Category Archives: East Anglia Transport Museum

Where to get a ride on a heritage tram – November 2021

Posted on Monday 8 November 2021 by Gareth Prior

The main operating season for many heritage tramways across the British Isles may now be over but that doesn’t mean you won’t be able to enjoy a ride anywhere as there are still various locations which are continuing to run. … Continue reading →

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They’ve Run in 2021!

Posted on Monday 1 November 2021 by Gareth Prior

With the end of October/start of November traditionally the end of the heritage tram season across the British Isles we thought it was an appropriate time to have another update of heritage trams which have run during 2021. There has … Continue reading →

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They’ve Run in 2021!

Posted on Monday 6 September 2021 by Gareth Prior

This is our early September update to keep tabs on which trams have run on heritage tramways across the British Isles so far during 2021. There hasn’t been a huge amount of movement in the past month although Beamish has … Continue reading →

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Half of Glasgow 488 arrives in Suffolk

Posted on Thursday 12 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

The project to restore Glasgow 488 so it can operate at the East Anglia Transport Museum in Carlton Colville has reached a momentous milestone as the lower deck has left Wales and arrived at a storage location in Suffolk. There … Continue reading →

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They’ve Run in 2021!

Posted on Monday 9 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

Its time for another check-in to see which heritage trams have run so far during 2021. This list includes those trams which have either run in passenger service or some other type of public use (such as tram driving experiences). … Continue reading →

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They’ve Run in 2021!

Posted on Monday 5 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

We take another look at which heritage trams have run so far in 2021 – either in passenger service or other public use (such as tram driving experiences). As always this is what we understand to be the complete picture … Continue reading →

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Heritage Tramways – updated list of operating dates

Posted on Monday 21 June 2021 by Gareth Prior

As more areas of society continue to be opened up we thought it was time for another summary of which heritage tramways are currently operating and why. This list should (if I’ve remembered everywhere!) include details of all operating heritage … Continue reading →

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They’ve Run in 2021

Posted on Monday 7 June 2021 by Gareth Prior

With more heritage tramways starting to run for the first time in 2021 its time for another update of the complete list of heritage trams which have run during the year across the British Isles. As usual this is what … Continue reading →

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They’ve Run in 2021…

Posted on Monday 24 May 2021 by Gareth Prior

It’s back! With heritage tramways having been running again for over a month this is a combined list of all the heritage trams which have run in service during 2021. Although only a few tramways have run so far we … Continue reading →

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Updated list of Heritage Tramways planned operation for 2021

Posted on Monday 26 April 2021 by Gareth Prior

This is the latest list of when you can enjoy a ride on a heritage tram across the British Isles in 2021. Updated up to and including Monday 26th April this list only includes those tramways which have announced an … Continue reading →

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Trams in Video: London Trams & Trolleybuses 2012

Posted on Sunday 11 April 2021 by Gareth Prior

2012 marked 60 years since the last tram ran in London (until Tramlink came along) and the year saw a couple of special events held – one at the East Anglia Transport Museum and one at Crich. In this video … Continue reading →

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East Anglia Transport Museum prepare for 2021 opening

Posted on Sunday 14 March 2021 by Gareth Prior

The latest museum to post opening dates for the 2021 season is the East Anglia Transport Museum who plan to open from Sunday 18th April with regular opening then following throughout the remainder of the season until the end of … Continue reading →

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Glasgow 488 restoration continues

Posted on Monday 8 March 2021 by Gareth Prior

It seems to have been a very long time since we last featured an update on the extensive restoration of Glasgow 488 which will eventually run at the East Anglia Transport Museum so in this article we review recent progress … Continue reading →

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They Ran in 2020…

Posted on Saturday 2 January 2021 by Gareth Prior

As we put 2020 “to bed” we bring you this look at those heritage trams which ran in the British Isles during the calendar year of 2020. Obviously, nowhere near as many trams ran during 2020 as in previous years … Continue reading →

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Trams &: London Transport 1858, Blackpool 159 & trolleybus

Posted on Wednesday 23 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

“Trams &” continues today as we head to the East Anglia Transport Museum and a regularly captured scene.

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Christmas and New Year services 2020/21

Posted on Sunday 20 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

Its been a year like no other and with restrictions and social distancing still in place the Christmas and New Year period will also be different but despite that there will still be services in operation across the various operating … Continue reading →

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Trams &: London Country Council 106 & trolleybus

Posted on Thursday 3 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

Today “Trams &” is off to the East Anglia Transport – always a good place to get images of trams alongside other transport, in particular trolleybuses as we see here.

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Ride the Lights at the East Anglia Transport Museum

Posted on Friday 27 November 2020 by Gareth Prior

The latest UK heritage tramway to announce plans to run in the lead up to Christmas is the East Anglia Transport Museum who will be operating a special service on the three December Saturdays in the lead up to Christmas.

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Lockdown returns to England – heritage trams suspended again

Posted on Sunday 1 November 2020 by Gareth Prior

It was announced late on Saturday 31st October that England will once again be going into a national lockdown in an attempt to supress the spread of the Coronavirus. This means that as from Thursday 5th November – and until … Continue reading →

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EATM awarded £50,000 from Culture Recovery Fund

Posted on Thursday 29 October 2020 by Gareth Prior

The East Anglia Transport Museum in Carlton Colville is celebrating after they have been awarded a grant of £50,000 from the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund. The money will go towards some vital expenditure projects which were shelved earlier in the … Continue reading →

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