Want to know when and where you ride on heritage trams over the next few weeks? Well if you do you have come to the right place as this is your one stop guide to heritage trams in the UK and Isle of Man! It’s a bit of a lull before the storm this weekend with no big events taking place although that will change over the Bank Holiday Weekend with the final daytime heritage operation of the year in Blackpool taking place alongside the Classic Transport Gathering at the Crich Tramway Village.
Beamish: The Living Museum of the North
Current Status: Open daily
Opening hours: 1000-1700 (last admission 1500)
More info @ http://www.beamish.org.uk.
Birkenhead Heritage Tramway
Current Status: Re-opens on Saturday 16th August and then every Saturday and Sunday plus Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays until the end of the school holidays.
Operating hours: Services run from Taylor Street Museum at 1300 and then every half hour until 1630, returning from Woodside Ferry at 1315 until the last possible return at 1615.
Next Special Event: Sunday 5th October – Bus & Tram Show
More info @ http://www.mtps.co.uk
Blackpool Tramway
Current Status: Operates Bank Holiday weekends and selected other dates until end of August. Then nightly during the Illuminations (Saturday 30th August-Sunday 9th November – start date to be confirmed)
Next service:
Saturday 23rd-Monday 25th August – a 3 tram service will operate.
More info @ http://www.blackpooltransport.com/services/heritage-trams.
Crich Tramway Village
Current Status: Open Daily
Opening hours: 1000-1730 (last admission 1600). At least 3 trams should be in service each day (subject to availability)
Next special event: Saturday 23rd-Monday 25th August – Classic Transport Gathering
More info @ http://www.tramway.co.uk
Douglas Horse Tramway
Current Status: Daily operation until September.
Operating hours: 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#.UzXDlGdOWM8
East Anglia Transport Museum
Current Status: Open (details of when see below).
Opening hours: Every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday 1300-1700 (last admission 1600) and every Sunday 1100-1700 (last admission 1600) until Sunday 7th September. Also open Bank Holiday Monday 25th August 1100-1700.
Next Special Event: Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th September – Autumn Gala Weekend
More info @ http://www.eatm.org.uk/index.html
Great Orme Tramway
Current Status: Operates daily
Operating hours: 1000-1700 (from April 1000-1800). Trams every 20 minutes
More info @ http://www.greatormetramway.co.uk/index.asp
Heaton Park Tramway
Current Status: Open every Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays.
Operating hours: 1200-1700 using at least one tram.
Next special event: Trans Lancs Transport Show – Sunday 7th September
More info @ http://www.heatonparktramway.co.uk
Manx Electric Railway
Current Status: Operating daily. See below for details of when.
The following services will run over the next few weeks:
Until Sunday 31st August – Timetable D (14 departures per day starting at 0940 from Douglas – not all run all the way to Ramsey)
Next special event: Winter Photography on the MER – 1st November
More info @ http://www.gov.im/publictransport/Rail/Electric/
Seaton Tramway
Current Status: Daily running.
The Red timetable is in operation daily until Sunday 31st August. First tram leaves Seaton at 1000 and then every 20 minutes until 1720 with returns from Colyton starting at 1030 until the last departure of the day at 1750.
More info @ http://www.tram.co.uk
Snaefell Mountain Railway
Current Status: Operating Daily.
The following services will run over the next few weeks:
Until Sunday 31st August – Timetable D (half hourly services from 1015-1545)
More info @ http://www.gov.im/publictransport/Rail/Snaefell
Summerlee – The Museum of Scottish Industrial Life
Current Status: Open daily
Opening hours: 1000-1700. One tram is usually in service each day.
More info @ http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=15877.
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
With the Birkenhead Tramway returning to service this week after a few weeks of problems we feature Wallasey 78 on 4th October 2009 during the annual Bus and Tram Show. (Photo: Gareth Prior)