Gloves or No Gloves – that is the question!
Hannah our Curatorial Assistant explains the rather confusing practice of whether to wear gloves or not when we are handling and working with our collections here at the Museum.
Blog: Curator’s Choice
First World War Exhibition Takes Shape
Royal Artillery badge belonging to Ernest Taylor. The Curatorial team at the museum have been busy preparing for the opening of our new exhibition “Arms to Armistice” which explores the impact of the First World War on Britain’s tramways from 1916 until the end...
The National Tramway Museum Secures Funding for Development
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...
LCC 1 – Wheel sets coming together
Our latest news on the restoration of LCC 1, and the wheel sets being reassembled.
LCC1 ‘Bluebird’. Beautifully functional.
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...
Strike a Light – Artefact Discovery
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…
Imperial Tramways Company Ledger
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...
Conservation – making book covers
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.
Tram Day – Changes to Collection
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...
Tram Day – Handover of Tramcar C65
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...