It’s time once again to take a look at just where you can go for a ride on a heritage tram in the UK in the next few weeks. This week the main highlight looks set to be taking place at the East Anglia Transport Museum where they are holding a 1940s weekend on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th May and then the following weekend it is the next Bank Holiday which means more fun at various tramways…
Beamish: The Living Museum of the North
Current Status: Open daily from 1000 to 1700.
More info @ http://www.beamish.org.uk.
Birkenhead Heritage Tramway
Current Status: Operates every Saturday and Sunday between 1300 and 1700. Also operates on Spring and August bank holidays and Wednesdays-Fridays during school holidays.
Timetable in operation: Trams depart Taylor Street every half hour between 1250 and 1620 returning from Woodside between 1305 and 1635 using 1 tram.
Next Special Event: See the Three Queens, Cunards Historic Visit – 24th & 25th May (enhanced tram service)
More info @ http://www.mtps.co.uk
Blackpool Tramway
Current Status: Operates all weekends until Sunday 9th November plus school holidays and Bank Holidays.
Timetable in operation:
Saturday 16th, Sunday 17th, Tuesday 26th May to Sunday 31st May, Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th June, Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th June – Blue timetable (2 trams in service running between Pleasure Beach and North Pier up to every 20 minutes from 1000-1700)
Saturday 23rd May – Green timetable (4 trams in service running between Pleasure Beach and Little Bispham every 20 minutes from 1000-1800)
Sunday 24th & Monday 25th May – Gold timetable (6+ trams in service running between Pleasure Beach and Little Bispham with additional limited stop tours to Fleetwood)
Please note these dates are only for approximately the next month, for details of operating information beyond either see the Events Diary or visit the link below.
More info @ https://www.facebook.com/BlackpoolHeritageTramTours
Crich Tramway Village
Current Status: Open daily until Sunday 1st November.
Next special event: Horse Tram Day –Tuesday 19th May
More info @ http://www.tramway.co.uk
Douglas Horse Tramway
Current Status: Running daily until Sunday 13th September
Timetable in operation: First tram departs Strathallan at 0900 and then every 20 minutes until 1720. Return journeys commence from the Sea Terminal at 0920 and then every 20 minutes until 1740.
More info @ http://www.douglas.gov.im/index.php/leisure/horse-trams#.VQsem2dyaM8
East Anglia Transport Museum
Current Status: Open Sundays and Wednesdays plus selected school holidays.
Open: Sundays and Wednesdays until Sunday 24th May. Then daily until Thursday 28th May. From Sunday 31st May open every Sunday, Wednesday & Saturday until summer school holidays. Also open Saturday 16th May. Opening hours 1200 until 1630.
Next Special Event: Mid-May 40’s Weekend – Saturday 16th (1200-2100) & Sunday 17th May (1030-1630)
More info @ http://www.eatm.org.uk/index.html
Great Orme Tramway
Current Status: Daily operation until end of October.
Timetable in operation: Trams every 20 minutes between 1000 and 1800.
More info @ http://www.greatormetramway.co.uk/index.asp
Heaton Park Tramway
Current Status: Open every Saturday & Sunday. Also open Monday 4th & Monday 25th May. Trams run between 1200 and 1600.
Next special event: Blackpool Event – Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th August
More info @ http://www.heatonparktramway.co.uk
Manx Electric Railway
Current Status: Daily operation.
Timetables in operation:
Until Friday 22nd May – Timetable B (6 departures each way between Derby Castle and Ramsey plus 1 each way between Laxey and Derby Castle)
Saturday 23rd to Sunday 31st May – Timetable D (14 departures from Derby Castle each day between 0840 and 1640, 5 of which only run as far as Laxey – same southbound journey pattern)
Monday 1st to Friday 12th June – Timetable FH (21 departures from Derby Castle each day between 0840 and 2140, 3 of which only run as far as Laxey – same southbound journey platform)
For full details on forthcoming services on the Manx Electric Railway please visit the official website below.
Next special event: Manx Heritage Transport Festival – Wednesday 29th July to Sunday 2nd August
Seaton Tramway
Current Status: Daily operation.
Timetables in operation:
Until Friday 15th May, Monday 18th to Friday 22nd May – Yellow Timetable (trams every 30 minutes from Seaton between 1000 and 1600 with return trips from Colyton between 1030 and 1630)
Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th May, Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th May and Saturday 23rd May to Friday 10th July – Blue Timetable (trams every 20 minutes from Seaton between 1000 and 1700 with return trips from Colyton between 1030 and 1730)
For full details on forthcoming services on the Seaton Tramway please visit the official website below.
More info @ http://www.tram.co.uk
Snaefell Mountain Railway
Current Status: Daily operation.
Timetables in operation:
Until Friday 22nd May – Timetable B (7 return trips up the mountain between 1015 and 1545)
Saturday 23rd May to Sunday 31st May – Timetable D (12 return trips up the mountain between 1015 and 1545)
Monday 1st June to Friday 12th June –Timetable FH (20 return trips up the mountain between 0945 and 2015)
Summerlee – The Museum of Scottish Industrial Life
Current Status: Open daily between 1000 and 1700.
Opening hours: 1000-1700. One tram is usually in service each day.
More info @ http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/summerlee
The information provided above is given in good faith and is correct to the best of our knowledge. If you know of any errors please contact us by using the comments section below or by emailing gareth@britishtramsonline.co.uk.
A tramway not often illustrated on these pages is the Great Orme Tramway but here we see no. 7 on the upper section of the line. 2nd May 2015. (Photograph by Stuart Cooke)
Please see the MTPS website as the museum will be closed and trams will not run on Mon 25th as the council has cause for concern due to the masses of people coming to see the three Queens in the river.
http://www.mtps.co.uk