Category Archives: National Tramway Museum

In Pictures: An out of season weekday at Crich

Posted on Wednesday 9 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

Now that the excitement of Crich 60 is out the way and we build up towards the end of season and the Starlight Event it is business as usual at the Crich Tramway Village with most days seeing either a … Continue reading →

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This week on British Trams Online

Posted on Sunday 6 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

After a slightly longer than planned hiatus we are back with another Photo Gallery this week:

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Picture in Time: Glasgow 1297

Posted on Thursday 3 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

We carry on taking a look at Crich’s 1973 Transport Extravaganza for this week’s Picture in Time with Glasgow 1297 the tram seen in the picture.

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Picture in Time: Sheffield 264

Posted on Thursday 26 September 2019 by Gareth Prior

Today’s main edition of Picture in Time is back at Crich for another look at the 1973 Transport Extravaganza with another tram featured which is no longer part of the operational fleet – Sheffield 264.

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In Pictures: Yorkshire takes centre stage as Crich celebrates 60 years

Posted on Tuesday 24 September 2019 by Gareth Prior

The annual enthusiasts event at the Crich Tramway Village this year took place over two days on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd September to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the discovery of the site at Crich for the siting of … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Glasgow 1100 and 1297

Posted on Thursday 19 September 2019 by Gareth Prior

Another trip to Crich for this latest edition of Picture in Time as we take a look at the 1973 Grand Transport Extravaganza.

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In Preview: Crich 60 – Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd September

Posted on Monday 16 September 2019 by Gareth Prior

We finally reach that busy period of major tram events with Crich’s the first to take place over the weekend of Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd September. Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the discovery and adopting of the site in … Continue reading →

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In Video: New Glory Mine layout at Crich

Posted on Saturday 14 September 2019 by Gareth Prior

We’ve written a lot and shown photos a fair bit of the new layout at Glory Mine but what’s better than both those? Video of course! The new layout now means that trams have a short additional section of track … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Sheffield 15

Posted on Thursday 12 September 2019 by Gareth Prior

For the next few weeks we are off to the East Midlands for some more archive images taken at Crich, and we start off with a very early image from the museum.

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Berlin 223 006-4 to celebrate its birthday at Crich

Posted on Wednesday 11 September 2019 by Gareth Prior

An extra event has been announced at Crich with Access Tram, Berlin 223 006-4, set to take centre stage on Monday 30th September. The day will be a 50th anniversary celebration of the entry into service of the tram in … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Box 40 back at Crich

Posted on Monday 9 September 2019 by Gareth Prior

As we reported at the weekend, Blackpool & Fleetwood 40 is now back at Crich following the conclusion of its loan periods at both Blackpool and, more recently, Beamish. Arriving back during the afternoon of Friday 6th September the tram … Continue reading →

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Box 40 returns to Crich

Posted on Sunday 8 September 2019 by Gareth Prior

After the end of its successful six month loan spell in the north eats at Beamish, Blackpool & Fleetwood Box 40 is now safely back at the Crich Tramway Village; the first time it has seen Derbyshire for a little … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Shunting and trams in service at Crich

Posted on Friday 6 September 2019 by Gareth Prior

As the school holidays start to come to an end (possibly much to the relief of some!) its time for those last few family trips before its back to school and at Crich a number of activities have been on … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Classic Transport Gathering at Crich

Posted on Saturday 31 August 2019 by Gareth Prior

The Sunday and Monday of the August Bank Holiday weekend was met with fine and sunny weather at the Crich Tramway Village as their latest Classic Transport Gathering took place featuring visiting vehicles dating from pre-1979. On Sunday 25th August … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Edinburgh 35

Posted on Tuesday 20 August 2019 by Gareth Prior

At first glance this week you would think we had made a mistake in featuring Edinburgh 35 as our Blackpool archive image but of course this tram spent a period on the Fylde Coast in the mid-1980s and as such … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Another successful WWII Home Front event at Crich

Posted on Tuesday 13 August 2019 by Gareth Prior

What is about the 1940s events at Crich which seems to encourage extreme weather? With the Easter 2018 version having to be partially abandoned because of snow the August 2019 event saw strong winds invade on day one of the … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Model Trams on display at Crich

Posted on Saturday 10 August 2019 by Gareth Prior

If you look around the edge of the Great Exhibition Hall at Crich you will find a myriad of model trams on display, with some of them occasionally being demonstrated at the once a month Model Tram days. This article … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: More trams at Crich

Posted on Wednesday 7 August 2019 by Gareth Prior

Although no specific special event was taking place at the Crich Tramway Village on Saturday 4th August there was still a good number of visitors with an almost full car park viewed during the afternoon. A standard three tram service … Continue reading →

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In Preview: Crich heads back to the 1940s again

Posted on Friday 2 August 2019 by Gareth Prior

It is always one of best attended events of the year at Crich and the second World War II Home Front weekend of 2019 will be taking place on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th August with the usual mix of … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: The new look Glory Mine

Posted on Monday 29 July 2019 by Gareth Prior

We’ve already taken a brief look at the new look Glory Mine terminus at Crich and in this pictorial we take a more detailed view of the slightly revised layout including the old siding still in situ although unconnected. Photos … Continue reading →

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