Category Archives: Crich Tramway Village

Events this week…

Posted on Sunday 16 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

After the excitement of openings in the last week we’re back to the more usual events over the next seven days or so…

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Picture in Time: Johannesburg 60

Posted on Friday 14 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

In this “Picture in Time” we are again featuring a tram in action at Crich.

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New event for Crich as they go back in time to several periods

Posted on Wednesday 12 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

The Crich Tramway Village has long been home to a TARDIS (or old fashioned Police Box if you prefer to be more grounded in reality!) so is no stranger to travelling in time but a new event on Saturday 22nd … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Sunderland 100

Posted on Friday 7 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

Its another edition of “Picture in Time” with another trip to Crich although we’re moving forward into the late 1980s.

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In Pictures: Seaside Fun at the Crich Tramway Village

Posted on Monday 3 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

It’s the longest event each year at the Crich Tramway Village and during the May Half Term school holidays they once again went to the coast for some Seaside Fun. With various seaside attractions arriving on site (such as fun … Continue reading →

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Events this week

Posted on Sunday 2 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

The chance to see more trams undergoing restoration on the South Coast is amongst the highlights for this week…

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Blackpool 166 adds to the open tram fleet at Crich

Posted on Saturday 1 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

The first day of the Seaside Fun event at the Crich Tramway Village on Saturday 25th May not only saw lots of seaside attractions for all the family but also the return to service of another tram for the year. … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Standard 49

Posted on Friday 31 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

We’re back off to Crich for this edition of “Picture in Time” with another Blackpool tram coming across the camera.

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Events Coming this week…

Posted on Sunday 26 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

The Bank Holiday is near and then it’s the May Half Term school holidays so still plenty of family orientated events to enjoy on tramways in the British Isles. This round-up look at what’s happening from Monday 27th May to … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: A trip to the Crich Tramway Village

Posted on Friday 24 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

In this latest visit to the Crich Tramway Village we take a look at the sights of the operating service on Sunday 11th May. With pleasant sunny weather this visit saw the current “nice weather” selection of trams – Blackpool … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Electric Locomotive & Crane 4

Posted on Friday 24 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

Its time for another change of location for “Picture in Time” with the next set of photos coming from Crich.

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In Pictures: Bluebird takes flight to Glory Mine

Posted on Tuesday 21 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

One of the most complex restorations to have been undertaken in the workshop at the Crich Tramway Village is now starting to reach a conclusion. Work on London County Council 1 – aka Bluebird – started in June 2014 when … Continue reading →

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Events coming this week…

Posted on Sunday 19 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

As we approach the second of our Bank Holidays in May there are more events to enjoy across the British Isles…

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The seaside returns to Crich this May Half Term holiday

Posted on Saturday 18 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

The Crich Tramway Village – which is pretty much as land locked as you could hope to find! – will once again be going to the seaside during the May Half Term school holidays. Seaside Fun will be taking place … Continue reading →

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They’ve Run in 2024!

Posted on Monday 13 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

We take another look to see which heritage trams have run in service so far in 2024 on tramways across the British Isles. There has been some movement since we last ran this article with more trams being used at … Continue reading →

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Events coming this week…

Posted on Sunday 12 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

From the chance to see behind the scenes of a tram restoration to a dog show there’s an eclectic mix of events over the coming week…

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Chesterfield 7 returns to service at Crich

Posted on Saturday 11 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

Whilst the majority of trams which have carried passengers at the Crich Tramway Village so far in 2024 were part of the operating fleet at times last year, the latest tram to be used for the first time does not … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Blackpool 167 enters service at Crich

Posted on Monday 6 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

The variety of trams available for service at the Crich Tramway Village continues to increase with Blackpool 167 the latest to be used for the first time in 2024. The Pantograph car entered service on Thursday 2nd May when it … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Another April visit to Crich

Posted on Friday 3 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

We return to the Crich Tramway Village for another set of photos in this article as we see more images from a normal operating day during April – the first full month of operation for the tramway in 2024. On … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: A look inside the Workshop at Crich

Posted on Monday 29 April 2024 by Gareth Prior

As the season progresses at the Crich Tramway Village we have gradually been seeing more trams enter service with (at the time of writing) ten different trams having been used in service so far. Meanwhile, in the Workshop further trams … Continue reading →

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