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Category Archives: East Anglia Transport Museum
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
15 Years Apart: Sheffield 513
After yesterday’ “15 Years Apart” included a tram which had moved from Blackpool to the East Anglia Transport Museum in that time, today we feature another tram which has done exactly he same!
15 Years Apart: Blackpool Brush 634
A Christmas afternoon treat for you as we have another outing for “15 Years Apart” and it features a tram which has changed livery and location.
In Pictures: More East Anglia Transport Museum Ride the Lights
Having featured photos from the second weekend of the East Anglia Transport Museum’s Ride the Lights events we now return for the third and final weekend for another set of images of the popular event. Once again the two trams … Continue reading
Christmas and New Year services 2024/25
If you need to get out over the Christmas and New Year period and were wondering what services may be running on tramways then wonder no further! This is your regular one-stop guide to planned services over the festive period; … Continue reading
What’s New on British Trams Online? 22nd December 2024
This week, for our final main site update of the year, we take a look back at what has been new in 2024 in another photo collection:
In Pictures: Ride the Lights returns at East Anglia Transport Museum
Once again, weekends in December up until Christmas have seen the East Anglia Transport Museum throw open their doors again for “Ride the Lights”. This provides one of the few opportunities in their operating season where you can enjoy the … Continue reading
Tram of the Year 2024 – voting is now open!
After a week of nominations (thanks to everyone who took the time to contact us with their nominations) we are delighted to announce the final shortlists for the British Trams Online Tram of the Year 2024!