Category Archives: East Anglia Transport Museum

In Pictures: Blackpool 634 and Sheffield 513 in service at Carlton Colville

Posted on Tuesday 21 April 2026 by Gareth Prior

In our early season coverage of the East Anglia Transport Museum we saw a lot of Amsterdam 474 and London Transport 1858 in service, but so far in 2026 there have actually been four trams which have carried passengers. In … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: A closer look at the returning Amsterdam 474

Posted on Tuesday 14 April 2026 by Gareth Prior

As we reported earlier this month Good Friday 3rd April 2026 saw the return to service of Amsterdam 474 at the East Anglia Transport Museum for the first time since 2023. In that intervening time it has enjoyed a full … Continue reading →

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They’ve Run in 2026!

Posted on Monday 13 April 2026 by Gareth Prior

With Easter out of the way we take a first look of 2026 at just which heritage trams have run so far this year on various lines across the British Isles. As a reminder the aim of this list is … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Amsterdam 474 returns to service at East Anglia Transport Museum kicks off their 2026 season

Posted on Saturday 4 April 2026 by Gareth Prior

Whilst a lot of enthusiasts attention towards the trams at the East Anglia Transport Museum has often been Blackpool related over the past few years (with Brush Railcoach 634 arriving and entering service and Standard 143 arriving for the completion … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Blackpool 143 arrives at its new home

Posted on Wednesday 4 March 2026 by Gareth Prior

As we reported last week, the Fylde Transport Trust’s Blackpool Standard 143 has a new home following its move to the East Anglia Transport Museum in Carlton Colville, Suffolk. This move is part of a loan agreement which will see … Continue reading →

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EATM gets a second Blackpool Standard as the FTT’s 143 makes the move

Posted on Tuesday 24 February 2026 by Gareth Prior

The Fylde Transport Trust’s Blackpool Standard 143 is on the way to the East Anglia Transport Museum in Carlton Colville for the completion of its restoration. The tram was loaded in the bus yard at Rigby Road Depot on Tuesday … Continue reading →

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East Anglia Transport Museum announce 2026 events

Posted on Wednesday 28 January 2026 by Gareth Prior

The East Anglia Transport Museum walked away with the “Museum/Heritage Tramway of the Year” at the recent British Trams Online Tram of the Year Awards and they aren’t ones to be resting on their laurels with their 2026 events programme … Continue reading →

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The winners are… Tram of the Year Results announced!

Posted on Saturday 17 January 2026 by Gareth Prior

After four weeks of hard fought voting the results are in of the British Trams Online Tram of the Year 2025 – and the winners can now be revealed! The winners this year come from the Isle of Man, Manchester, … Continue reading →

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 10th January 2026

Posted on Saturday 10 January 2026 by Gareth Prior

This week’s main site update includes a set of photos taken just before Christmas at the East Anglia Transport Museum during their Ride the Lights event:

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In Pictures: The final weekend of EATM’s Ride the Lights 2025

Posted on Thursday 25 December 2025 by Gareth Prior

The final (of three) weekends of Ride the Lights took place at the East Anglia Transport Museum in Carlton Colville on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st December 2025. Once again the museum flung open its doors from the afternoon to … Continue reading →

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Christmas and New Year services 2025/6

Posted on Wednesday 24 December 2025 by Gareth Prior

This is your regular one-stop guide to planned services over the festive period; with the usual caveat that operational reasons may mean there are some changes so please check with the operator before travelling.

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British Trams Online Tram of the Year 2025 – Voting Open!

Posted on Saturday 20 December 2025 by Gareth Prior

It may be a tad later than planned (apologies once again for the delays in updates on the site over the past couple of weeks) but we are delighted to confirm that voting for the British Trams Online Tram of … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: EATM Ride the Lights again!

Posted on Thursday 18 December 2025 by Gareth Prior

Once again in 2025, the East Anglia Transport Museum have been ending the year in style with the always popular “Ride the Lights” event taking place on weekends in December. This event sees trams, trolleybuses and the railway running after … Continue reading →

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Numbers 11 – Blackpool Marton VAMBAC 11

Posted on Thursday 11 December 2025 by Gareth Prior

“Numbers” goes east.

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Glasgow 488 become one with itself again!

Posted on Thursday 27 November 2025 by Gareth Prior

What’s hat they say about London buses? You wait ages for one to turn up and then two come! Well, it seems the same could be said of Glasgow trams as no sooner do we bring an update on the … Continue reading →

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They’ve Run in 2025!

Posted on Monday 3 November 2025 by Gareth Prior

For various reasons we haven’t had many looks at which heritage trams have run in 2025, in fact the last round-up we had was in May! We rectify that here as with main operating seasons now having come to an … Continue reading →

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 11th October 2025

Posted on Saturday 11 October 2025 by Gareth Prior

This week we return with another main site update and have photos from both Manchester and the East Anglia Transport Museum included:

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In Pictures: East Anglia Transport Museum celebrates the transport of London

Posted on Monday 6 October 2025 by Gareth Prior

Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th September saw the East Anglia Transport Museum hold their latest special event. That weekend had traditionally been their Trolleybus Weekend but for 2025 they changed things a bit with it instead having a London theme, … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Double Blackpool Railcoaches at Carlton Colville

Posted on Thursday 25 September 2025 by Gareth Prior

Blackpool Brush Railcoach 634 and Blackpool Marton VAMBAC 11 were the two trams paired together to operate services at the East Anglia Transport Museum, Carlton Colville on Sunday 21st September 2025. 634 has spent periods out of service during 2025 … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: East Anglia Transport Museum on 14th September 2025

Posted on Saturday 20 September 2025 by Gareth Prior

On Sunday 14th September the East Anglia Transport Museum welcomed visitors from the Cambridge and District Classic Car Club as they opened for another day of tram, trolleybus and railway activity. In this pictorial article we head to the museum … Continue reading →

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