Category Archives: Crich Tramway Village

LEGO returns to Crich!

Another popular family event returns to the Crich Tramway Village on Monday 18th and Tuesday 19th August – and it involves a lot of LEGO! Over the past few years Build It! has established itself as a regular event at … Continue reading

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More events coming to the Crich Tramway Village

The busy summer period at the Crich Tramway Village will be continuing over the next few days with another two special events taking place. It starts off with the annual Sounds of the 1950s and 60s event on Saturday 9th … Continue reading

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Crich to hold special evening talk from Christian Wolmar

Christian Wolmar, a well-known journalist, author, and railway historian, will be giving a talk at the Crich Tramway Village on the evening of Friday 19th September 2025. Entitled Trams for the Future – It’s a Moving Story, the talk will … Continue reading

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In Pictures: Crich launch Crowdfunder to support Access Tram 2

If all goes according to plan, Crich Tramway Village could be the proud owners of a fully functional new Access Tram by March 2026 with the project to convert Blackpool Centenary 645 moving up a gear as a Crowdfunder is … Continue reading

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Picture in Time: Glasgow 22

We are at Crich again for this edition of “Picture in Time” with a one of the workhorses of the fleet featured.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Pantograph 167

Another “Picture in Time” outing and we’re at Crich again for an image of one of their Blackpool trams in action.

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Family actives for the summer holidays at Crich

The long six weeks of the school summer holidays are upon us and if you’re looking for ways to entertain the younger members of the family the Crich Tramway Village will be running a number of fun and fascinating activities … Continue reading

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Electric Locomotive

We change location for “Picture in Time” again for this week as we head to the Crich for some more images of trams at the home of the National Tramway Museum in 1982.

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In Pictures: Views at Crich in July 2025

This article sees us taking a pictorial look at the Crich Tramway Village again. These photos were taken on Saturday 5th July 2025 and with a Tramcar Sponsorship Organisation (TSO) meeting taking place some of their projects past, present and … Continue reading

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Tributes paid to Geoffrey Claydon

Tributes have been paid across the tram and light rail sector to Geoffrey Claydon following his death at the age of 94. Geoffrey passed away on Monday 30th June after a short illness and had been a legal architect of … Continue reading

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Side by Side: Cardiff 131 & Sheffield 330

We start a new photographic series today with a new theme: “Side by Side”. The concept of this theme is simple, it will feature photos of trams side-by-side (yes we are struggling for new themes, but you try coming up … Continue reading

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Crich set to be invaded by dinosaurs!

If you head to the Crich Tramway Village on Saturday 19th July 2025 don’t be alarmed if you see some strange creatures around the place as its their annual Dinosaur Day! This event has proved to be popular for the … Continue reading

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In Pictures: Bluebird flies again!

This is a news story you probably weren’t expecting just yet – London County Council 1 has returned to service at the Crich Tramway Village! The tram, which only returned to service in 2024 after a 10 year restoration, had … Continue reading

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Event Coming Soon! Past Times at Crich Tramway Village

Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd June 2025 will see the return of the Past Times event at the Crich Tramway Village. This is a mulit-era event allowing visitors to have a fun look back through history, covering a range of … Continue reading

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Get ready for Classic Motorcycle Day at Crich

In recent years one of the most popular events at the Crich Tramway Village has become the Classic Motorcycle Day and this year’s event will take place on Sunday 6th July. This will be the eighth event it has been … Continue reading

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 25th May 2025

Another Bank Holiday weekend and another couple of sets of photos – some from May 2025 in Manchester as we also go into the heritage tram archives:

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The Seaside returns to Crich

You can’t get anywhere in the UK much more landlocked than Crich but for a week each year that doesn’t stop the seaside coming to the Crich Tramway Village and the Seaside Fun event is back again for the May … 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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Blackpool 166 latest to return to service at Crich

Article updated with photo 18/5/25. With the spring brining plenty of sunshine – and some warmer temperatures – what could be better than enjoying an open tram ride? The team at the Crich Tramway Village obviously think the same as … Continue reading

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In Pictures: Crich at the start of another day

Its time to head back to the Crich Tramway Village as we take a look at some trams in action at the Crich Tramway Village. These were taken on a normal mid-week opening day when a standard three car service … Continue reading

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