The UKTram Heritage Tramway Committee has reached a major milestone following the news that it now has representatives from every single heritage tramway in the UK.
The news was announced by Chair of the committee, Mike Crabtree, during a recent UKTram Light Rail Operators Committee meeting.
The milestone not only reinforces UKTram’s role as a collective voice for all forms of light rail, but also reflects the growing engagement across the heritage tramway community.
The UKTram Heritage Tramway Committee are next due to meet in Birmingham on 20th April 2026. They continue to play an important role in supporting consistency, knowledge sharing and collaboration across heritage systems, helping operators exchange practical insight and strengthen capability across the sector.
I wonder whether they have any representatives from Blackpool or whether BHT no longer counts itself as part of the heritage movement. Surely FTT would be involved as they really do have rather a lot of trams both in Blackpool and elsewhere even though others operate these on their behalf. It’s good that there is a committee to support the various organisations involved in the preservation of heritage trams which can only add to confidence for said organisations.