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Last Updated Tuesday 23rd April 2013

Crich Tramway Village

Key to the colours used in this fleet list:
Operational, Under Attention/Overhaul/Restoration, Stored/On Loan elesewhere, Static Display

Passenger Trams
No. Place Year Livery Status Link
1 Derby 1904 Green & Cream On Display - Exhibition Hall Photo
1 Douglas Head Marine Drive 1896 Crimson & Cream On Display - Exhibition Hall Photo
1 Leamington & Warwick 1881 - On Display Unrestored - Exhibition Hall Photo
1 London Transport 1932 Red & Cream On Display - Exhibition Hall Photo
2 Blackpool & Fleetwood 1898 Brown & Cream Operational - Depot Photo
4 Blackpool Tramways Co. 1885 Orange, Green & White On Display - Exhibition Hall Photo
5 Blackpool 1972 Green & Cream Stored Awaiting Restoration - Clay Cross
5 Gateshead & District 1927 Crimson & Cream On Display - Depot Photo
7 Chesterfield 1904 Crimson & Yellow Operational - Depot Photo
8 Chesterfield 1904 Cream & Blue On Display - Exhibition Hall
9 Oporto 1873 Yellow, White & Red On Display - Exhibition Hall Photo
10 Hill of Howth 1902 Brown On Display - Exhibition Hall
14 Grimsby & Immingham 1915 Green On Display - Depot Photo
15 Sheffield 1874 Red & Cream Operational - Exhibition Hall Photo
21 Cardiff 1886 Yellow & White On Display - Exhibition Hall Photo
21 Dundee & District 1894 Green & White On Display - Exhibition Hall Photo
22 Glasgow 1922 Orange, Crimson & Cream Operational - Depot Photo
35 Edinburgh 1948 Crimson & Cream On Display - Depot Photo
40 Blackpool & Fleetwood 1914 Varnished Woodwork & Cream On Loan to Blackpool Tramway Photo
40 Blackpool 1926 Red, White & Teak Operational - Depot Photo
45 Southampton 1903 Red & White Operational - Depot Photo
46 Sheffield 1899 Blue & Cream Stored Awaiting Restoration - Clay Cross
(47) New South Wales Govt. 1885 Brown On Display - Exhibition Hall Photo
49 Blackpool 1926 Green & Cream On Display - Depot Photo
52 Gateshead & District 1901 ? Stored Awaiting Restoration - Clay Cross
59 Blackpool 1902 Red, White & Teak Stored Awaiting Restoration - Clay Cross Photo
60 Johannesburg 1905 Red & Cream Operational - Depot Photo
74 Sheffield 1900 Blue & Cream Operational - Depot Photo
76 Leicester 1904 Brown & Cream On Display - Exhibition Hall Photo
84 MBRO 1886 - Stored Unrestored - Clay Cross
102 Newcastle 1901 Black, Yellow & White On Display - Depot Photo
106 London County Council 1903 Cream & Crimson On Display - Depot Photo
132 Kingston-upon-Hull 1910 Crimson & Cream On Loan to Hull Museum of Transport
159 London United Tramways 1901 Blue & White On Display - Depot Photo
166 Blackpool 1927 Red & White Operational - Depot Photo
166 Nottingham 1920 - Stored - Clay Cross
167 Blackpool 1928 Green & Cream Operational - Depot Photo
180 Leeds 1931 Maroon & Cream Operational - Depot Photo
180 Prague 1908 Red & White On Display - Depot Photo
189 Sheffield 1934 Blue & Cream On Display - Depot Photo
236 Blackpool 1934 Green & Cream Operational - Depot Photo
249 Blackpool 1935 Green & Cream On Display - Exhibition Hall Photo
264 Sheffield 1937 Cream & Blue On Display - Exhibition Hall
273 Oporto 1927 Ochre & White On Display - Depot Photo
298 Blackpool 1937 - On Display partially restored - Depot Photo
331 Metropolitan Electric 1930 Red & White Operational - Depot Photo
345 Leeds 1921 Blue & White Under Test - Depot Photo
399 Leeds 1926 Brown, Yellow & White Operational - Depot Photo
510 Sheffield 1950 Cream & Blue Under Overhaul - Depot Photo
600 Leeds 1931/54 Red & White Stored - Clay Cross
602 Leeds 1953 Purple & White On Display - Exhibition Hall Photo
630 Blackpool 1937 Green & Cream Operational - Depot Photo
674 New York 3rd Ave. Transit 1939 Cream & Red On Display - Depot Photo
762 Blackpool 1982 All over advert for Nickelodeon Land, Pleasure Beach On Display - Depot Photo
812 Glasgow 1900 Orange, Yellow & Brown Operational - Depot Photo
869 Liverpool 1936 Green & White On Display - Depot Photo
902 Halle 1969 Red & Cream On Display - Depot Photo
1068 Glasgow 1919 Orange, Cream & Blue Workshop
1100 Glasgow 1928 Orange, Green & Cream Stored Awaiting Restoration - Clay Cross
1115 Glasgow 1929 Orange, Cream & Red On Display - Exhibition Hall Photo
1147 The Hague 1957 Cream & Green On Display - Exhibition Hall
1282 Glasgow 1940 Orange, Green & Cream On Display - Depot Photo
1297 Glasgow 1948 Orange, Cream & Green On Display - Exhibition Hall Photo
1622 London Transport 1912 Red & White Operational - Depot Photo
223 006-4 Berlin 1969 Cream & Black Operational - Depot Photo
? London Tramways Co. c1895 - Unrestored - Clay Cross

Notes:
Trams actually on site at Crich now fall into three categories: Operational, On Static Display and Under Attention. As a result if a tram is withdrawn from service awaiting workshop space it will now be shown as "On Display".
Leamington & Warwick 1 is displayed in the Exhibition Hall in "as found" condition.
Sheffield 15 is the operational horse tram. It is normally displayed in the Exhibition Hall but is used in service on rare occasions.
Cardiff 21 is a double deck horse tram on loan to Crich from Collections Centre, Nantgarw, Wales.
Dundee 21 is a steam tram trailer.
Sheffield 74 is in fact made from 3 different trams - the upper and lower decks are two different Sheffield trams, and the trucks are from Leeds.
MBRO 84 is a Manchester, Bury, Rochdale and Oldham Steam Tramway, steam engine. It is a Wilkinson Patent Vertical Boiler Steam tram built by Beyer Peacock in 1886, running until 1905 when it went to a foundry in Wigan until 1954. It has been given to the NTM from the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry.
London United Tramways 159 was officially launched into service on 7th July 2012 following a seven year restoration funding by the London County Council Tramways Trust. After an incident on launch day the tram was taken out of service for investigations to take place and it will not carry passengers until these have been concluded.
Blackpool 166 was relaunched into service on 29th May 2011 following an overhaul over the winter.
Nottingham 166 arrived at Clay Cross in 2007.
Blackpool 167 returned to service on 16th September 2012 following attention in the Workshops.
Blackpool 236 arrived at Crich on 23rd April 2012 following an overhaul in Blackpool Transport's workshops. The tram entered service on 3rd June 2012.
Blackpool 249 arrived at Crich on 27th March 2010.
Oporto 273 has been withdrawn from service as it is overdue its seven year lift.
Leeds 345 is receiving an overhaul in the Workshops which should see it returned to the operational fleet. Most of this work has now been completed and the tram is undergoing testing.
Sheffield 510 was withdrawn from service over fears for the body condition. It has now entered the Workshops where it is to undergo attention to return it to the operational fleet.
Blackpool 630 arrived at Crich on 21st December 2011 and entered service at a special event on 12th May 2012.
Blackpool 762 arrived at Crich on 9th November 2011 following disposal from its home tramway. It is planned that the tram will eventually enter the operational fleet at Crich but a number of jobs and paperwork has to be completed before this can happen.
Glasgow 1068 (Paisley 68) was repainted into Glasgow colours from its normal Paisley livery so it could play a starring role in the Glasgow 50 celebrations at Crich in September 2012. The tram spent almost three weeks on loan at Beamish in April 2013 and returned to Crich on 23rd April. It is currently in the Workshop where lifeguards etc. will be refitted before an expected return to service.
Berlin 223 006-4 is the Access Tram for disabled visitors. Following Workshop attention over Winter 2011/2 the tram has received a repaint in a new livery and has now rejoined the operational fleet.

Works Cars
No. Place Purpose Year Status Link
1 Glasgow Mains Dept. Cable Laying Car 1905 Stored - Clay Cross
2 Blackpool Rail Grinder 1928 Stored - Clay Cross
2 Leeds Tower Car 1932 On Display - Depot Photo
W21 Glasgow Welders' Tool Van 1903 Stored - Clay Cross
058 Croydon Tramlink KLV53 - Rail Mounted Crane 1978 Operational - Depot Yard
061 Croydon Tramlink Trailer (matching with 058) ? Operational - Depot Yard Photo
C65 Oporto Coal Transporter ? Stored - Clay Cross
96 Brussels Snow Broom 1906 On Display - Exhibition Hall Photo
131 Cardiff Water Car 1905 Operational - Depot Photo
330 Sheffield Rail Grinder 1919 On Display- Depot Photo
(717) Blackpool Electric Loco 1927 Operational - Depot Photo
TW4 - Modern Tower Wagon 1979/2011 Operational - Depot Photo
- - Crane Wagon 1980 On Display - next to Depot
- Leeds PW Flat Truck 1930 On Display
- Glasgow Ex-Welding Trailer 1905 On Display - Depot Photo
- - Rupert 4wDm Loco 1944 On Display - Exhibition Hall
- - G.M.J. 4wDm Loco 1952 Operational - Depot Photo
- Sheffield Motor Tower Wagon 1937 Stored - Clay Cross
- Manchester Horse Drawn Tower Wagon 1911 On Display - Exhibition Hall Photo

Notes:
Croydon Tramlink 058 & 061 arrived at the Museum in early 2010 after becoming surplus to requirements in London.
Oporto C65 arrived at the Clay Cross store on 15 March 2005 from the Oporto Tramway Museum reserve collection.
Cardiff 131 was restored to an operational condition in time for the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Museum at Crich in 2009 as it was the first tram to arrive on site back in 1959. Since restoration it has visited Beamish Museum in April 2010 and was loaned to Blackpool between November 2011 and March 2012 to scrub the rails between Starr Gate and Pleasure Beach although was only used on a couple of occasions and spent most of its time tucked up inside Starr Gate Depot.
Sheffield 330 was commissioned for use at the start of 2012 as Cardiff 131 was away in Blackpool.
Modern Tower Wagon 4 has been rebuilt in early 2011 on the underframe of TW3 so as to meet the latest modern safety standards.
Rupert has been moved into the Exhibition Hall for storage.

Other Items
Description Location Link
Snaeffel Mountain Railway Bogie Truck On Display - Exhibition Hall
Eades Reversible Truck On Display - Exhibition Hall


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