Category Archives: Crich Tramway Village

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Sunday 4th and Monday 5th May will see the Crich Tramway Village have a packed programme of springtime fun and fairy dust as part of the “Magical May” event. There will be Spring magic and enhancement for all the family … Continue reading →

The Crich Tramway Village has reached double figures of fully commissioned passenger services with Wednesday 23rd April seeing the return to action of Blackpool 236 for the first time in 2025.

The project to create a new Access Tram for Crich has moved a step forward with the official launch of a fundraising which would allow the tram to be completed and in service by spring 2026. This important project would … Continue reading →

Since the Crich Tramway Village started their 2025 season all the trams which had run in service had also been seen in action during 2024. But that all changed on Wednesday 16th April when Leeds 345 was part of a … Continue reading →

London County Council 1 – commonly known as Bluebird amongst enthusiasts – has had to be withdrawn from service after issues discovered during its commissioning for the 2025 season at the Crich Tramway. The tram, which only entered service after … Continue reading →

As we have already reported on these pages, Crich Tramway Village – home of the National Tramway Museum – opened for the first time in 2025 on Saturday 16th March 2025. Since that date it has remained opened Saturday to … Continue reading →

If you happened to visit the Crich Tramway Village – home of the National Tramway Museum – last year you probably can’t have helped but notice the construction work going on to replace the former Tea Rooms with an all … Continue reading →

Spring is approaching and that can only mean one thing – and we’re not talking about leaves on the trees and longer days! It’s the start of another heritage tram season at various tramway across the British Isles. Whilst the … Continue reading →

During the summer of 2024 the Crich Tramway Village were awarded £83,000 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Whilst we are used to funding such as these being for a big restoration project or something related to a new exhibition, … Continue reading →