{"id":9285,"date":"2014-10-02T20:02:03","date_gmt":"2014-10-02T19:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=9285"},"modified":"2014-10-02T20:02:03","modified_gmt":"2014-10-02T19:02:03","slug":"heritage-trams-this-week-34","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=9285","title":{"rendered":"Heritage Trams this week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s that time of the week again as we round-up just when and where you can ride on heritage trams in the UK and Isle of Man. On Sunday 5th October it will be the highlight of the calendar for the Birkenhead Heritage Tramway with the annual Wirral Bus and Tram Show taking place. As always the most intensive tram service of the year will be in place alongside lots of buses. Following on from that the next event will be at the Crich Tramway Village when Blackpool 711 will be celebrating its 80th birthday with its fellow Blackpool trams.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Beamish: The Living Museum of the North<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Current Status: Open daily<\/p>\n<p>Opening hours: 1000-1700 (last admission 1500)<\/p>\n<p>More info @ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beamish.org.uk\/\">http:\/\/www.beamish.org.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Birkenhead Heritage Tramway<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Current Status: Operates every Saturday and Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Operating hours: Services run from Taylor Street Museum at 1300 and then every half hour until 1630, returning from Woodside Ferry at 1315 until the last possible return at 1615.<\/p>\n<p>Next Special Event: Sunday 5<sup>th<\/sup> October \u2013 Bus &amp; Tram Show<\/p>\n<p>More info @ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtps.co.uk\/\">http:\/\/www.mtps.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Blackpool Tramway<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Current Status: Operates nightly during the Illuminations until Sunday 9th November<\/p>\n<p>Operating Hours: Tours start shortly after the Illuminations are switched on nightly (details of times can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blackpooltransport.com\/services\/illuminations\">http:\/\/www.blackpooltransport.com\/services\/illuminations<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>More info @ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlackpoolHeritageTramTours\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlackpoolHeritageTramTours<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Crich Tramway Village<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Current Status: Open Daily<\/p>\n<p>Opening hours: 1000-1730 (last admission 1600). At least 3 trams should be in service each day (subject to availability)<\/p>\n<p>Next special event: Sunday 12th October \u2013 Celebrate Blackpool 711\u2019s 80th Birthday (with up to 9 trams in service). Full preview available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=9277\">http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=9277<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>More info @ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tramway.co.uk\/\">http:\/\/www.tramway.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Great Orme Tramway<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Current Status: Operates daily<\/p>\n<p>Operating hours: 1000-1800 (during October 1000-1700) until late October. Trams every 20 minutes<\/p>\n<p>More info @ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greatormetramway.co.uk\/index.asp\">http:\/\/www.greatormetramway.co.uk\/index.asp<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Heaton Park Tramway<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Current Status: Open every Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays.<\/p>\n<p>Operating hours: 1200-1700 using at least one tram.<\/p>\n<p>Next special event: Autumn Gala \u2013 Sunday 23<sup>rd<\/sup> November<\/p>\n<p>More info @ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heatonparktramway.co.uk\/\">http:\/\/www.heatonparktramway.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Manx Electric Railway<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Current Status: Operating daily. See below for details of when.<\/p>\n<p>The following services will run over the next few weeks:<\/p>\n<p>Monday 29th September-Sunday 5th October \u2013 Timetable B (7 departures from Derby Castle to Ramsey daily between 0940 and 1610 \u2013 returning from Ramsey between 1010 and 1640)<\/p>\n<p>Timetable A (4 return trips per day) will then be in operation on Tuesdays-Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays from Tuesday 7th October to Thursday 23rd October.<\/p>\n<p>Next special event: Winter Photography on the MER \u2013 1st November<\/p>\n<p>More info @ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gov.im\/publictransport\/Rail\/Electric\/\">http:\/\/www.gov.im\/publictransport\/Rail\/Electric\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Seaton Tramway<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Current Status: Daily running.<\/p>\n<p>The Yellow timetable is in operation until Sunday 2<sup>nd<\/sup> November with the first tram from Seaton at 1000 and then every 30 minutes until 1600 with returns from Colyton between 1030 and 1630.<\/p>\n<p>More info @ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tram.co.uk\/\">http:\/\/www.tram.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Snaefell Mountain Railway<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Current Status: Operating Daily.<\/p>\n<p>The following services will run over the next few weeks:<\/p>\n<p>Monday 29th September-Sunday 5th October \u2013 Timetable B (services roughly every hour 1015-1545)<\/p>\n<p>Timetable A (services roughly every hour 1015-1545) will then run on Tuesdays-Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays from Tuesday 7th until Thursday 23rd October.<\/p>\n<p>More info @ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gov.im\/publictransport\/Rail\/Snaefell\">http:\/\/www.gov.im\/publictransport\/Rail\/Snaefell<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Summerlee \u2013 The Museum of Scottish Industrial Life<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Current Status: Open daily<\/p>\n<p>Opening hours: 1000-1700. One tram is usually in service each day.<\/p>\n<p>More info @ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk\/index.aspx?articleid=15877\">http:\/\/www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk\/index.aspx?articleid=15877<\/a>.<\/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 <\/em><a href=\"mailto:gareth@britishtramsonline.co.uk\"><em>gareth@britishtramsonline.co.uk<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9286\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=9286\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9286\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9286\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9286\" title=\"762+78ht\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/762+78ht-550x366.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/762+78ht-550x366.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/762+78ht-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/762+78ht.jpg 1229w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9286\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">With the annual Wirral Bus and Tram Show taking place this weekend there is nothing more appropriate to show on this page than that very event from 2009. We see Liverpool 762 and Wallasey 78 at Old Colonial in this view. (Photo: Gareth Prior)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s that time of the week again as we round-up just when and where you can ride on heritage trams in the UK and Isle of Man. 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