Category Archives: National Tramway Museum

Trams in Video: Glasgow Trams in preservation

Posted on Sunday 21 March 2021 by Gareth Prior

This latest edition of “Trams in Video” is mainly shot at the Crich Tramway Village and an event held in September 2012 which commemorated the 50th anniversary of the closure of Glasgow Corporation Tramways. Split into three sections in part … Continue reading →

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 20th March 2021

Posted on Saturday 20 March 2021 by Gareth Prior

Back once more into the recent archives with a trip to Crich in 2007:

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Work starts on construction of Brush 298’s underframe

Posted on Monday 15 March 2021 by Gareth Prior

During the latter part of 2020 it was announced that as part of the restoration to service of Blackpool Brush Railcoach 298 to run at the Crich Tramway Village, the Ffestiniog Railway in Wales had been contracted to construct a … Continue reading →

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Crich announce plans to reopen for 2021 season

Posted on Monday 1 March 2021 by Gareth Prior

Following on from last week’s government announcement on the “roadmap” to relaxing restrictions there has been a lot of work going on behind the scenes at various heritage tramways to get ready for the belated opening this year. The first … Continue reading →

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Trams in Unusual Places: Chesterfield 8 in Nottingham

Posted on Thursday 25 February 2021 by Gareth Prior

For the second in the series of “Trams in Unusual Places” we are taking a trip to Nottingham’s Old Market Square. It may not be a unusual to see a tram with Nottingham Express Transit having been running through there … Continue reading →

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Trams &: Blackpool 40, 167 & bus

Posted on Monday 22 February 2021 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of “Trams &” we are at the Crich Tramway Village but the photo has a distinctly Blackpool feel as there are two trams and a bus which all originate from the Fylde Coast.

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Trams in Video: Crich Tramway Village – 50 years of operation

Posted on Sunday 21 February 2021 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of “Trams in Video” we once again find ourselves the Crich Tramway Village with a celebration of 50 years of operation. Including footage of both Sheffield 15 in service with Joseph the horse providing the power we … Continue reading →

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Trams &: Sheffield 189, 330 & buses

Posted on Tuesday 9 February 2021 by Gareth Prior

The “Best of Sheffield” event held at the Crich Tramway Village in May 2014 has featured in this series before and that is where we are again heading for this edition of “Trams &”.

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Picture in Time: Glasgow 1100 & 1115

Posted on Friday 5 February 2021 by Gareth Prior

Before we move on to another location we just have time for one more archive photo from Crich and its 1985 again as a couple of Glasgow trams soak up the sunshine.

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Trams in Unusual Places: Southampton 45 in Kimberley

Posted on Tuesday 2 February 2021 by Gareth Prior

We start another new series today as we feature trams in places you wouldn’t usually expect to find them! We all know the usual places where you will find trams, whether that be an operating system or a regular museum … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Toastrack 166 & Boat 607

Posted on Friday 29 January 2021 by Gareth Prior

In this latest edition of “Picture in Time” we are again heading back to Crich for another image from the archives.

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Picture in Time: New York 3rd Avenue Railway 674

Posted on Friday 22 January 2021 by Gareth Prior

We continue to move through the years at Crich for this latest edition of “Picture in Time” as we leap forward to the 1980s.

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Picture in Time: Oporto 9, John Bull & Southampton 45

Posted on Friday 15 January 2021 by Gareth Prior

We head for another look at Crich in the 1960s for this latest edition of “Picture in Time”.

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Picture in Time: Crich Depot Yard

Posted on Friday 8 January 2021 by Gareth Prior

For the next few editions of our traditional tram “Picture in Time” series we will be featuring what is now known as the Crich Tramway Village with a batch of images taken through the years at the museum.

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They Ran in 2020…

Posted on Saturday 2 January 2021 by Gareth Prior

As we put 2020 “to bed” we bring you this look at those heritage trams which ran in the British Isles during the calendar year of 2020. Obviously, nowhere near as many trams ran during 2020 as in previous years … Continue reading →

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Trams &: Leeds 345 & bus

Posted on Wednesday 30 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

Today the vehicle we see alongside a tram is a bus which has featured a couple of times in this series already but it obviously likes to be captured alongside trams!

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Trams &: Liverpool 869 & bus

Posted on Monday 28 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

We are again off to Crich for this edition of “Trams &” and alongside today’s tram is yet another bus!

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Trams &: Leeds 399 & car & bus

Posted on Saturday 26 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

We head back to 2016 for this latest edition of “Trams &” and the Crich Tramway Village is again the location.

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Cabmen’s Shelter returns to Crich

Posted on Thursday 24 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

The restored Bradford Cabmen’s Shelter is back at Crich following restoration work by Dorothea Restorations of Bristol and is now waiting for the finishing touches before it can be officially re-opened.

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Trams &: Sheffield 510, Blackpool 630 & bus

Posted on Thursday 24 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

Today “Trams &” is off to Crich for a London event where the only London vehicle we see is a bus as the trams are from elsewhere!

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