If you\u2019ve been waiting for your tram fix at the home of the National Tramway Museum at Crich you\u2019ll have to be a bit more patient as its been announced that the first trams won\u2019t be running for an additional week. But whilst we do wait to see the museum open once again after its winter shutdown it can also be revealed the trams that should be running at some point during the 2024 season.<\/p>\n
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The Crich Tramway Village was originally due to open for the first time for 2024 on Saturday 9th<\/sup> March but this has now been pushed back by seven days until Saturday 16th<\/sup> March. In the press release confirming this slight delay the reason given is surrounding road closures and installation works which make access to the museum more difficult.<\/p>\n Dr Mike Galer, General Manager at Crich Tramway Village, said: \u201cWe have had a lot of challenges with ongoing works and road closures around Crich, and our main aim is to ensure the health, safety and ease of access for our teams and visitors.<\/p>\n We are very sorry to disappoint our visitors who had planned to attend during the original opening week, but we believe that the delay of one week to our opening, will provide a much better experience for all concerned.\u201d<\/p>\n It is hoped that some of the road closures affecting access will be lifted by 16th<\/sup> March which will allow the museum to open its gates once more to the public.<\/p>\n Its also been confirmed that up to 20 passenger electric trams are set to included as part of the demonstration fleet for 2024. As always the list given below is subject to the usual caveats of successful commissioning and we are grateful to Peter Bird, Rolling Stock Engineer at Crich Tramway Village, for providing this information to us.<\/p>\n There are two categories of trams for the demonstration fleet \u2013 those expected to be the mainstays of the fleet and those which are on the list but is still to be confirmed as its dependent on the completion of work before they can be fully commissioned.<\/p>\n The main list includes:<\/p>\n Glasgow 22<\/p>\n Blackpool & Fleetwood 40<\/p>\n Blackpool 40<\/p>\n Sheffield 74<\/p>\n Newcastle 102<\/p>\n Blackpool 166<\/p>\n Blackpool 167<\/p>\n Leeds 180<\/p>\n Blackpool 236<\/p>\n Oporto 273<\/p>\n Metropolitan Electric Tramways 331<\/p>\n Leeds 399<\/p>\n Sheffield 510<\/p>\n Blackpool 630<\/p>\n Liverpool 869<\/p>\n London Transport 1622<\/p>\n Then the \u201cto be confirmed\u201d trams are:<\/p>\n London County Council 1<\/p>\n Chesterfield 7<\/p>\n London County Council 106<\/p>\n London United Tramways 159<\/p>\n In addition works vehicles Cardiff 131 and the Blackpool Electric Locomotive will also be available.<\/p>\n Of course, there could be some trams which haven\u2019t run for a long-time in preservation (if indeed at all!) with the hoped for and anticipated return to service of Newcastle 102 (last ran 2000) and London County Council 1 (last ran 1957 \u2013 in Leeds!). The list above also offers the prospect of some trams which ended 2023 out of use as being back in service. If even some of this happens it looks like 2024 could be another great year for Crich!<\/p>\n If you\u2019ve been waiting for your tram fix at the home of the National Tramway Museum at Crich you\u2019ll have to be a bit more patient as its been announced that the first trams won\u2019t be running for an additional … Continue reading \n