{"id":11174,"date":"2015-05-11T18:48:39","date_gmt":"2015-05-11T18:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=11174"},"modified":"2015-05-11T18:48:39","modified_gmt":"2015-05-11T18:48:39","slug":"more-trams-emerge-from-hibernation-at-crich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=11174","title":{"rendered":"More trams emerge from hibernation at Crich"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the operating season progresses, the number of trams being made available for use at Crich Tramway Village has continued to increase. So far this year, records show that a very credible eighteen tramcars have run in passenger service at the museum, with London United Tramways 159 <\/strong>being the most recent to re-enter service following a winter lay-off.<\/p>\n

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The trams which have carried passengers thus far in 2015 are: Chesterfield 7<\/strong>, Blackpool 40<\/strong>, LUT 159<\/strong>, Blackpool 166<\/strong>, Blackpool 167<\/strong>, Leeds 180<\/strong>, Blackpool 236<\/strong>, Oporto 273<\/strong>, MET 331<\/strong>, Leeds 345<\/strong>, Leeds 399<\/strong>, Sheffield 510<\/strong>, Blackpool 630<\/strong>, Blackpool 762<\/strong>, Glasgow 812<\/strong>, Glasgow 1068<\/strong>, London Transport 1622<\/strong> and Berlin 223 006-4<\/strong>. Of particular note is Blackpool Jubilee 762 <\/strong>which received some further adjustments during the commissioning process, and duly managed two consecutive days of trouble-free service, so hopefully this tram can now settle down into more regular and reliable service after experiencing some minor teething troubles following its launch last September.<\/p>\n

On normal running days either two or three trams are used to maintain a basic service, although on a number of\u00a0occasions\u00a0one of them has been swapped over for another tram in order to provide some added interest for visitors. Another welcome development has seen posts made on the attraction’s Facebook and Twitter pages online almost daily, with a list of trams in service on that day provided. Whilst accepting that this is aimed at a wider audience, it would be even better however if the tone of writing used was a little less patronising, as a decent number of enthusiasts will surely be reading the information supplied. Recent posts have implored people to visit Crich on a warm and sunny day to sample an ice cream, followed by a list of three all enclosed trams in service, and the overall tone being portrayed seems to be creating the impression of a sort of Thomas the Tank Engine type world of sunshine and smiles. As for the trams themselves; Glasgow 1068 <\/strong>has been referred to by museum representatives as ‘Paisley 1068’ a number of times – of course this tram was numbered 68 <\/strong>when it was part of the Paisley District Tramways fleet and was only renumbered once it was claimed by Glasgow Corporation. Recently Metropolitan 331 <\/strong>has been referred to as ‘London 331’, a style of simplification not unlike Blackpool & Fleetwood 2 <\/strong>being labelled ‘Blackpool 2’ in the Exhibition Hall. Does this really matter? Perhaps not, but as an accredited national museum, staff at Crich have previously been keen to emphasise that the museum’s role is to inform and educate its visitors, rather than simply to provide an entertaining day out. Such labels do little to enhance the museum’s credibility and suggest that there is little desire to encourage visitors to learn about the trams they are riding on. Maybe the next step will be to advise the public that they come to see and ride on ‘Tommy the Toastrack’ and ‘Larry the London Tram’, whilst the workshop and curatorial departments continue to strive for accuracy and authenticity undeterred by this apparent dumbing-down?<\/p>\n

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