Musée provençal des transports

Over het museum

The Musée provençal des transports urbains et régionaux is housed in the disused La Barque station in the commune of Fuveau. This former junction station linked the lines from Carnoules to Gardanne and from Aubagne to La Barque. The museum uses the old goods shed. It was founded in the early 1970s by an enthusiast and closed in 2002, on his death. It reopened in 2004 thanks to the association Conservatoire provençal du patrimoine de véhicules anciens.

The collection brings together trams from the city of Marseille and trolleybuses from the region, including a unique intercity trolleybus that once ran the Aix–Marseille link. There are also buses, locomotives, wagons and mining equipment. The association maintains and restores its vehicles: a Chausson bus has returned to the road after 38 years at a standstill.

The museum also offers a ride of about forty minutes on the Petit train de Sainte-Victoire, on a 60 cm gauge track, with views of the mountain loved by Cézanne. On the third Sunday of each month, enthusiasts run miniature live-steam trains.

Hoogtepunten

• Marseille trams and regional trolleybuses
• Intercity trolleybus of the Aix–Marseille route
• Locomotives, wagons and mining equipment
• Petit train de Sainte-Victoire (60 cm gauge)
• Miniature live-steam trains on the third Sunday of the month

Vaste collectie

• Collection de véhicules de transport urbains et régionaux – Marseille trams, trolleybuses, buses, locomotives and wagons displayed in the goods shed of La Barque station.

Beheerder

Conservatoire provençal du patrimoine de véhicules anciens (CPPVA)

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

The price of €4 per person covers the museum visit and the ride on the Petit train de Sainte-Victoire.

Toegankelijkheid

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Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Doe- en voelstations

Ride on the small train and, on the third Sunday of the month, miniature steam trains, with the chance to be a “budding stationmaster”. Family package of €12.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

From Aix-en-Provence, take the D96 towards Aubagne; 500 m after the La Barque crossroads, turn left just after the bridge under the railway line. From Marseille, leave the motorway at Gardanne, take the expressway towards Brignoles, then the D96 towards Fuveau and Aubagne. GPS coordinates given by the museum: 43° 28,13 N, 5° 32,46 E.

Service & horeca

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Evenementen & zaalverhuur

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