Aug 30, 2016 | Curator's Choice, Latest News
On 10th September 2016, Tram Day at Crich Tramway Village will also see The National Railway Museum officially transfer ownership of the Chesterfield horse tram no. 8 and the South Staffordshire Tramways Truck to the National Tramway Museum. Both vehicles are...
Aug 26, 2016 | Curator's Choice, Events, Latest News
On Saturday 10th September 2016, Crich Tramway Village, home of the National Tramway Museum, will hold their special Tram Day event, which will this year focus on changes within the Nationally Designated collection of vehicles that the Museum holds. One of the...
Aug 23, 2016 | Events, Latest News
Sunday 11th September will see the vintage trams and tramway managed and crewed by a team of young volunteers for the day at Crich Tramway Village. These include Sam Burton-Smith, who completed his tram conductor training aged 16 in July 2015. Sam said: “I’ve been...
Aug 19, 2016 | Family Friendly, Latest News
Joseph, the beautiful Shire horse and star of our popular Horse Tram Days, will be making one final visit to Crich this season, on Wednesday 31st August. He will once again be hauling Sheffield horse tram number 15, from 11.00am to 1.00pm and from 2.00pm until 4.00pm....
Aug 18, 2016 | Community, Family Friendly, Latest News
Crich Tramway Village played host to a group of children and local hosts from Chernobyl on Thursday 18th August. The group from Chernobyl Children Lifeline (Pinxton & East Derbyshire Link) presented Crich Tramway Village General Manager, Dr Mike Galer, (fourth...
Aug 16, 2016 | Community, Curator's Choice, Family Friendly, Latest News
Over the last couple of years here at the National Tramway Museum, Crich we have been exploring the history of Britain’s tramways during the First World War. Our current exhibition Tramway Tommies and Clippie Girls, which runs until October 2016, explores how the...
Aug 8, 2016 | Latest News
The first day of our World War II / 1940s event has attracted a large and enthusiastic group of visitors. As well as entertainment, families could get involved in making code wheels. There were evacuee scenarios and many people enjoyed the war time fayre in...