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Volunteer Focus

Volunteer FocusAs part of the #LoveYourRailway #Volunteers Campaign initiated by North Yorkshire Moors Railway, from 9th – 15th August 2021 we are focusing on some of our volunteers. All  our volunteers are vitally important to Crich Tramway Village – home to the...

Interactives Re-open

Interactives Re-openWith the easing of restrictions, we have been able to ‘re-open’ some of our interactive features around the museum. These include: In the ‘Mobile Postbox’ Exhibition in the Derby Assembly Rooms• Magnetic postal game – can you work out the order of the different stages...

Blackpool 298 Arrives at Crich While Derby 1 Leaves

Blackpool 298 Arrives at Crich While Derby 1 LeavesAs previously reported, the next restoration project for the workshop at Crich Tramway Village is Blackpool Brush Railcoach 298, which has now returned from off-site storage to the Museum prior to the start of the restoration process, joint funded by the Blackpool...

Following in the Footsteps of George Stephenson

Following in the Footsteps of George StephensonToday would have been George Stephenson’s birthday. Born on 9th June 1781 near Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Stephenson came from humble beginnings, learning to read and write at 18 years of age. He worked as and engineman and ‘brakesman’ at local pits, and when he...

Derby 1

Derby 1A sunny Sunday 2nd May at Crich enabled the external display of Derby 1 prior to it leaving Crich to off – site storage. It was lined up with others from the East Midlands including Leicester 76 (which will return to the Exhibition Hall for static display) and...

Up-date on Blackpool 298 Restoration

Up-date on Blackpool 298 RestorationTwo of our long standing volunteers in engineering, Mike Crabtree and Peter Whiteley (Project Leader) visited the Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways Boston Lodge works to view progress on the new underframe they are working on for Blackpool 298 this week. They...

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