{"id":17677,"date":"2017-06-14T19:58:27","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T18:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=17677"},"modified":"2017-06-14T19:58:27","modified_gmt":"2017-06-14T18:58:27","slug":"bournemouth-85-gets-a-visit-from-the-tms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=17677","title":{"rendered":"Bournemouth 85 gets a visit from the TMS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It may be recalled that, some time ago, the Tramway Museum Society announced that <strong>Bournemouth 85 <\/strong>would be joining the national collection at Crich. On 13th June, a small team of volunteers from the Crich workshop travelled to Christchurch to inspect the tram, and to draw up a plan to extract it from the building in which it currently resides to be transported to its new home in Derbyshire later this year.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>85 <\/strong>was last displayed to the public at the now-closed Museum of Electricity at Christchurch, and it remains stored in the town today. Owned by the Science Museum Group, arrangements have been ongoing for a while to transfer it into the care of the TMS, and bearing this in mind representatives of the Crich workshop and Scott&#8217;s Heavy Haulage went to see the tram and its current surroundings, so they can draw up a plan for it to be extracted. This is likely to present some challenges, but no doubt such experienced people will be able to take it all in their stride!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bournemouth 85 <\/strong>is a narrow-gauge tramcar and is therefore unlikely ever to operate at Crich, but it will be an important and very attractive addition to the collection nonetheless. It is understood that the tram will be placed in the Exhibition Hall as a static exhibit, and that this may involve laying an additional rail so that it can be moved in and out of the building more easily. The arrival of a new tram at Crich is always eagerly awaited, and no doubt <strong>85 <\/strong>will be a popular addition at the museum &#8211; not least as it represents a system which has never been included in the Crich fleet before.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17678\" style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=17678\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17678\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17678\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17678\" title=\"85 Christchurch\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/85-Christchurch.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/85-Christchurch.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/85-Christchurch-550x412.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17678\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bournemouth 85&#39;s current home is a little cramped, making photography a little tricky - but this recent view of the car gives a fair impression of its condition, and just how lovely it will look once in place in the Crich Exhibition Hall. (Photo courtesy of Crich Tramway Village)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It may be recalled that, some time ago, the Tramway Museum Society announced that Bournemouth 85 would be joining the national collection at Crich. 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