Blog Posts from May 2017
Youngest Tram Driver at Crich
Ryan Breen has become the youngest motorman (tram driver) at Crich Tramway Village at just 19 years old, after passing his test in April 2017 following training since March 2014. Ryan is a regular volunteer at Crich, and is keen to put his new skill to good use in a...Did You Know – Reading Urinal
Did you know about the interesting piece of street furniture in the cul de sac next to the Red Lion Pub? This is a fully functioning Edwardian gentlemen’s urinal, built in 1903 and coming from the Reading Tramway. Serving the Erleigh Road terminus for over 50...LCC 1 Update – Pipework Puzzles
On Friday 5th May, we took another major step forward with our LCC 1 restoration project, as we had air going through parts of the system of pipes and valves for the first time in over 50 years! Over the last few months, members of our workshop team have been working...New Standardisation Sub-Committee Drawings Catalogued
Library Volunteer Lynn, discusses the history behind a set of drawings relating to tramway overhead line fittings, that she has recently catalogued for the Library and are now available for researchers.