{"id":60719,"date":"2025-11-03T20:00:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T20:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=60719"},"modified":"2025-11-02T11:00:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T11:00:14","slug":"theyve-run-in-2025-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=60719","title":{"rendered":"They\u2019ve Run in 2025!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For various reasons we haven\u2019t had many looks at which heritage trams have run in 2025, in fact the last round-up we had was in May! We rectify that here as with main operating seasons now having come to an end we have a round-up of just what has run on various tramways using heritage vehicles in the British Isles. As expected it\u2019s a smaller list than in recent years. If you notice any errors or omissions please let us know.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Beamish \u2013 The Living Museum of the North<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Blackpool: 31<\/p>\n<p>Oporto: 196<\/p>\n<p>Sheffield: 264<\/p>\n<p>Sunderland: 16<\/p>\n<p>Beamish remains open throughout the winter with the tramway to continue to operate. For opening times visit the Beamish website at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beamish.org.uk\/plan-your-visit\/\">https:\/\/www.beamish.org.uk\/plan-your-visit\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Black Country Living Museum<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The tramway remains closed as redevelopment works take place at the Museum. There is no sign that it will return to operation anytime in the immediate future.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blackpool Tramway<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Balloon: 717<\/p>\n<p>Illuminated Frigate 736<\/p>\n<p>Illumination Tours will continue to operate Fridays and Saturdays in November, mainly using the Frigate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Crich Tramway Village:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Blackpool: 40, 166, 167, 236, 630<\/p>\n<p>Blackpool &amp; Fleetwood: 40<\/p>\n<p>Chesterfield: 7<\/p>\n<p>Glasgow: 22<\/p>\n<p>Leeds: 345, 399<\/p>\n<p>London County Council: 1, 106<\/p>\n<p>London Transport: 1622<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle: 102<\/p>\n<p>Oporto: 273<\/p>\n<p>Sheffield: 74, 510<\/p>\n<p>The main operating season is now over but the museum will open on Saturday 8<sup>th<\/sup> and Sunday 9<sup>th<\/sup> November for the special premium event \u201cTramlight\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Douglas Bay Horse Tramway<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>21, 27, 29, 36, 42, 45<\/p>\n<p>The 2025 season is now over.<\/p>\n<p><strong>East Anglia Transport Museum<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Blackpool: 11, 159, 634<\/p>\n<p>London Transport: 1858<\/p>\n<p>Sheffield: 513<\/p>\n<p>The museum will be open for Ride the Lights on 6<sup>th<\/sup>, 7<sup>th<\/sup>, 13<sup>th<\/sup>, 14<sup>th<\/sup>, 20<sup>th<\/sup>, 21<sup>st<\/sup> December. It is also open New Year\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Great Orme Tramway<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>4, 5, 6, 7<\/p>\n<p>The 2025 operating season is now over.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Heaton Park Tramway<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The tramway remained closed throughout 2025 to allow substation works to take place.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Manx Electric Railway<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Motors: 1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 14, 19, 21, 22, 32, 33<\/p>\n<p>Trailers: 19, 37, 41, 42, 43, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62<\/p>\n<p>The 2025 operating season is now over.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seaton Tramway<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2, 4, 6, 8. 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 19<\/p>\n<p>The main operating season is now over but the Polar Express Tram Ride takes place on selected dates 28<sup>th<\/sup> November-24<sup>th<\/sup> December and there is then daily opening between 27<sup>th<\/sup> December 2025 and 4<sup>th<\/sup> January 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Snaefell Mountain Railway<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1, 2, 4, 5<\/p>\n<p>The 2025 operating season is now over.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Statfold Barn Railway<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Burton &amp; Ashby: 14<\/p>\n<p><strong>Summerlee Museum<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The tramway is currently closed and has not run since late 2022. The museum is currently attempting to recruit a new engineer and the tramway will not resume operation until they are in position.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Volk\u2019s Electric Railway<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>4, 6, 7, 9, 10<\/p>\n<p>The line is now closed for 2025 and will resume running in 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wirral Heritage Tramway<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The tramway remains closed. There have been no further updates from Big Heritage since it was announced that the Council were withdrawing funding for the refurbishment of the museum.<\/p>\n<p><em>Information is believed correct up to and including Sunday 2<sup>nd<\/sup> November 2025. This list is intended to show those trams which have run in some form of passenger service during 2025 (and thus does not include those on test\/driver training) and is as accurate as possible, although errors may have occurred. Various online sources and information sent directly to us have been used to collate this information. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you know of any mistakes or anything not included above either please leave a comment below or email <a href=\"mailto:gareth@britishtramsonline.co.uk\">gareth@britishtramsonline.co.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_60720\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7106-sh.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60720\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-60720\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7106-sh-550x310.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7106-sh-550x310.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7106-sh-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7106-sh.jpg 1267w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-60720\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chesterfield 7 and Loncon County Council 106 were two of the trams to run at Crich in 2025. They are seen here during Tram Weekend. (Photograph by Steven Hughes, 14th September 2025)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For various reasons we haven\u2019t had many looks at which heritage trams have run in 2025, in fact the last round-up we had was in May! 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