Category Archives: North Eastern Electrical Transport Trust

In Pictures: Trams at NELSAM

Posted on Sunday 14 January 2024 by Gareth Prior

Whilst the most high-profile tram collection in the northeast of England is at Beamish with their fleet of trams also operating around the museum tramway, there is, of course, also another set of trams in the region. These are at … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Trams back on display at NELSAM

Posted on Monday 17 April 2023 by Gareth Prior

The trams owned by the North Eastern Electrical Traction Trust are once again on public display after the reopening of the Tram Shed to the public on Saturday 1st April (an official reopening had taken place the previous day). It … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: The trams at North East Land, Sea & Air Museums

Posted on Sunday 5 March 2023 by Gareth Prior

The North East Land, Sea and Air Museums in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear is home to a collection of trams – many of which come from Blackpool having been sold following the tramway upgrade in 2011. In addition to a … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: NELSAM reopens

Posted on Saturday 29 May 2021 by Gareth Prior

Amongst all the reopening announcements, one museum with trams which we haven’t mentioned is the one which probably the longest name – the North East Land, Sea and Air Museum in Sunderland. Home to the North East Electrical Traction Trust … Continue reading →

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Covid-19 update – heritage systems and museums

Posted on Tuesday 25 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

Its been a while since we last had a summary of which heritage lines are operating following the continued easing of lockdown restrictions so here we go again! This summary only gives details of those museums/heritage lines which have reopened. … Continue reading →

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Covid-19 update – heritage systems and museum

Posted on Saturday 27 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

With restrictions due to be relaxed from Saturday 4th July in England it has been confirmed that tram museums and heritage services will be able to resume from that date. This round-up gives details of those lines which have confirmed … Continue reading →

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Blackpool trams under attention across the country

Posted on Saturday 19 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

Both the Fylde Transport Trust (FTT) and North East Electrical Transport Trust (NEETT) as well as being handily easy to give easier to type acronyms to(!) are also both currently working on Blackpool trams in their collections with the FTT’s … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Centenary 647 gets a lick of paint at NELSAM

Posted on Friday 13 September 2019 by Gareth Prior

When we head to the northeast on these pages it is usually Beamish that we feature but this time we head to Sunderland instead for a trip to the North East Land, Sea and Air Museum (NELSAM) which is home … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: A look inside the shed at NELSAM

Posted on Saturday 6 April 2019 by Gareth Prior

As we’ve reported previously whilst there is a more high profile collection in the north east of England the area is also home to the North East Electrical Traction Trust who are based at the North East Land Sea and … Continue reading →

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NELSAM reduces opening hours

Posted on Wednesday 6 March 2019 by Gareth Prior

The North East Land Sea and Air Museum – home to the collection of trams in the ownership of North East Electrical Traction Trust, including several Blackpool trams – have announced that for the foreseeable future, and definitely until the … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: NELSAM Open Day

Posted on Thursday 23 August 2018 by Gareth Prior

It is sometimes easy to forget that the northeast of England is home to two significant tram collections. Of course, we all remember about the operational tramway and the trams which operate it at Beamish but a few miles away … Continue reading →

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Balloon 721 to be repainted

Posted on Thursday 31 August 2017 by Andrew Waddington

There hasn’t been much news from the North Eastern Electrical Traction Trust (NEETT) and its collection of trams based at the North East Land, Sea & Air Museum near Sunderland for quite a while. However, that looks likely to change … Continue reading →

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Krefeld 412 finds shelter at last!

Posted on Friday 2 June 2017 by Andrew Waddington

With an emphasis on Blackpool trams, its easy to forget sometimes that the North Eastern Electrical Traction Trust are also the proud owners of two trams from much further afield. Last winter, Graz 210 was brought to Washington near Sunderland … Continue reading →

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Graz 210 moves in at NELSAM

Posted on Saturday 11 March 2017 by Andrew Waddington

One piece of news from the winter period which has gone unreported on British Trams Online – at least until now – was the arrival of Graz 210 at the North East Land, Sea & Air Museum late last year. Having … Continue reading →

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Welcome home to the Hovertram!

Posted on Thursday 22 September 2016 by Andrew Waddington

Following on from the surprise return of Blackpool Balloon car 708 to Blackpool on Wednesday 21st September, the following day saw an even more exciting return in the unmistakable shape of the illuminated Hovertram 735. As previously announced, this tram … Continue reading →

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Trams on the move from NELSAM

Posted on Wednesday 21 September 2016 by Andrew Waddington

On Wednesday 21st September, initial preparations were made at the North East Land, Sea & Air Museum (NELSAM) at Sunderland, to remove the illuminated Hovertram 735 from their storage depot for its journey by road back to Blackpool for an … Continue reading →

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An eventful August Sunday?

Posted on Tuesday 9 August 2016 by Andrew Waddington

Two tram preservation groups hosted special events on Sunday 7th August. The North Eastern Electrical Traction Trust (NEETT) played host to their annual ‘Tram & Transport Sunday’ at their headquarters at the North East Land, Sea & Air Museum near … Continue reading →

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Balloon cars prepare for weekend events

Posted on Wednesday 5 August 2015 by Andrew Waddington

Two of the less-seen of Blackpool’s Balloon class in preservation, cars 702 and 721, have recently received a bit of TLC ahead of events this weekend being held by their respective owners, the Manchester Transport Museum Society and the North … Continue reading →

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NELSAM gets accredited

Posted on Tuesday 7 July 2015 by Andrew Waddington

Some recent positive news from one of our newer names in the tramcar preservation movement comes from the North East Land Sea & Air Museum (NELSAM) which has recently been awarded accredited museum status by the Arts Council England. This … Continue reading →

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Helping the Hovertram

Posted on Monday 23 March 2015 by Andrew Waddington

The North Eastern Electrical Traction Trust have launched an online appeal to assist with the cosmetic restoration of one of the most distinctive preserved Blackpool trams in existence today – the illuminated Hovertram 735. The iconic feature car was transported … Continue reading →

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