs including rare albumen prints, Old post cards on modes of transportation in India, Philatelic collection of stamps/first day covers issued in various countries, Rare books on India’s transport history Vintage enamel signs, Vintage road/touring maps of India, Vintage vehicle advertisements from old Indian dailies and magazines, Old bills, receipts, license copies, share certificates, etc., Old automobile spare parts in original boxes, Old automobile memorabilia including carriage lamps, decanters, ashtrays, mementos.

[mukeshgoel]

Very nice pics and description.

I visited this place in July last year and liked it very much (clicked 300-400 pics). However, I didn't upload the pics because most of them are already there in this thread:

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/vintag...m-gurgaon.html

[bluevolt]

All in all, it is a fun place. One time visit is must for any automobile enthusiast. I hope you all enjoyed gazing at the pics of the amazing classic cars and other models that were on display the museum. Thanks.

[Stanher]

Nice! Had been there for the first time in Oct. 2015.
Any pics. of the cars behind this caddy btw?

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[avingodb]

nice pics and report,
I would love to take my dad there soon!

How is the souvenir shop out there?

[bluevolt]

Originally Posted by avingodb

How is the souvenir shop out there?

They have some nice stuff with them albeit priced on a notch higher side!

[Rajesh Rawal]

Thanks for sharing

Echo the same sentiments as you have mentioned about the place

Unless I missed seeing it there used to be a nice scale model of the Victoria terminus rail station (Mumbai) as part of the display

[libranof1987]

Nice pics, thanks for sharing, Anmol!

I recently visited the Transport Museum in Lucerne, Switzerland and was blown away by how well they have documented and displayed the history of each medium of transport: rail (including mountain railway), air, water and land.

Having spent almost an entire day there, I thought to myself: hmm, I wish we had something similar in India. And we do!

I wish these guys did a better job - I wish India did a better job - at marketing our rich heritage.

This is on my to-do list when I'm in Gurgaon next!

[aabhimanyu04]

Looks like a well planned museum!! Goes in my list of places to visit
I have driven the Premier Padmini during early 90s and its nostalgic to find it sitting pretty in the museum now. I still can not forget how I used to remove the air filter to spit petrol into its carburettor every time I had to start it after a long gap.
I would have loved to see a few more gems in the likes of RD350, RX100 etc, or did I miss them?

[alphadog]

Wow!. I did not even know that such a well maintained transport museum existed in India.
I have only seen museums of this caliber outside India.
Thanks a lot for bringing us the images and making us aware of this. I will definitely visit it when I am up north next time around.

I am sure the photos only show us a glimpse of the stuff on display one gets to see on visiting the museum. Looks like its well worth the INR 400 per person entree fee they are charging.
It was interesting to see the Suzuki Shogun in amongst the display.

Cheerio!