Category Archives: East Anglia Transport Museum

Not previously reported on these pages was the arrival of the top deck of Glasgow 488 at Minffordd on the Ffestiniog Railway joining the lower deck which had of course arrived in March. The top deck was delivered to Wales … Continue reading →

The East Anglia Transport Museum have become the latest organisation to set-up an official Facebook page to keep interested parties informed on the latest activities at the Museum. You can find the page (and “Like” it if you so wish) … Continue reading →

The past week or so has seen a lot of mention of Glasgow 488 following its surprise return to the UK at the Ffestiniog Railway’s workshops for a restoration to take place to enable it to operate at the East … Continue reading →

Following last week’s news that Glasgow 488 has returned to the UK (well half of it so far anyway) to be restored for operation at the East Anglia Transport Museum we have now received further information on how the repatriation … Continue reading →

The UK tram preservation movement is known for throwing some very welcome surprises at enthusiasts on occasion; something which seems to have become more common over the last few years, with tram loans and increasingly ambitious events taking place on … Continue reading →

For the second successive year, the East Anglia Transport Museum have found success with the concept of ‘Santa Trams’, which has provided two of its fleet – Blackpool 11 and London Transport 1858 – with employment during the normally quiet … Continue reading →

In a welcome move to keep its annual events programme fresh and interesting, the East Anglia Transport Museum have announced some changes to its main event, held each year in September. The popular ‘Trolleybus Weekend’, which has been held annually … Continue reading →

Since transferring to the East Anglia Transport Museum over a year ago, Sheffield ‘Roberts’ car 513 has rarely made the news on British Trams Online, but the latest newsletter distributed to members of this organisation enables us to provide an … Continue reading →

Lowestoft 14 has been undergoing restoration at the East Anglia Transport Museum since 2005 and in the last few years, significant progress in returning this tram to operating condition has been made. Since work commenced the tram has rarely, if … Continue reading →

2011 proved to be a very memorable year for the East Anglia Transport Museum for several reasons. Obvious highlights included the arrival of Sheffield ‘Roberts’ car 513 on long-term loan from Beamish Museum, the visit of Blackpool VAMBAC Railcoach 11 … Continue reading →

The East Anglia Transport Museum normally closes its gates to paying guests at the end of September each year, but in a bold move the site re-opened for a few winter weekends in 2011. The Museum held its first ever … Continue reading →

The East Anglia Transport Museum have now released details of their special events programme for the 2012 season, and in a pleasing move there are more events planned than usual as the museum attempts to capitalise on a number of … Continue reading →