We are delighted to announce that The National Tramway Museum has been granted funding towards the renovation and improvement of the display of tramcar exhibits in permanent galleries and exhibition spaces. The Museum’s collections are one of the most comprehensive...
Our latest news on the restoration of LCC 1, and the wheel sets being reassembled.
The advantage of the closed season at the Crich Tramway Village is the ability it gives us to make progress on restoration projects. Our current major restoration project is LCC1 ‘Bluebird’, which, as our regular followers will know, was recently re-united with its...
Andrew our Financial Controller, recently helped us restore an old match box vending machine which we found in our loft. Continue reading to find out more…
We have recently purchased an important ledger dealing with the activities of the Imperial Tramways Company between 1885 and 1898. This was offered to us by Alistair Moffatt, a book dealer from Totnes in Devon who alerted us to its contents and historic interest. The...
Our Curatorial Assistant Hannah, is providing an insight into how we care for some of older and more fragile books that are part of the Winstan Bond collection we have here in the Library.
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...
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...
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...
C.B.T. open top double-deck tramcar No 206 model When I started working at the Tramway Museum earlier this year one of my first tasks was to deal with the continuing loan of six 1/8th size tramcar models made by the late Robert Whetstone. Five of these superb models...
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.