Despite the damp weather, our Tram Day on Saturday 10th September proved popular with 17 trams in service throughout the day. One notable aspect of the day was the change in Collection, with Oporto Coal Car 65 making it’s last appearance before being officially...
Just after mid-day today Oporto Coal Car 65 departed Crich on route to Beamish, ‘The Living Museum of the North’. Since arriving in the UK, in 2005, Oporto 65 has lived off-site but finally, last week, graced the track at Crich Tramway Village in time to star in our...
We announced recently that Porto works car 65 is being transferred to our friends up at Beamish, the Living History Museum of the North. But before going to Beamish the vehicle will be one of the stars of Saturday’s Tram Day event (10th September). The tram has been...
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...
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...
Joseph, the beautiful Shire horse and star of our popular Horse Tram Days, will be making one final visit to Crich this season, on Wednesday 31st August. He will once again be hauling Sheffield horse tram number 15, from 11.00am to 1.00pm and from 2.00pm until 4.00pm....
Crich Tramway Village played host to a group of children and local hosts from Chernobyl on Thursday 18th August. The group from Chernobyl Children Lifeline (Pinxton & East Derbyshire Link) presented Crich Tramway Village General Manager, Dr Mike Galer, (fourth...
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...
The first day of our World War II / 1940s event has attracted a large and enthusiastic group of visitors. As well as entertainment, families could get involved in making code wheels. There were evacuee scenarios and many people enjoyed the war time fayre in...
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