On May 25th 1973, the first section of tramline was inspected and commissioned for use at the recently established Beamish Museum, which was the country’s first Scandinavian-style open air living museum. The aim of Beamish was to depict the development of industry and...
At precisely 3:30pm on 15th May 1903, the start of electric tramcar operations on London County Council’s tramway was celebrated in style. Following an elaborate banquet for 2,334 people, a specially decorated tramcar – number 86 – conveyed the Prince and Princess of...
On Monday 15th May there will be a photo opportunity at Crich Tramway Village, home to the National Tramway Museum, when two trams will be available to photograph together, representing bookends for the beginning and end of electric tramway operations by London County...
Crich Tramway Village is a brand name for the National Tramway Museum (Accredited with Arts Council England), solely owned and operated by The Tramway Museum Society, incorporated in England with liability by guarantee (no. 744229). Registered charity number 313615. Our ICO number is Z6700136.