Sunday 15th August – James Shillabeer My name is James Shillabeer. I am 15 years old, and currently a marshal and trainee conductor at the museum. I’m originally from Corby, Northamptonshire, but have lived in Derbyshire most of my life. From a very young age, I...
As 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...
The Track Renewal at Cliffside addresses problems we have with drainage and poor top. Our new track uses the 55G2 rail we acquired some years ago. We have used good quality second hand material for our new track and purchase nearly new track relatively inexpensively. ...
We are always immensely grateful to our volunteers and on International Volunteers Day, would like to re-iterate a HUGE THANK YOU to all. Volunteer roles vary, from outside work including track work, painting, guiding and maintenance to indoor work in the various...
Only a little over a week has elapsed since Crich Tramway Village closed for the winter, but we are already well into the early stages of a massive programme of maintenance and renewal. We will try to keep you updated on our progress throughout the winter. The ‘Big...
We have many tramcars in the fleet at Crich and a day out here isn’t complete without taking a ride on our unique collection. This new feature will share our unique artefacts (not all trams!) and hopefully share some of the secrets. The photograph above is...
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.