Pipe Dreams – Or Nightmare? You may recall from our previous blog report on Bluebird (December 13th) that the extensive air supply system had been set out on a wooden platform to provide a template for reconstruction? The body of the car continues to take shape and...
Dermot Kelly has been appointed to the voluntary position of Permanent Way Engineer at Crich Tramway Village. Dermot will have overall responsibility for managing the museum’s track infrastructure, from ensuring it is safe for day to day operation, to planning...
The winter closure has given the Workshop team the opportunity to carry out further restoration work on Blackpool boat 236. This car was restored about 5 years ago, prior to its permanent move to Crich, by Blackpool Transport Services, with financial assistance...
Our latest news on the restoration of LCC 1, and the wheel sets being reassembled.
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...
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...
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 were delighted to host the 2016 Derbyshire Heritage Awards on the evening of Friday 7th October. Crich Tramway Village entered three projects: Best Project on a Limited Budget – featuring the maintenance of our historic urinal; Best Volunteer Project, with the Loan...
Today we were delighted to welcome Bryan Lindop, Head of Heritage at Blackpool Transport and Bob Mason, Service Delivery Director at Blackpool Transport to officially launch Blackpool Balcony 40 back into service, after the fantastic work carried out by the...
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.