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Throughout the preservation era in the UK tram loans have been part and parcel of the offering. This list attempts to show all tram loans - both operating and those for static display. A few disclaimers! Where a tram has been on an initial loan somewhere and has then become a permanent member of the fleet/collection there it is not included (trams such as Chesterfield 8 and Edinburgh 35 fall into this category) neither are those trams of the Lancastrian/Fylde Transport Trust which have operated on the Blackpool Tramway (to have included those makes it a bit more complicated!). We have also gone for the month only and not the exact date as in some cases when does a loan begin - when it leaves it usual home or when it arrives at its temporary one?!
Whilst we mainly think of tram loans as when a tram goes elsewhere to run we have also attempted to include those which have just gone on display - in some cases this display can be for as few as one day (such as Stockport 5 to Stockport in May 2018 and Chesterfield 8 to Chesterfield in May 2013). Trams are listed below in alpha numerical order and are shown in their current identity (i.e. although Hull 96 was on-loan at Beamish as Leeds 6 it is shown under 96). There are bound to be some loans which haven't been included (mainly because we've forgotten about them!), so if you notice any ommissions please email. Please also use this address you know that the dates shown are incorrect. |
| Berlin 3006 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Crich | Manchester Metrolink | November 2016 | December 2016 | Works attention | Work completed at Queen's Road Depot |
| Birkenhead 20 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Birkenhead | Beamish | March 2012 | April 2012 | Operating | |
| Birkenhead | Blackpool | July 2017 | November 2018 | Operating | Only saw very limited use |
| Birkenhead 69 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Birkenhead | Blackpool | October 1992 | 1995 | Operating | Sent to Blackpool before arriving in Birkenhead for testing which included passenger use |
| Birkenhead 70 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Birkenhead | Blackpool | October 1992 | 1994 | Operating | Sent to Blackpool before arriving in Birkenhead for testing which included passenger use |
| Blackpool Conduit 4 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Crich | Blackpool | June 1985 | November 1985 | Operating | |
| Crich | Manchester Museum of Science and Industry | December 1985 | May 1991 | Static display with limited operation |
| Blackpool Marton VAMBAC 11 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| East Anglia Transport Museum | Beamish | August 2011 | September 2011 | Operating |
| Blackpool Marton 31 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Beamish | Blackpool | September 1997 | April 1999 | Operating | |
| Beamish | Blackpool | September 2010 | November 2010 | Operating | |
| Beamish | Heaton Park | November 2010 | May 2011 | Operating | Moved directly from Blackpool |
| Beamish | Blackpool | March 2016 | March 2017 | Operating | Swap with Blackpool Standard 147 |
| Blackpool Standard 40 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Crich | Blackpool | April 1985 | November 1985 | Operating |
| Blackpool Dreadnought 59 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Crich | Blackpool | July 1975 | November 1990 | Operating | Initially put on display before restoration and then operation |
| Blackpool Standard 147 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Blackpool | Beamish | March 2016 | March 2017 | Operating | Swap with Blackpool Marton 31 |
| Blackpool Pantograph 167 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Crich | Blackpool | May 1985 | November 1985 | Operating | |
| Crich | Gateshead Garden Festival | March 1990 | October 1990 | Operating | |
| Crich | Blackpool | June 1998 | July 1998 | Operating | |
| Crich | Blackpool | September 2010 | September 2010 | Operating | Only saw limited use due to fault |
| Crich | Beamish | January 2014 | April 2014 | Operating | |
| Crich | Blackpool | April 2014 | August 2014 | Operating | Moved directly from Beamish |
| Blackpool Boat 233 |
| Normal Location/Owner | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Fylde Transport Trust | Beamish | March 2012 | September 2013 | Operating | Departed Beamish for San Francisco |
| Blackpool Boat 236 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Blackpool | Crich | April 1985 | December 1985 | Operating | When numbered 607 |
| Blackpool Coronation 304 |
| Normal Location/Owner | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Fylde Transport Trust | Beamish | October 2012 | March 2013 | Operating |
| Blackpool Boat 600 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Blackpool | Heaton Park | May 1985 | December 1997 | Operating |
| Blackpool Boat 606 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Blackpool | Glasgow Garden Festival | March 1988 | October 1988 | Operating |
| Blackpool Brush 623 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Heaton Park | Museum of Museums, Manchester | May 2010 | November 2011 | Static display | Moved to the Museum of Museums from Blackpool; arrived at Heaton Park for first time after departure from Museum |
| Heaton Park | Blackpool | June 2017 | July 2018 | Operating |
| Blackpool Brush 630 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Crich | Blackpool | September 2017 | May 2018 | Operating |
| Blackpool Brush 634 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Fylde Transport Trust | East Anglia Transport Museum | November 2023 | Still there | Operating |
| Blackpool Brush 636 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Stored Energy Technology, Derby | Blackpool | January 2009 | July 2009 | Testing | Has also spent several periods for testing at the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway |
| Blackpool Twin Towing Car 671 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Fylde Transport Trust | North West Museum of Road Transport, St Helens | April 2021 | Date | Static display |
| Blackpool Railcoach 680 (280) |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Heaton Park | Beamish | December 2013 | March 2015 | Operating | Moved to Beamish straight from Blackpool. Operated as 280 before moving to Heaton Park for short period and repainting/reidentity as 680. |
| Heaton Park | Blackpool | August 2015 | Date | Operating |
| Blackpool Balloon 702 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Heaton Park | Museum of Museums, Manchester | May 2010 | December 2011 | Static display | Moved to the Museum of Museums from Blackpool. Following closure of Museum and subsequent storage it was then moved to East Lancashire Railway for further storage arriving at Heaton Park April 2014. |
| Blackpool Open Top Balloon 706 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Blackpool | Heaton Park | November 2010 | November 2010 | Operating |
| Blackpool Balloon 710 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Blackpool | Crich | April 1984 | December 1985 | Operating |
| Blackpool Balloon 711 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Blackpool | Crich | April 2014 | October 2014 | Operating |
| Blackpool & Fleetwood Rack 2 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Crich | Blackpool | June 1998 | July 1998 | Operating | |
| Crich | Blackpool | September 2010 | October 2010 | Operating |
| Blackpool & Fleetwood Box 40 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Crich | Heaton Park | April 1979 | June 1988 | Operating | |
| Crich | Blackpool | June 1988 | November 1991 | Operating | Moved directly from Heaton Park |
| Crich | Blackpool | April 1996 | July 2014 | Operating | Then returned to Crich for limited period |
| Crich | Blackpool | October 2014 | March 2019 | Operating | |
| Crich | Beamish | March 2019 | September 2019 | Operating | Moved directly from Blackpool before then returning to Crich |
| Bolton 66 |
| Owner | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Bolton Tramcar Trust | Blackpool | June 1981 | Date | Operating |
| Cardiff 21 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| National Museum of Wales | Crich | May 2009 | June 2021 | Static display |
| Cardiff 131 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Crich | Beamish | April 2010 | April 2010 | Operating | |
| Crich | Blackpool | November 2011 | March 2012 | Operating |
| Chesterfield 8 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Crich | Chesterfield | May 2013 | May 2013 | Static Display | For the Chesterfield Arts Festival |
| Crich | Nottingham | September 2018 | September 2018 | Static display | 1 day display in Old Market Square for 140th anniversary of Nottingham City Transport |
| Note: Chesterfield 8 was originally on loan at Crich from the Science Museum Group but ownership has now been transferred to the Tramway Museum Society. |
| Edinburgh 35 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| City of Edinburgh Council | Blackpool | 1983 | 1988 | Operating | |
| City of Edinburgh Council | Glasgow Garden Festival | 1988 | 1988 | Operating | Moved directly from Blackpool |
| Note: Edinburgh 35 moved from the Glasgow Garden Festival to Crich in 1989. Ownership initially remained with the City of Edinburgh Council with the tram on loan to Crich but ownership was transferred to the Tramway Museum Society in 2008. |
| Gateshead 5 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Crich | Gateshead Garden Festival | 1990 | 1990 | Operating | Sent to operate at Gateshead Garden Festival but was incompatible with track and returned to Crich having not run in service |
| Glasgow 22 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Crich | Glasgow Garden Festival | 1988 | 1988 | Operating |
| Glasgow 1068 (Paisley 68) |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Crich | Glasgow Garden Fetsival | 1988 | 1988 | Operating | As Paisley 68 |
| Crich | Beamish | April 2013 | April 2013 | Operating |
| Glasgow 1245 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Privately Owned | Blackpool | 1998 | 2002 | Storage | Stored in Blackpool in between stays at the East Anglia Transport Museum and Summerlee |
| Glasgow 1297 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Crich | Blackpool | 1985 | 1985 | Operating | |
| Crich | Glasgow Garden Festival | 1988 | 1988 | Operating |
| Grimsby & Immingham 14 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Crich | Immingham | July 2012 | July 2012 | Static Display | On display for the centenary of Immingham Docks |
| Halle 902 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Crich | Blackpool | May 2018 | April 2022 | Storage | Returned to Clay Cross store |
| Hill of Howth 10 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Crich | Blackpool | 1985 | November 1989 | Operating |
| Hull 96 (Leeds 6) |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Heaton Park | Manchester Metrolink | 1994 | 1994 | Works attention/display | Went to Queen's Road Depot for attention which conincided with an open day at the depot |
| Heaton Park | Beamish | April 2010 | April 2013 | Operating | As Leeds 6 |
| Hull 132 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Crich | Hull Streetlife Musuem | March 1983 | Date | Static Display |
| Leeds 107 |
| Normal Location/Owner | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Leeds Transport Historical Society | Crich | August 2013 | Date | Static Display |
| Lisbon 730 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Birkenhead | Beamish | April 2013 | April 2013 | Operating |
| Note: Lisbon 730 has now left Birkenhead to move to Beamish but as ownership has changed to Beamish this is not a loan but a permanent move so not noted above. |
| Liverpool 43 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Birkenhead | Crich | 1991 | 1996 | Display |
| Liverpool 762 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Birkenhead | Blackpool | September 2010 | October 2010 | Operating |
| London County Council 106 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Crich | East Anglia Transport Museum | July 2016 | July 2016 | Operating |
| Manchester 173 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Heaton Park | Leeds | August 2014 | August 2014 | Static Display | Short visit to Morley as WW1 Recruiting Tram |
| Heaton Park | Leeds | October 2014 | October 2014 | Static Display | Short visit to Briggate for Light Nights |
| Heaton Park | Manchester Victoria Railway Station | October 2019 | October 2019 | Static Display | To celebrate 175th anniversary of Manchester Victoria Railway Station |
| Manchester 765 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Heaton Park | Blackpool | 1985 | 1985 | Operating | |
| Heaton Park | Blackpool | June 2010 | April 2011 | Operating | |
| Heaton Park | Beamish | April 2011 | May 2011 | Operating | Moved directly from Blackpool |
| Heaton Park | Manchester City Centre | November 2014 | November 2014 | Static display | Displayed in Albert Square to commemorate 100 years since outbreak of WWI |
| Heaton Park | Beamish | February 2019 | July 2019 | Operating |
| Manchester L53 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Heaton Park | Beamish | May 2009 | May 2009 | Operating | |
| Heaton Park | Manchester Museum of Science and Industry | August 2009 | August 2009 | Static display | |
| Heaton Park | Bury Museum of Transport | May 2010 | Date | Static display | Includes one short period away on loan to Beamish and currently at the Greater Manchester Musuem of Transport |
| Heaton Park | Beamish | September 2010 | September 2010 | Operating | |
| Heaton Park | Greater Manchester Museum of Transport | April 2024 | Date | Static display |
| Metropolitan Electric Tramways 331 (Sunderland 100) |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Crich | Gateshead Garden Festival | 1990 | 1990 | Operating | As Sunderland 100 |
| New South Wales steam locomotive "John Bull" |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Crich | Blackpool | 1985 | 1985 | Operating | |
| Crich | Manchester Museum of Science and Industry | August 2009 | August 2009 | Static display | |
| Crich | Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway | May 2022 | May 2022 | Static display | Although the loan was only short-term in Wales, John Bull was moved initially to off-site storage and did not return to Crich until November 2022 |
| Newcastle 102 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Crich | Gateshead Garden Festival | 1990 | 1990 | Operating |
| Newcastle 114 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Beamish | Crich | September 2014 | September 2014 | Operating |
| Oporto 196 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Beamish | Heaton Park | April 2010 | November 2010 | Operating |
| Oporto 273 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Crich | Blackpool | August 2010 | October 2010 | Operating | Saw no public use due to issue during testing |
| Pwhelli & Llanbedrog 1 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Pwhelli | Crich | June 1993 | 1996 | Static display |
| Sheffield 15 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Crich | Sheffield | 1995 | 1995 | Static Display/Operating | Spent time at both Kelham Island Museum and also on demonstration runs in Sheffield City Centre to mark opening of Supertram system |
| Sheffield 513 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Beamish | Blackpool | October 1984 | December 1985 | Operating | |
| Beamish | Blackpool | February 2001 | February 2011 | Operating | |
| Beamish | East Anglia Transport Museum | February 2011 | Date | Operating | Moved directly from Blackpool |
| Southampton 45 |
| Normal Location | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Crich | Kimberley | June 2013 | June 2013 | Static display | Displayed outside Sainsbury's |
| Stockport 5 |
| Normal Location/Owner | Loan Location | From | To | Type of Loan | Notes |
| Stockport 5 Tramway Trust | Blackpool | 1996 | 2011 | Operating | Includes a short period in Doncaster |
| Stockport 5 Tramway Trust | Doncaster | 2002 | 2002 | Static display | |
| Heaton Park | Stockport | May 2018 | May 2018 | Static display | 1 day loan for Stockport Community Rail Festival |
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