Category Archives: East Anglia Transport Museum

What’s New on British Trams Online? 11th October 2025

This week we return with another main site update and have photos from both Manchester and the East Anglia Transport Museum included:

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In Pictures: East Anglia Transport Museum celebrates the transport of London

Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th September saw the East Anglia Transport Museum hold their latest special event. That weekend had traditionally been their Trolleybus Weekend but for 2025 they changed things a bit with it instead having a London theme, … Continue reading

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In Pictures: Double Blackpool Railcoaches at Carlton Colville

Blackpool Brush Railcoach 634 and Blackpool Marton VAMBAC 11 were the two trams paired together to operate services at the East Anglia Transport Museum, Carlton Colville on Sunday 21st September 2025. 634 has spent periods out of service during 2025 … Continue reading

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In Pictures: East Anglia Transport Museum on 14th September 2025

On Sunday 14th September the East Anglia Transport Museum welcomed visitors from the Cambridge and District Classic Car Club as they opened for another day of tram, trolleybus and railway activity. In this pictorial article we head to the museum … Continue reading

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In Pictures: Just another day at Carlton Colville

We are currently in the main operating season at the East Anglia Transport Museum which means it is open for three days a week – Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. That gives even more opportunities to visit the only place in … Continue reading

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 27th July 2025

Photos this week come from the East Anglia Transport Museum as we see trams, trolleybuses and buses during the Seaside Special event:

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In Pictures: East Anglia Transport Museum celebrates the seaside!

Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th July saw the East Anglia Transport Museum hold their latest event with the “Seaside Special” taking place. As the name probably suggests to you this event had a seaside theme and transport wise that obviously … Continue reading

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In Pictures: Trams and trolleybuses at the East Anglia Transport Museum

With the East Anglia Transport Museum now open every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday (plus some Saturdays for special events) until the end of September there are even more opportunities to visit the winner of the British Trams Online Museum of … Continue reading

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In Pictures: The 1960s comes to East Anglia Transport Museum

The latest special event to take place at the East Anglia Transport Museum was a 1960s weekend with the museum transported back 60 years on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th May 2025. With the sights and sounds of the swinging … Continue reading

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In Pictures: Sheffield 513 & London Transport 1858 in service at East Anglia Transport Museum

We are going back to the East Anglia Transport Museum once again in this latest pictorial article as we see some of the operations on Sunday 4th and Monday 5th May 2025. On this visit by Bryan Grint, Sheffield 513 … Continue reading

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They’ve Run in 2025!

For the first time this year we bring you a round-up of which heritage trams have operated across the British Isles, which includes the three lines on the Isle of Man. The idea behind this list is to give an … Continue reading

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In Pictures: Old school tram output at Carlton Colville

In recent years we’ve been spoilt with the number of new trams which have ended up at the East Anglia Transport Museum, such as Sheffield 513 and most recently Blackpool 634, but we shouldn’t forget those trams which have stalwarts … Continue reading

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In Pictures: A first look at the East Anglia Transport Museum for 2025

The award-winning East Anglia Transport Museum (including a “coveted” double win at the British Trams Online Tram of the Year 2024 contest) re-opened for their 2025 season on Sunday 6th April and we now head east for our first selection … Continue reading

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In Pictures: Work progresses on Glasgow 488

The East Anglia Transport Museum may have been closed to the public for the past three months or so – although that has now changed with the first opening day of 2025 being Sunday 6th April – but as we … Continue reading

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In Pictures: Lowestoft 14’s restoration continues to progress

Lowestoft 14, the only local tram in the collection at the East Anglia Transport Museum, has been a long-term restoration project with it being worked on when time allows by the dedicated band of volunteers at the museum. Moved from … Continue reading

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East Anglia Transport Museum announce 2025 events

The East Anglia Transport Museum will be going back to the 1960s and taking visits to the seaside and London as part of their busy programme of special events for 2025, which have just been announced.

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EATM launch volunteer campaign

The East Anglia Transport Museum at Carlton Colville near Lowestoft in Suffolk have launched a campaign for more volunteers. The museum has continued to expand and go from strength to strength in recent years – and won the British Trams … Continue reading

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They Ran in 2024

In January of each year we normally bring you a round-up of exactly which heritage trams ran during the previous year, and whilst our last review in October turned out to be the complete list as nothing else was used … Continue reading

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2024 a record breaking year for East Anglia Transport Museum

Not only did the East Anglia Transport Museum have cause to celebrate after walking away with three awards at the British Trams Online Tram of the Year 2024 contest but even more importantly they were also able to look back … Continue reading

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East Anglia Transport Museum the big winner in Tram of the Year 2024!

The East Anglia Transport Museum in Carlton Colville can celebrate after they walked away with three of the categories at the British Trams Online Tram of the Year 2024! They received the most votes from the public in all three … Continue reading

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