Jun 18, 2021 | Curator's Choice, Latest News, Tramway Engineering
After 12 years on loan to Crich, Cardiff Horsecar no. 21 returned to its home in Wales on Friday 18th June. This vehicle came to Crich in 2009 on loan from the National Museum of Wales and has spent most of that time on display in the Exhibition Hall. As part of...
Jun 16, 2021 | Latest News
As previously reported, the next restoration project for the workshop at Crich Tramway Village is Blackpool Brush Railcoach 298, which has now returned from off-site storage to the Museum prior to the start of the restoration process, joint funded by the Blackpool...
Jun 9, 2021 | Latest News
Today would have been George Stephenson’s birthday. Born on 9th June 1781 near Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Stephenson came from humble beginnings, learning to read and write at 18 years of age. He worked as and engineman and ‘brakesman’ at local pits, and when he...