Category Archives: Crich Tramway Village

In Pictures: In the Workshop and around the depots at Crich

Posted on Thursday 18 April 2024 by Gareth Prior

We recently featured a pictorial article from the Crich Tramway Village of trams out on the mainline in service and in this accompanying report we now take a look at the Workshop and around the depot. The Workshop section concentrates … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Trams back running at Crich

Posted on Tuesday 16 April 2024 by Gareth Prior

As you’ll have already read after a delay to the operating season for trams at Crich they started to run along the line again from Easter Saturday, 30th March 2024. Our first photos of the season come from two weeks … Continue reading →

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They’ve Run in 2024!

Posted on Monday 15 April 2024 by Gareth Prior

For the first time this year we take a look at which heritage trams have run in service during 2024 across the British Isles. To remind you this article aim to feature which heritage trams have run in passenger service … Continue reading →

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Crich operating season gets underway

Posted on Wednesday 3 April 2024 by Gareth Prior

It may have been delayed by several weeks but trams have now started running at the Crich Tramway Village again with the first passengers carried on Saturday 30th March after the completion of repairs which had caused the delay.

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Trams to start running again at Crich tomorrow!

Posted on Friday 29 March 2024 by Gareth Prior

After the much publicised and debated lack of operating trams at the Crich Tramway Village this year it has been confirmed that they will start running again from Saturday 30th March – that’s tomorrow! Now that news surely does make … Continue reading →

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Another delay for trams at Crich

Posted on Friday 22 March 2024 by Gareth Prior

It has been announced that the delay to the start of tram services for 2024 at the Crich Tramway Village will continue with work on the electrical supply still ongoing. At the moment there is no definite date for the … Continue reading →

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Another delay to start of trams running at Crich for 2024

Posted on Thursday 14 March 2024 by Gareth Prior

It has been announced that trams will not start running at the Crich Tramway Village until Saturday 23rd March. The museum site will be opening to the public again from Saturday 16th March but it will another week before you … Continue reading →

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 10th March 2024

Posted on Sunday 10 March 2024 by Gareth Prior

Another trip to the past for this week’s photos as the Crich Tramathon in 2008:

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Crich delay opening for a week as 2024 trams revealed

Posted on Tuesday 5 March 2024 by Gareth Prior

If you’ve been waiting for your tram fix at the home of the National Tramway Museum at Crich you’ll have to be a bit more patient as its been announced that the first trams won’t be running for an additional … Continue reading →

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They Ran in 2023!

Posted on Monday 8 January 2024 by Gareth Prior

We round-up things of which heritage trams ran in service on tramways in the British Isles during 2023 with a final “They Ran in 2023!”. In truth since we last ran this article at the start of November 2023 there … Continue reading →

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15 Years Apart: Leeds 399

Posted on Saturday 30 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

Today “15 Years Apart” is at Crich to take a look at another recent stalwart in service.

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15 Years Apart: Glasgow 22

Posted on Monday 25 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

Today’s edition of “15 Years Apart” heads to Crich for a couple of images of one of the stalwarts of the operational fleet.

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The Completely Random A-Z of Trams in the British Isles! Q is for Queue

Posted on Saturday 23 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

Today our A-Z look at trams in the British Isles featured the letter Q.

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The Completely Random A-Z of Trams in the British Isles! O is for Open Top

Posted on Wednesday 20 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

Onwards we go with our A-Z with the letter O.

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The Completely Random A-Z of Trams in the British Isles! L is for Low Loader

Posted on Saturday 16 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

Today we reach the letter L in our “Completely Random A-Z of Trams in the British Isles!”.

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The Completely Random A-Z of Trams in the British Isles! K is for KLV

Posted on Friday 15 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

And if you thought the letter J was a bit of a struggle to find something for we had even more trouble with the letter K!

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In Pictures: Winter tram movements at Crich

Posted on Saturday 9 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

Although the Crich Tramway Village is closed to the public until March that does not mean that the site is all locked up and that nothing is happening. In fact that has been far from the case with work continuing … Continue reading →

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 3rd December 2023

Posted on Sunday 3 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

A return to Crich for a second selection of photos taken at Tram Weekend:

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Crich Tramway Village appoint new Fundraising Manager

Posted on Friday 1 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

Roger Shelley has been appointed into the crucial role of Fundraising Manager at the Crich Tramway Village. In this role Roger will be responsible for helping the museum secure funding to allow them to continue development of the facilities as … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Glasgow 1297 & Sheffield 510

Posted on Friday 24 November 2023 by Gareth Prior

We stay at Crich for this week’s “Picture in Time” but where last time out we were in 1979, this time we go back about another five years.

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