Category Archives: Black Country Living Museum

Picture in Time: Lisbon 361 and 730

Posted on Tuesday 22 December 2015 by Gareth Prior

Today Picture in Time goes continental! Obviously this website is British Trams Online so we concentrate on trams which are either British or have spent some of their life in the British Isles so the two trams we feature today … Continue reading →

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Black Country Living Museum tramway back up and running fully

Posted on Tuesday 1 September 2015 by Gareth Prior

Having not run in its entirety since December 2013 the Black Country Living Museum tramway is now once running a full service between the Museum Entrance and Tram Depot following the completion of the infrastructure repairs. Trams had been running … Continue reading →

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Black Country Living Museum back on track!

Posted on Thursday 23 July 2015 by Gareth Prior

After 18 long months trams are back on track at the Black Country Living Museum following the completion of the first phase of track replacement works. Trams are now running daily on a half route between the tram depot and … Continue reading →

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Final push for Dudley & Stourbridge 5 overhaul

Posted on Tuesday 16 June 2015 by Gareth Prior

The Black Country Living Museum are making a final call to raise funds to complete the overhaul of Dudley & Stourbridge 5 with just £4,000 needed to finish the work. The Tividale tram has been receiving an extensive overhaul at … Continue reading →

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Work starts on returning tram services to Black Country Living Museum

Posted on Saturday 23 May 2015 by Gareth Prior

Since the end of 2013 visitors attending the Black Country Living Museum and wishing to enjoy a tram ride have been sorely disappointed with the short running line closed as a result of a condition survey showing the track was … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Dudley, Stourbridge & District Electric Tramways 5

Posted on Wednesday 6 May 2015 by Gareth Prior

The latest tram to feature in our “Picture in Time” series is Dudley, Stourbridge & District Electric Tramways 5 a tram which for many years was the mainstay of the service at the Black County Living Museum but in more … Continue reading →

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Black Country museum tramway closes

Posted on Monday 30 December 2013 by Andrew Waddington

2013 has ended on a very sour note for one of the UK’s heritage tramways, with the shock news just after Christmas that the short operating line at the Black Country Living Museum at Dudley has been closed down indefinitely. … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Black Country Living Museum

Posted on Saturday 13 July 2013 by Gareth Prior

The Black Country Living Museum in Dudley has the only operational 3’6” gauge tramway on the UK mainland and normally operates a one tram service between the entrance and the town using either Wolverhampton & District 34 or Wolverhampton 49. … Continue reading →

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Olympic Torch rides on fourth and final tram

Posted on Sunday 1 July 2012 by Gareth Prior

The involvement of trams in the London 2012 Olympic Torch relay has now come to an end after Wolverhampton 49 became the fourth tram to carry a torch bearer at the Black Country Living Museum on Saturday 30th June.

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Four tramways to feature in Olympic Torch Relay

Posted on Saturday 24 March 2012 by Gareth Prior

Full details of the route for the Olympic Torch Relay in the lead up to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games has recently been unveiled and amongst the various forms of transport which will be used four different tramways … Continue reading →

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Dudley tram to be restored

Posted on Thursday 22 March 2012 by admin

In a very unexpected but extremely welcome development, the Black Country Living Museum have taken steps towards restoring one of their tram collection to operational status following a lengthy period of neglect. This museum rarely makes the news as it … Continue reading →

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