Berlin 3006, our prized access tram, has had some twenty years of almost daily service and has provided the experience of riding a classic tram to our less mobile visitors. It is the only access tram owned by the Museum and it is vital to us, and our visitors, that we...
On 5th November 2016 we were delighted to name one of our roads at Victoria Park ‘Hyde Road’ in memory of Geoff Hyde. Geoff Hyde was a founder member of the Tramway Museum Society (TMS) being present at the initial meeting, at which he was appointed Assistant...
Closure of Crich Tramway Village for the winter allows our Outside Works team to carry out maintenance and development tasks without disrupting the tram service. In August 2015 we obtained a substantial amount of new tram track which was initially stored on the North...
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...
‘Bluebird’ is taking shape again. An important stage was reached today in the restoration of LCC1, when the roof was reunited with the main framework of the tramcar. The overhead wiring in the area of the Bandstand at Crich Tramway Village had been re-aligned to give...
Crich Tramway Village won the Sandford Award for the second time this year and was notified back in July this year. Our Learning and Participation Manager, Jan Barratt, went to Worcester Cathedral on Monday 21st November to receive the award. Jan is pictured above...
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...
We now have 21 different tram riding certificates available for purchase from The Forge Shop and Admissions priced at £1.00 each. Ride the trams, save your ticket and then purchase a certificate as a memento or your journey. You will get the chance to ride some of the...
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...
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.