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...
London County Council 106 has arrived safely at East Anglia Transport Museum at Carlton Coalville, Suffolk ready to run at their London Event on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th July 2016. The event will run from 11am – 6pm on Saturday and 11am – 5pm on...
Today we have had an early morning delivery at the Museum – LCC 1 returned home from Garmendale Engineering Ltd.’s workshop. The steel framed body of the tramcar has been with the team at Garmendale Engineering Ltd of Ilkeston, for just over 6 weeks, and has arrived...
Garmendale Engineering Limited, based in Ilkeston, Nottinghamshire, is offering a unique opportunity to see the work they have completed on a vintage tram for Crich Tramway Village at an Open Day on Saturday 18th June 2016 from 10.00 am to 1.00 pm.
London County Council Tramways tramcar no. 106 is to be transported on a journey of over 150 miles on loan to East Anglia Transport Museum, in Carlton Colville, Lowestoft. This will be the first time that a tramcar from the National collection at Crich Tramway Village...
Garmendale are progressing well with restoration on LCC1 in the short time they have had the frame. The side panels have all been removed and they have braced the frame to provide stability whilst they work on it. Looking down on the body you can see that the top rail...
Crich Tramway Village welcomes our new Librarian, Robert Morris. Robert is married with two daughters and originally worked for the National Trust Photographic Library in London. He moved to Derbyshire 15 years ago, after visiting with his wife for short...
Archive items on display proved to be of great interest to visitors to the Tramway Museum Society 60th Anniversary event on 7th November 2015. Recently returned to the National Tramway Museum at Crich is the Municipal Tramways Association chain and pendant...
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