{"id":4692,"date":"2013-08-02T20:32:59","date_gmt":"2013-08-02T19:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=4692"},"modified":"2013-08-02T20:32:59","modified_gmt":"2013-08-02T19:32:59","slug":"heritage-trams-this-week-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=4692","title":{"rendered":"Heritage Trams this week&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our weekly look at when and where you can travel on heritage trams in the UK and Isle of Man. All the information here is given in good faith but you are advised to check before travelling any significant distance with the organisations\u00a0involved.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Beamish, The Living Museum of the North <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Open daily between 1000 and 1700 with trams operating each day round the Museum circuit.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Birkenhead Heritage Tramway<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trams will operate during the summer school holidays Wednesdays to Sundays. First tram from Woodside Ferry at 1300, last tram departs Woodside Ferry to Depot at 1630.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Black Country Living Museum<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Open daily between 1000 and 1700 with one tram in service.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Blackpool Tramway<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Heritage Tram service will operate again over the August Bank Holiday weekend which should feature the return to the rails of <strong>Boat 602<\/strong>, full details to follow. From Sunday 1st September the service then reverts to running nightly during the Illuminations.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Crich Tramway Village<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now open daily until 3rd November. Museum is open between 1000 and 1730 with trams operating daily.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday 4 August an \u201cEmergency Vehicles\u201d event will take place. This is planned to include the display of <strong>New York 674<\/strong> alongside emergency services vehicles in the depot yard.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Douglas Horse Tramway<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Operating daily until Sunday 15 September. First tram departs Strathallan at 0900 with last departure at 1800.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">East Anglia Transport Museum <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Museum is open every Tuesday (1300-1700), Wednesday (1300-1700), Thursday (1300-1700), Saturday (1300-1700) and Sunday (1100-1700, except during special events) until 28 August.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Great Orme Tramway<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Services run daily every 20 minutes between 1000 and 1800 until the end of September.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Heaton Park Tramway<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The tramway operates every Sunday until the end of September with trams running 1200-1700.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Manx Electric Railway <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Operating daily until Sunday 6th October. Timetable D (14 departures from Douglas between 0940 and 1640) is now in operation until Sunday 1 September. Evening services will run all Wednesdays and Fridays during this period.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Seaton Tramway<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Open daily until the start of November.<\/p>\n<p>The main summer service is now in operation and should run to the following pattern until Sunday 1 September:<\/p>\n<p>Sundays-Thursdays: Red timetable \u2013 every 20 minutes, first departure Seaton 1000, first departure Colyton 1030, last departure Seaton 1700, last departure Colyton 1730<\/p>\n<p>Fridays &amp; Saturdays: Purple timetable using the \u201cEastbourne trams\u201d <strong>2<\/strong>, <strong>4<\/strong>, <strong>6<\/strong>, <strong>8<\/strong>, <strong>12<\/strong> \u2013 every 20 minutes, first departure Seaton 1000, first departure Colyton 1030, last departure Seaton 1700, last departure Colyton 1730.<\/p>\n<p>In addition every\u00a0Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 26 July to 8 September will see special Dinosaur Train departures from Seaton at 1100, 1240 and 1400.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Snaefell Mountain Railway<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Operating\u00a0daily until Sunday 6 October with timetable D (every half hour between 1015 and 1545) in operation until Sunday 1 September. Evening services run every Wednesday and Friday during this period with the exception of 31 July.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Summerlee \u2013 The Museum of Scottish Industrial Life<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Museum\u00a0is open daily between 1000 and 1600.<\/p>\n<p><em>The information provided above is given in good faith and is correct to the best of our knowledge. If you know of any errors please contact us by using the comments section below or by emailing <a href=\"mailto:gareth.bto@hotmail.co.uk\">gareth.bto@hotmail.co.uk<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our weekly look at when and where you can travel on heritage trams in the UK and Isle of Man. 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