{"id":44291,"date":"2022-03-28T20:00:03","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T19:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=44291"},"modified":"2022-03-28T12:20:50","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T11:20:50","slug":"in-pictures-early-season-at-crich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=44291","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: Early season at Crich"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we\u2019ve already seen, the 2022 season got underway at the Crich Tramway Village on Saturday 12<sup>th<\/sup> March with the early season so far seeing three trams in service on each day. These trams have been taken from a pool of six fully enclosed cars so far commissioned \u2013 Leeds trio <strong>180<\/strong>, <strong>345<\/strong> and <strong>399<\/strong>, <strong>Blackpool 630, Sheffield 510 <\/strong>(the latest to enter service on 27th March)\u00a0and <strong>Liverpool 869<\/strong>. This short pictorial article takes a look at trams in service at the museum on Thursday 17<sup>th<\/sup> March plus views around the depots and Great Exhibition Hall. Photography by Keith Chadbourne.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Crich is currently open Saturday to Thursday every week (closed Fridays) between 1000 and 1630 on weekdays (last admission at 1500) and 1000-1730 on weekends (last admission 1600). It will also be open on Good Friday 15<sup>th<\/sup> April, 22<sup>nd<\/sup> April and Platinum Bank Holiday Friday 3<sup>rd<\/sup> June but will be closed on Saturday 11<sup>th<\/sup> June. These are the spring season opening hours and remain in place until Thursday 21<sup>st<\/sup> July after which time its daily opening from Saturday 23<sup>rd<\/sup> July for the summer season.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_44292\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=44292\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-44292\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44292\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-44292\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1.869399180-kc-550x412.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1.869399180-kc-550x412.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1.869399180-kc-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1.869399180-kc-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1.869399180-kc.jpg 1281w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-44292\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The three service cars on 17th March were Liverpool 869, Leeds 399 and Leeds 180 and we see the trio here lined-up at Stephenson Place.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_44293\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=44293\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-44293\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44293\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-44293\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2.298-kc-550x412.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2.298-kc-550x412.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2.298-kc-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2.298-kc-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2.298-kc.jpg 1281w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-44293\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inside the depots and the collection of parts ready for the restoration of Blackpool Brush Railcoach 298 are piled up along with the old and new underframe.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_44294\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=44294\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-44294\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44294\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-44294\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3.298-kc-550x412.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3.298-kc-550x412.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3.298-kc-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3.298-kc-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3.298-kc.jpg 1281w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-44294\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another view of 298\u2019s bits \u2013 the new underframe is on the right.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_44295\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=44295\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-44295\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44295\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-44295\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/4.851115-kc-550x412.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/4.851115-kc-550x412.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/4.851115-kc-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/4.851115-kc-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/4.851115-kc.jpg 1281w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-44295\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Great Exhibition Hall with Bournemouth 85 on the left and Glasgow 1115 on display.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_44296\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=44296\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-44296\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44296\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-44296\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/5.1297-kc-550x412.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/5.1297-kc-550x412.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/5.1297-kc-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/5.1297-kc-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/5.1297-kc.jpg 1281w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-44296\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A side view of Glasgow 1297.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_44297\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=44297\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-44297\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44297\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-44297\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/6.horse-kc-550x366.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/6.horse-kc-550x366.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/6.horse-kc-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/6.horse-kc-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/6.horse-kc.jpg 1279w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-44297\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The horse car selection in the Great Exhibition Hall. Oporto 9, Sheffield 15, Chesterfield 8 and horse and Leeds 107. The Manchester Horse Drawn Tower Wagon is behind 15. (All Photographs by Keith Chadbourne, 17th March 2022)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we\u2019ve already seen, the 2022 season got underway at the Crich Tramway Village on Saturday 12th March with the early season so far seeing three trams in service on each day. 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