REME Museum of Technology

REME Museum

A BAE Systems Phoenix outside the old museum shop.
Location within Wiltshire
Established	1956
Location	MoD Lyneham, Wiltshire, England
Coordinates
Director	Maj R Henderson(Rtd)
Website	REME Museum

The REME Museum is located south west of Swindon. The museum holds collections of various technological artifacts associated with the work of the REME, the corps of the British Army responsible for the maintenance, servicing and inspection of electrical and mechanical equipment.

Relocation

The REME Museum relocated from Berkshire in 2015 to MoD Lyneham as part of the Defence Technical Training Change Programme. The original Officers’ Mess at Lyneham is currently being modified to provide a new home for the REME Museum. The will allow a complete refresh of the displays and layout as well as upgrading facilities that are made available to the public.

A Beach Armoured Recovery Vehicle (BARV) on display in the old museum. The Sherman BARV was a British military support vehicle used for amphibious landings.

Vehicles on display

• Scammell Pioneer
• FV434
• Sherman BARV
• Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle (CRARRV)
• Westland Scout
• FV106 Samson ARV

Other activities

Archives

The REME Museum of Technology is the home to an extensive collection of military records. The museum catalogues and restores these documents.

Visitor facilities

The new museum will contain a shop and large café. An education suite with museum led workshops will be made available to schools and families. There will also be conferencing facilities and a reading room for researchers.

The museum is due to open October 2016.

See also

• Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
• List of museums in Wiltshire

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• REME Museum website
• Bracknell New article on the Museum Move