Trolleybuses at the Black Country Living Museum. The rear (dark green and cream) vehicle is from Derby and the front (light green and yellow) vehicle is from Wolverhampton . The red bus in the distance is a motor bus.

Ex-Walsall trolleybus at the Black Country Living Museum. As this is a large museum covering an extensive area the trolleybuses (and tram) provide a useful service linking various sections of the complex with the main entrance. As such this is the only operating double-deck trolleybus route anywhere globally.

The Black Country Living Museum tram.

The Black Country Living Museum is located in Dudley in the West Midlands in England . The museum occupies a 26 acre (105,000 m²) urban heritage park in the shadow of Dudley Castle in the centre of the Black Country conurbation. It was first opened in 1976 and since then more and more exhibits have been added to it.

Electric tram s and trolleybus es transport visitors from the entrance in a recreated factory to the village area with thirty buildings situated by the canal basin. Coal mine displays include underground workings, colliery surface buildings and a replica of the 1712 Newcomen steam engine . In all, forty-two separate displays have either been re-erected or built to old plans to create a living open air museum.

Canal boat at the Black Country Living Museum.

Houses, shops and public buildings have been rebuilt to create a single early 20th century street, peopled by staff in period costume. Some of these buildings are still used in their original function, such as the pub , the sweet shop , the church and the chippy . Others are faithful replicas of their last use, with goods in the windows. Still others are only shells of the originals, such as the bath house. By immersing the visitor in the everyday objects of life, it becomes clearer how things connected.

Visitors to the museum may also take a narrowboat trip from the adjacent canal , through the Dudley Tunnel .

the buses will take you all round

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