Category Archives: National Tramway Museum

In Pictures: First Purple Tram Friday at Crich

Posted on Saturday 12 August 2017 by Gareth Prior

Friday 11th August saw the very first Purple Tram Friday at Crich with Blackpool Jubilee 762 in service as part of a standard three tram service. 762 carries an all over advert for Nickelodeon Land at Blackpool’s Pleasure Beach and … Continue reading →

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Purple Tram Fridays come to Crich

Posted on Wednesday 2 August 2017 by Gareth Prior

Blackpool Jubilee 762 is certainly a tram that polarises opinion but has proven to be popular with children thanks to its old Nickelodeon Land all over advert with various cartoon characters including Spongebob Squarepants on the ends. Over the past … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Horse Tram Day at Crich

Posted on Wednesday 2 August 2017 by Gareth Prior

Monday 31st July was the latest opportunity for visitors to enjoy the delights of a horse drawn tram at Crich with Joseph once again being used to haul Sheffield 15 between Town End and the Depot crossover. The day also … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Oporto 273

Posted on Tuesday 1 August 2017 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of Picture in Time we are back at the Crich Tramway Village for a view of Oporto 273 shortly after arriving at the museum before it underwent its extensive restoration.

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In Pictures: The Great Exhibition Hall at Crich

Posted on Tuesday 25 July 2017 by Andrew Waddington

As has been reported recently on British Trams Online, there has been a good deal of tram shunting at Crich Tramway Village recently, with a number of the static collection moved around in order to make space inside the Exhibition … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Summer shunting at Crich – Part 2!

Posted on Monday 24 July 2017 by Andrew Waddington

Just one day after some of the trams in the Exhibition Hall at Crich Tramway Village were moved around to make space for the future arrival of Bournemouth 85, there was even more shunting of some non-operational trams on Sunday … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Summer shunting at Crich – Part 1!

Posted on Sunday 23 July 2017 by Andrew Waddington

Any enthusiasts visiting Crich Tramway Village on Saturday 22nd July were treated to the sight of some very unusual trams being moved in and out of the Exhibition Hall. The display is being re-organised to make space for the imminent … Continue reading →

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Dewirement forces one day closure for Crich

Posted on Friday 21 July 2017 by Andrew Waddington

On Friday 21st July, a serious dewirement incident occurred at Crich Tramway Village, forcing the attraction to close for the day. Thankfully the damage has now been rectified sufficiently for the museum to re-open as normal on Saturday 22nd July.

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In Pictures: Bluebird’s restoration progresses

Posted on Wednesday 19 July 2017 by Gareth Prior

The major project in Crich’s workshop is currently the full restoration of London County Council 1 – or Bluebird if you prefer – with the work continuing to progress as this major project reaches another crucial stage. The two decks … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Crich Edwardian Event

Posted on Wednesday 19 July 2017 by Gareth Prior

Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th July saw the annual Edwardian Event at Crich Tramway Village with over 1,000 visitors attending at some point over the weekend. As well as the usual re-enactors – including a visit from Oscar Wilde – … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Armstrong Siddeley Rally at Crich

Posted on Friday 14 July 2017 by Gareth Prior

The latest classic vehicle rally to visit the Crich Tramway Village was the Armstrong Siddeley Rally which was on site on Saturday 8th July. The day also saw the sun make an appearance which saw a complete open top service … Continue reading →

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TMS trucks to help restore trams elsewhere

Posted on Monday 10 July 2017 by Andrew Waddington

In a very welcome act of great generosity, the Tramway Museum Society have provided two tramcar trucks to other preservation organisations, to assist with the restoration of two very special trams. Both of the trucks had been housed at the … Continue reading →

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In Preview: Edwardian Event at Crich Tramway Village

Posted on Saturday 8 July 2017 by Gareth Prior

One of the highlights of the special events programme at Crich, the Edwardian Event, will take place on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th July. As well as the regular tram service, Sheffield 15 will be in service on the first … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Classic Motorcyles at Crich

Posted on Friday 7 July 2017 by Gareth Prior

Sunday 2nd July saw the Classic Motorcycle Event take place at Crich. As usual with classic vehicle events such as this a number of motorcycles visited Crich and were seen mingling with the standard tram service which unusually saw four … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Standard 40

Posted on Tuesday 4 July 2017 by Gareth Prior

We head to Crich for this edition of Picture in Time for an early image of Blackpool Standard 40.

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Crich depot fund update

Posted on Monday 26 June 2017 by Andrew Waddington

It has been a while since any updates were given on the project to upgrade the main tram depots at Crich Tramway Village, home of the National Tramway Museum – but that doesn’t mean that nothing has been happening! In … Continue reading →

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Bournemouth 85 gets a visit from the TMS

Posted on Wednesday 14 June 2017 by Andrew Waddington

It may be recalled that, some time ago, the Tramway Museum Society announced that Bournemouth 85 would be joining the national collection at Crich. On 13th June, a small team of volunteers from the Crich workshop travelled to Christchurch to … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Beside the Seaside ends at Crich

Posted on Wednesday 7 June 2017 by Gareth Prior

The nine day special event, Beside the Seaside, at the Crich Tramway Village ended on Sunday 4th June, although unfortunately the weather had turned by this time with heavy rain hitting Derbyshire. On this day there were delays to the … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Glasgow 1115

Posted on Tuesday 6 June 2017 by Gareth Prior

Today Picture in Time is showing us an image from Crich with a look at one of the trams which has now been withdrawn from service for many years – Glasgow 1115.

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This week on British Trams Online

Posted on Sunday 4 June 2017 by Gareth Prior

Two more Photo Galleries for you this week:

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