Category Archives: National Tramway Museum

Crich launch appeal for funds

Posted on Tuesday 2 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

There can be no doubting that one of the major impacts of the Coronavirus pandemic has been financial for many businesses and organisations across the country. The Crich Tramway Village has now been fully closed for over two months (last … Continue reading →

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Trams &: Leeds 602 & buses

Posted on Tuesday 26 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

Included in this edition of “Trams &” we see a bus previously featured in this series plus an additional bus and, of course, a tram.

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Crich outside and woodland spaces to open on Bank Holiday Monday

Posted on Wednesday 20 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

With the current government recommendations allowing unlimited outside exercise and for any distance from your home within England as long as you continue to social distance and don’t stay overnight, the Crich Tramway Village have announced that their outside spaces, … Continue reading →

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Trams &: London Transport 1622 & Western bus 2341

Posted on Monday 18 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

We make another visit to Crich for this image of a tram and another vehicle. This time its London Transport 1622 with a single decker bus dating from the 1970s.

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Trams &: Gateshead 5 & Barnsley bus 5

Posted on Friday 24 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of “Trams &” we feature a tram and a bus at Crich, both of which are now part of the collection but we actually see them together before this happened as we head back to 2007.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool 166

Posted on Friday 24 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

Another dip into the archives of trams at Crich this week and its another Blackpool tram featuring – Toastrack 166.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool & Fleetwood 2

Posted on Thursday 16 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

We move forward a little more in time for the next couple of weeks as we reach 1990 for some more images from the archives at Crich.

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In Pictures: Robert Whetstone Models in operation

Posted on Sunday 12 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

It was planned that once again in 2020 once a month  at Crich that if you ventured into the Great Exhibition Hall you may have seen some trams actually running. They may not be full scale trams – those in … Continue reading →

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More Coronavirus updates

Posted on Thursday 9 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

Sunday services on the West Midlands Metro are to run to a revised schedule from Sunday 12th April as they seek to operate a service which still enables key workers to travel whilst also taking into consideration the reduction in … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Leeds 602

Posted on Thursday 9 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

Back to Crich for this edition of “Picture in Time” and having been in the 1960s for the last couple of weeks we now move forward to the 1970s. And the tram we feature is one which we have seen … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Glasgow 1297

Posted on Thursday 2 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

We stay in the 1960s for this latest edition of “Picture in Time” with a view of another Glasgow tram in action at Crich.

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Trams in Video: Crich Tramway Village – The Big Shunt, November 2017

Posted on Sunday 29 March 2020 by Gareth Prior

In this week’s video offering we are off to the Crich Tramway Village as we feature footage from “The Big Shunt” which took place at the start of November 2017. This took place in order to clear the depot II … Continue reading →

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2020 did begin at Crich before suspension

Posted on Friday 27 March 2020 by Gareth Prior

We’ve reported in depth on the closures and suspensions as a result of Coronavirus but before they started to be announced the Crich Tramway Village did start operating for 2020 on Saturday 14th March but this article kept getting put … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Glasgow 812

Posted on Thursday 26 March 2020 by Gareth Prior

Starting this evening we are back with “Picture in Time” and some traditional trams from Crich over the next few weeks. We start off by heading back some 52 years to the early days of the museum.

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Heritage organisations start to shut down after latest government advice **updated 20th March**

Posted on Friday 20 March 2020 by Gareth Prior

The situation with closures and changes to openings of heritage tramways and museums continues to change rapidly as the Coronavirus pandemic continues to make itself felt. It is inevitable, sensible and understandable that these decisions have to be made and … Continue reading →

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Now you can go to Crich to see electric trams and charge your own electric vehicle!

Posted on Saturday 14 March 2020 by Gareth Prior

The Crich Tramway Village have announced that two electric charging points have been installed at the museum, meaning that whilst you go and take a ride on an electric tram (powered by overhead power of course so need for that … Continue reading →

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2020 Crich operating fleet revealed

Posted on Saturday 7 March 2020 by Gareth Prior

In just seven days time it will be the start of yet another operating season at the Crich Tramway Village but what trams are likely to see use in 2020? It is hoped that in total 22 electric passenger trams, … Continue reading →

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Crich and VERA recognised at HRA Awards

Posted on Wednesday 12 February 2020 by Gareth Prior

The annual Heritage Railway Awards took place in Birmingham on Saturday 8th February and two systems we regularly features on these pages were recognised – both the Crich Tramway Village and the Volk’s Electric Railway Association. and amongst the nominees … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Inside the Workshop at Crich

Posted on Monday 10 February 2020 by Gareth Prior

The Crich Tramway Village may be closed to visitors over the winter period but that doesn’t mean that nothing is going on – far from it! We’ve already recently seen the track renewal north from Victoria Park but away from … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Track relay progress at Crich

Posted on Sunday 9 February 2020 by Gareth Prior

With the Crich Tramway Village opening again for another season in a little over four weeks good progress continues to be made on the major winter maintenance work – the relaying of the double track from Victoria Park/Bandstand up to … Continue reading →

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