Category Archives: National Tramway Museum

Emergency Vehicles Day took place at the Crich Tramway Village on Sunday 4th August and as already reported on this website the highlight for the tram enthusiast was the display of New York 674 on the Traverser with rare access … Continue reading →

On Sunday 4th July, one of the more imaginative events of the year so far took place at Crich Tramway Village. The Emergency Vehicles Day is a well established and popular part of the yearly events calendar at Crich, but … Continue reading →

It’s time again for a periodic update on the various trams undergoing workshop attention at Crich Tramway Village, home of the National Tramway Museum. This report features recent news on London County Council 106, Sheffield 510, Blackpool 630 and Blackpool … Continue reading →

In a surprising but very welcome development, Crich Tramway Village have advertised in advance an appearance out of doors by New York 674 on Sunday 4th August. Earlier this year the tram was treated a wash ahead of a planned … Continue reading →

The Tramway Museum Society have recently revealed the new and greatly improved accommodation for volunteers working at the Crich Tramway Village. For many years, volunteers from far afield were able to stay overnight at Field House, but this has now … Continue reading →

Following the welcome return to service of London United Tramways 159 at Crich Tramway Village on 6th July, British Trams Online is pleased to bring you some more unusual images of this tram, showing the high quality of work which … Continue reading →

Two members of the operational tram fleet at Crich Tramway Village have been in the wars recently, having to be towed back to the depot following mishaps. Blackpool 630 and Metropolitan 331 were the trams involved in two unrelated incidents … Continue reading →

The worrying trend of declining visitor numbers at Crich Tramway Village, which has been apparent for several years now, has led to the museum management having to make some difficult decisions recently. It has been decided that the level of … Continue reading →

The latest London-themed event held at Crich Tramway Village has witnessed the much anticipated return to traffic of London United Tramways 159 for the first time since its launch in July 2012. Following remedial attention, the car ran successfully all … Continue reading →

Following various adjustments and extensive testing, it is pleasing to confirm that London United Tramways 159 is due to re-enter service at Crich Tramway Village for the ‘Capital Weekend’ event, being held on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th July. This … Continue reading →

Today we feature a small selection of photos taken at Crich Tramway Village on a glorious Tuesday 25th June. This was a typical summer weekday at the museum with two trams in service, supplemented by the Access Tram as required. … Continue reading →

The publication of the Tramway Museum Society’s Annual Report & Accounts for the last financial year has revealed a rather unusual donation to the operators of the National Tramway Museum at Crich. The hefty sum of £200,000 has been bequeathed … Continue reading →

Southampton 45 made a trip on a low loader to Kimberley in Nottingham for one day only to help the town celebrate the centenary of the “Ripley Rattlers” tram system. 45 was chosen to go on display as it is … Continue reading →

Southampton 45 was placed on a Scott’s Heavy Haulage low loader during the afternoon of Friday 28th June, in preparation for a short visit to the town of Kimberley the following day. As reported previously, the tram will be attending … Continue reading →

Crich Tramway Village have announced that Southampton 45 will be paying a brief visit to the Derbyshire town of Kimberley on Saturday 29th June. The tram will be attending a celebration to mark the centenary of the ‘Ripley Rattlers’ tram … Continue reading →

2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the first public tram service at Crich, which used horse-drawn tramcar Sheffield 15 until the overhead wires were in place, allowing electric trams to begin operating a year later. The Tramway Museum Society have … Continue reading →

Most visitors to Crich Tramway Village tend to pay most attention to those trams that are operating during their visit, so for a change we are featuring some photos taken in and around the museum’s depot complex. These pictures all … Continue reading →

The restoration of Blackpool Boat car 236 (or 607 if you prefer to use its post-1968 fleet number!) has finally been completed at Crich Tramway Village, with the fitting of decorative festoon lights to the tram. Four strings of coloured … Continue reading →