A fantastic day at our Tramway Museum Society 60th Anniversary private event today. We welcomed the Mayor and Mayoress of Amber Valley, Councillor and Mrs Ainsworth, and the Chair of Crich Parish Council, Mrs Margaret Lane and Mr David Lane along with specially...
The official opening of the Lead Smelter (also known as the Lead condenser) took place on Thursday 22nd October 2015. It was thought that nothing remained of the lead mining industry on the Museum site, said to be the most productive in the county, other than...
Sir Richard Arkwright’s Cromford Mills was the venue for the Derbyshire Heritage Awards on Friday 9th October, when 90 guests attended the 9th Derbyshire Heritage Awards. The Awards are run by the Derbyshire Museums and Heritage Forum and celebrate all the...
We are delighted to announce that Rik Makarem, actor from Emmerdale who plays Nikhil Sharma, will not only be gracing our screens again this month, but will also be visiting Crich Tramway Village Starlight Spectacular Event on Saturday 31st October 2015. Rik...
Congratulations to sixteen year old Hannah Doughwaite from Mansfield, the latest volunteer to pass her conductor training. Hannah is studying A levels at West Notts College. She has been visiting Crich Tramway Village for around 12 years and has been a...
World War I commemorations have been a focus this year, with global remembrance and tributes to the Great War. Crich Tramway Village is no exception, and with their Great War Home Front event from 13th – 19th July this year, their Curator and Workshop teams set...
The launch of Liverpool ‘Liner’ 869 back into passenger service took place, as planned, at 11.00am on Saturday 19th September. The tramcar was popular throughout its first day in service and we are looking forward to seeing it operate frequently for the last...
Congratulations to Ian Bailey who has recently passed his driver training to become a welcome addition to the driving crew. Ian started as a volunteer at Crich Tramway Village in March 2013 and went on to become a qualified conductor in July of the same year....
A donation was recently made to The Air Ambulance by Christine Shawcross, following donations to the family after the death of her husband and long serving volunteer John and Christine’s Mother, Marjorie. A total of £1,983.60 was raised, which exceeds one...
We are sorry to advise our visitors that the horse tram will not be running on Tuesday 18th August 2015 due to the handler having an injury. We wish Peter a speedy recovery and will up-date you when we have further news regarding whether the horse will be here...
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.