At our special event on Saturday 5th November, for Museum members and invited guests, the opportunity was taken by James Harkins to give a big ‘Thank You’ to Lynda Wright. ‘Thank you for saving my life!’ Visitors to our 1940’s events might recognise James as a...
Thursday 27th October was Super Heroes Day at Crich Tramway Village, but we also celebrated local heroes. (pictured above are: Back row: Mayor of the Borough of Amber Valley, Councillor Richard Iliffe; Esme Woolley; Danielle Kirk; Clare Sales; Mike Snow; Tramway...
On Sunday, 23rd October, the Branch Line Society hired Leeds 399 to tour Crich Tramway Village. The Branch Line Society’s aim is to ride on train and tram tracks that are not normally used in service and we were pleased to help them in achieving their purpose and...
Our Starlight Spectacular has just become even more spectacular, with the special guests who will carry out the official ‘Switch On’ on Monday 24th October revealed as Starlight Spiderman* and Starlight Darth Vader* – what a combination! They will be...
Many people ask what is Steampunk? There was a movement in science fiction to write in a genre known as “Cyberpunk”. When various writers, such as Jules Verne, began exploring similar concepts and ideas but setting them in a pseudo Victorian world, the term steampunk...
More news about our Starlight Spectacular. After Wednesday, when the Harry Potter theme finishes, we move on to a Super Hero focus. Thursday 27th October is Super Heroes day with a replica Bat Pod from 4.00 pm, which you can sit in for photographs (additional charge)....
Our Starlight Spectacular event starts on Monday 24th October and runs to Saturday 29th October. Our first blog about this event (below) focuses on Monday 24th – Wednesday 26th October. On Monday 24th October there will be a special Crich Tramway Village light...
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...
Sunday 11th September will see the vintage trams and tramway managed and crewed by a team of young volunteers for the day at Crich Tramway Village. These include Sam Burton-Smith, who completed his tram conductor training aged 16 in July 2015. Sam said: “I’ve been...
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