Our Victorian horse cabmen’s shelter has recently been restored through an Arts Council National Lottery Project Grant, along with support from the Association for Industrial Archaeology and The Pilgrim Trust. We’re very happy to have preserved this fascinating piece...
On this day 63 years ago, the tramways in Leeds finally closed. Some routes had stopped operating earlier, so to mark this occasion we’d like to highlight this painting which was donated to the museum in 2021. The painting was produced by J. E. Castelow and shows the...
60 years ago today, the people of Glasgow started to bid farewell to the city’s tramway, the origins of which could be traced back a further 90 years since the first horse trams began to operate on the streets on 19th August 1872. For the first 22 years the tramcars...
150 years ago today, on 19th August 1872, Glasgow’s first horse-drawn tramway began to operate. Its first line ran from St. George’s Cross to Eglinton Toll, via New City Road and Jamaica Bridge. The tramway was operated by the Glasgow Tramway and Omnibus Company and...
We are pleased to say that our Victorian cabmen’s shelter from Bradford is now open for visitors to explore following completion of the restoration! *Update April 2023 – If you can’t visit in person, you can explore the shelter virtually using online tours...
Earlier this year we made plans to decorate one of the horse trams in the Exhibition Hall to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee. Working with Crich Junior School, we and the children had made some lovely paper flowers and banners to go on the tram (and horse!). We also...
To coincide with HM The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, we have been looking through our photographic archive to dig out some wonderful pictures of trams decorated for royal occasions through the years. Decorated tramcars have been used to help celebrate significant royal...
Halle 902 has just returned from Blackpool, where it has been on loan since May 2018. It was originally intended to be displayed and stored in Blackpool’s Rigby Road depot for two years, but due to disruptions caused by Covid-19, the stay was extended. We are very...
As part of #LoveYourRailway #TheFuture, one of our current restoration projects is to return Blackpool Brush Railcoach 298 to its original 1937 condition. During the 1930’s, many tramways were already on the decline and starting to close. However, in contrast,...
Continuing the #LoveYourRailway #Sustainability theme, a major element of our mission for sustainability is ensuring that our historic tramcars are looked after for the future. Back in 2017-18 we completed a major project to refurbish several of the depots where trams...
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