Category Archives: National Tramway Museum

The Completely Random A-Z of Trams in the British Isles! Q is for Queue

Posted on Saturday 23 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

Today our A-Z look at trams in the British Isles featured the letter Q.

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The Completely Random A-Z of Trams in the British Isles! O is for Open Top

Posted on Wednesday 20 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

Onwards we go with our A-Z with the letter O.

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The Completely Random A-Z of Trams in the British Isles! L is for Low Loader

Posted on Saturday 16 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

Today we reach the letter L in our “Completely Random A-Z of Trams in the British Isles!”.

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The Completely Random A-Z of Trams in the British Isles! K is for KLV

Posted on Friday 15 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

And if you thought the letter J was a bit of a struggle to find something for we had even more trouble with the letter K!

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In Pictures: Winter tram movements at Crich

Posted on Saturday 9 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

Although the Crich Tramway Village is closed to the public until March that does not mean that the site is all locked up and that nothing is happening. In fact that has been far from the case with work continuing … Continue reading →

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 3rd December 2023

Posted on Sunday 3 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

A return to Crich for a second selection of photos taken at Tram Weekend:

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Crich Tramway Village appoint new Fundraising Manager

Posted on Friday 1 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

Roger Shelley has been appointed into the crucial role of Fundraising Manager at the Crich Tramway Village. In this role Roger will be responsible for helping the museum secure funding to allow them to continue development of the facilities as … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Glasgow 1297 & Sheffield 510

Posted on Friday 24 November 2023 by Gareth Prior

We stay at Crich for this week’s “Picture in Time” but where last time out we were in 1979, this time we go back about another five years.

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Picture in Time: Sheffield 264

Posted on Friday 17 November 2023 by Gareth Prior

“Picture in Time” is back with another visit to the Crich Tramway Village!

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Picture in Time: Sheffield 189

Posted on Friday 10 November 2023 by Gareth Prior

Another edition of “Picture in Time” goes to Crich on a 1979 Bank Holiday Monday.

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They’ve Run in 2023!

Posted on Monday 6 November 2023 by Gareth Prior

With the start of November traditionally the end of most heritage tram operating seasons across the British Isles (with just Beamish and Blackpool now offering the regular chance to ride on a heritage tram over the next couple of months, … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Glasgow 22

Posted on Friday 3 November 2023 by Gareth Prior

This latest edition of “Picture in Time” is again heading to Crich as we take a look a photo from 1979 of one of the trams in service.

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Loki’s Big Adventure at Crich Tramway Village

Posted on Sunday 29 October 2023 by Gareth Prior

This is probably the sort of story which would have been the “And Finally” item on the News at Ten in the past, a lost dog was found at the Crich Tramway Village and was subsequently reunited with its grateful … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Just another day at Crich

Posted on Saturday 28 October 2023 by Gareth Prior

In this pictorial article we take a visit to Crich to view some of the trams running in service on a Sunday during October as well as peeping into the Workshop where more progress has been made on the restoration … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool 49

Posted on Friday 27 October 2023 by Gareth Prior

Its time for another change of location for “Picture in Time” as we leave Blackpool and head to Crich for a photo of… a Blackpool tram!

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Autumn Fun at Crich for Half Term

Posted on Monday 23 October 2023 by Gareth Prior

With Derbyshire school half term holidays taking place between Monday 30th October and Friday 3rd November, the Crich Tramway Village will once again be running an Autumn Fun event with various activities aimed at youngsters throughout the week.

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 22nd October 2023

Posted on Sunday 22 October 2023 by Gareth Prior

There are three small collections of photos included in this week’s update as we catch-up with some heritage trams from August and October:

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First 2024 events added to Crich Tramway Village website

Posted on Wednesday 18 October 2023 by Gareth Prior

Yes, we’re afraid its another of those “looking forward to 2024” articles when we haven’t even finished 2023 yet! As another year of running starts to come to a close at the Crich Tramway Village they are already planning for … Continue reading →

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Blackpool 40 returns to service!

Posted on Wednesday 11 October 2023 by Gareth Prior

At the recent Tram Weekend held at the Crich Tramway Village in mid-September one of the special photo line-ups was looking ahead to trams which would be returning to service in the future. What we didn’t expect was that of … Continue reading →

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 8th October 2023

Posted on Sunday 8 October 2023 by Gareth Prior

This week photos come from Crich Tramway Village’s Tram Weekend which took place in September:

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