Category Archives: National Tramway Museum

Whatever Happened To? Crich Tramathon 2005 – Blackpool Electric Locomotive

Posted on Monday 30 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of “Whatever Happened To?” we feature the first of the Works cars which made it out onto the mainline – Blackpool Electric Locomotive.

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In Pictures: A trip to Crich during August

Posted on Saturday 28 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

Another pictorial article with the photos this time coming from the Crich Tramway Village. Whole special events have now returned to the museum for most of the week it remains the standard three tram service with it no longer the … Continue reading →

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Whatever Happened To? Crich Tramathon 2005 – Blackpool 4

Posted on Monday 23 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

We’ve covered the trams which ran in passenger service during the 2005 Tramathon at Crich but 12th June 2005 also saw a number of other trams and works vehicles which were out on the mainline for various different reasons. In … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Johannesburg 60

Posted on Friday 20 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

Its time for another look into the tram photographic archives as we go back to 1979 and Crich.

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Whatever Happened To? Crich Tramathon 2005 – Southampton 45

Posted on Monday 16 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

It was the tram that in effect started the Tramway Museum Society and it is the last car which ran in passenger service during the 2005 Tramathon. Today “Whatever Happened To?” features Southampton 45.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool 166

Posted on Friday 13 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

Today “Picture in Time” continues its look at trams in operation at Crich on August Bank Holiday Monday 1979.

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Berlin 223 006-4 to be displayed to commemorate 60th anniversary of the Berlin Wall

Posted on Wednesday 11 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

On 13th August 1961 residents of Berlin awoke to find that their city had been split into two. Roads had been torn up, railway lines blocked and barbed wire fencing erected along the 97 mile border between the western sector … Continue reading →

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Whatever Happened To? Crich Tramathon 2005 – Sheffield 74

Posted on Monday 9 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

In this latest edition of “Whatever Happened To?” we feature Sheffield 74 which was the only Sheffield tram to run in passenger service at the Crich Tramway Village Tramathon of 2005.

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They’ve Run in 2021!

Posted on Monday 9 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

Its time for another check-in to see which heritage trams have run so far during 2021. This list includes those trams which have either run in passenger service or some other type of public use (such as tram driving experiences). … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: New York 674

Posted on Friday 6 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

Crich is again the location for this edition of “Picture in Time”.

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Whatever Happened To? Crich Tramathon 2005 – Paisley 68

Posted on Monday 2 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

As “Whatever Happened To?” continues its look at those trams which ran during the 2005 Tramathon we reach a tram which has had an identity change but at the time was Paisley 68.

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 31st July 2021

Posted on Saturday 31 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

This week there are another two Photo Galleries – and neither are “from the archives” or overseas! Yes, that’s right we have two sets of photos from now as we visit Manchester and Crich:

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Picture in Time: Paisley 68

Posted on Friday 30 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

The next location for our non-Blackpool Traditional Trams “Picture in Time” series is Crich with a selection of photos which were taken on 27th August 1979 – August Bank Holiday Monday.

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Seaton and Crich join “Love your Railway” nationwide campaign

Posted on Tuesday 27 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

Both the Seaton Tramway and Crich Tramway Village have signed up to the “Love Your Railway” campaign which aims to raise awareness of heritage railways (and tramways!) across the UK. Running over the six week school summer holiday period between … Continue reading →

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Whatever Happened To? Crich Tramathon 2005 – Oporto 273

Posted on Monday 26 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

We have a taste of Portugal in this edition of “Whatever Happened To?” as we feature Oporto 273 which was another of the passenger trams running during Crich’s Tramathon in June 2005.

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Whatever Happened To? Crich Tramathon 2005 – Metropolitan Electric Tramways 331

Posted on Monday 19 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

We stay in London for this latest edition of “Whatever Happened To?” as we take a look at Metropolitan Electric Tramways 331 which was another of the trams in passenger service during the 2005 Tramathon at Crich.

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Legal COVID restrictions set to change from 19th July

Posted on Thursday 15 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

You will probably have heard in the news that Monday 19th July has been dubbed “freedom day” (even though its not really) and most legal restrictions introduced earlier in the pandemic. Although legally things such as the wearing of face … Continue reading →

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Update on Bradford Cabmen’s Shelter

Posted on Wednesday 14 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

Last December the latest restoration for the Crich Tramway Village arrived back at the museum but this wasn’t a tram but the historic Bradford Cabmen’s Shelter which had been away in Bristol undergoing a major restoration back to a near … Continue reading →

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Whatever Happened To? Crich Tramathon 2005 – London Transport 1622

Posted on Monday 12 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

This edition of “Whatever Happened To?” features London Transport 1622, a tram which was operational in Crich in 2005 although today is in the workshops waiting for a chance to shine again.

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In Pictures: Blackpool Brush Railcoach 298’s new underframe arrives at Crich

Posted on Saturday 10 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

Friday 9th July 2021 was another momentous day in the restoration of Blackpool Brush Railcoach 298 with its newly constructed underframe arriving at the Crich Tramway Village. The construction of the new underframe was contracted to the Ffestiniog Railway in … Continue reading →

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