It’s time again for us to remind you just where you can travel on heritage trams in the UK and Isle of Man over the next week or so. All the information here is given in good faith but you are advised to check before travelling any significant distance with the organisations involved.
Beamish, The Living Museum of the North
Open daily between 1000 and 1700 with trams operating each day round the Museum circuit.
Birkenhead Heritage Tramway
Trams operate every Saturday and Sunday with the first tram from Woodside Ferry at 1300 and the last tram departing Woodside Ferry to Depot at 1630.
Black Country Living Museum
Open daily between 1000 and 1700 with one tram in service.
Blackpool Tramway
Illumination Tours are now in operation every night until Sunday 10th November. Tours depart from Pleasure Beach only from shortly after switch on each night with three trams being used most nights. The majority of tours will be operated by the Illuminated trio: Western Train 733+734, Frigate 736 and Trawler 737 although other members of the heritage fleet are likely to see fairly regular use (read on!)
On Fridays and Saturdays (plus the October Half Term week) at least two heritage trams will supplement the Illuminated vehicles with five trams being used to operate tours.
Crich Tramway Village
Now open daily until 3rd November. Museum is open between 1000 and 1730 with trams operating daily.
Next Special Event: Beetle Drive – Sunday 22nd September
Douglas Horse Tramway
Has now finished operation for the summer 2013 season.
East Anglia Transport Museum
The Museum is open every Thursday (1300-1700), Saturday (1300-1700) and Sunday (1100-1700) until the end of the September.
Great Orme Tramway
Services run daily every 20 minutes between 1000 and 1800 until the end of September.
Heaton Park Tramway
The tramway operates every Sunday, with trams running 1200-1700 until the end of September.
Manx Electric Railway
Operating daily until Sunday 6th October. Timetable C is now in operation until Sunday 29th September (10 departures from Douglas between 0940 and 1640 – all but the last service run all the way to Ramsey). Evening services run between Douglas and Laxey on
Friday 20th September.
Seaton Tramway
Open daily until the start of November.
The Green timetable is in operation until the end of October with trams every 30 minutes between 1000 and 1600 from Seaton returning at the same frequency from Colyton between 1030 and 1630.
Snaefell Mountain Railway
Operating daily until Sunday 6 October with timetable C (every half hour between 1015 and 1545) in operation until Sunday 29th September. Evening services (for summit diners only) also run on Friday 20th September.
Summerlee – The Museum of Scottish Industrial Life
The Museum is open daily between 1000 and 1600.
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.