[3][4] Created in the wake of the closure of Glasgow's tramway system in 1962, it was initially located at the former Coplawhill tram depot on Albert Drive in Pollokshields, before moving to the Kelvin Hall in 1988.

& J. Inglis shipyard built the PS Waverley, enables the Clyde Maritime Trust's tall ship Glenlee and other visiting craft to berth alongside the museum.

[12] Major patrons of the project include: BAE Systems Maritime – Naval Ships, Weir Group, Rolls-Royce Holdings, FirstGroup, Strathclyde Partnership for Transport, Caledonian MacBrayne, Arnold Clark, SSE plc, Diageo, Bank of Scotland and Optical Express.

[14] The main contractors for the project were BAM Construct UK Ltd[15] with a range of trade subcontractors including the services installations being delivered by BBESL's team of Jordan Kerr, Gordon Ferguson & Jamie Will and FES, project management being the responsibility of Capita Property and Infrastructure and Buro Happold providing Resident Engineering Services.

[16] As well as housing many of the existing collections of the Glasgow Museum of Transport, the city has acquired SAR Class 15F 4-8-2 steam locomotive, No.3007.

[18] The museum housed the oldest surviving pedal cycle and the world's leading collection of Scottish-built cars and trucks, including pioneering examples from Scottish manufacturers Argyll, Arrol-Johnston and Albion.