27th August 2026
At first glance, it appears to be a normal Victorian tram company picture. Mostly male, all behatted, the manager obvious in a smart suit and top hat, the engineers in…
150 years ago today, on 7th August 1876, the world’s longest surviving horse-drawn tramway began…
7th Aug, 2026
26th July 1926 saw the closure of Ipswich Corporation Tramways, which was one of the…
23rd Jul, 2026
On 10th June 1926 one of the world’s best-known architects, Antoni Gaudi, died after being…
8th Jun, 2026
Monday 3rd May 1926 marked the beginning of Britain’s first ever General Strike, which resulted…
28th May, 2026
The National Tramway Museum has today announced a “Save the Date” ahead of what promises…
20th May, 2026
Monday 3rd May 1926 marked the beginning of Britain’s first ever General Strike. This resulted…
30th Apr, 2026
On 10th April 1926, Darlington Corporation Light Railways’ last tramway route was taken over by…
10th Apr, 2026
Leeds City Transport No. 399 was built some time in 1925 (exact date unknown) and…
16th Dec, 2025
18th November 2025 marks 70 years since the first official meeting of the Tramway Museum…
18th Nov, 2025
27th September 2025 marks 200 years since the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway…
27th Sep, 2025
130 years ago, on 20th August 1895, Britain’s first and only electric mountain railway was…
20th Aug, 2025
This year marks the 150th anniversary of Bristol’s first horse-drawn tramway operations, provided by the…
9th Aug, 2025
6th Aug, 2025
With thanks to the Sydney Tramway Museum, the editors of its magazine Trolley Wire, and…
31st July 1905 saw the public opening of the first phase of the Hastings and…
31st Jul, 2025
Glasgow 812 was built as an open-topped tram in 1900 and entered service in July…
25th Jul, 2025
12th Jul, 2025
On 30th June 1900, the first electric tramcars in Wales took to the streets of…
30th Jun, 2025
On 25th March 1875, the opening of East Anglia’s first horse tramway, located in Gorleston-on-Sea,…
26th Mar, 2025
Last summer, Crich Tramway Village was fortunate to be successful with its bid to The…
3rd Feb, 2025
29th January 2025 marks 100 years since the closure of the Dublin and Lucan Electric…
29th Jan, 2025
The National Tramway museum is steeped in history, known for its incredible tram restorations and…
17th Dec, 2024
17th December 2024 marks one hundred years since Keighley Corporation entered the history books as…
24th October 2024 marks 100 years since the closure of one of Britain’s more unusual…
23rd Oct, 2024
Another Sheffield tramcar in our collection with an anniversary to celebrate this year is Sheffield…
19th Sep, 2024
Sheffield Corporation horse tram No. 15 – the second oldest tramcar in the National Tramway…
14th Sep, 2024
31st August 2024 marks the 125th anniversary of the opening of Neath Corporation (gas-powered) Tramways,…
1st Sep, 2024
31st August 2024 marks 150 years since the opening ceremony conducted by Aberdeen District Tramways….
31st Aug, 2024
Severn Trent’s contractors, Forkers, have donated a defibrillator to Crich Tramway Village, home of the…
7th Aug, 2024
14th July 2024 marks 100 years since the opening of the last of Britain’s first-generation…
14th Jul, 2024
Sunday 5th July 1964 marked the day that the Tramway Museum Society finally achieved its…
5th Jul, 2024
On 29th May 1884, the Highgate Hill Cable Tramway became the first cable tramway to…
29th May, 2024
2024 marks the 60th anniversary of the formal opening of Glasgow’s first Transport Museum on…
13th Apr, 2024
During our closed season between the end of October and mid-March, lots of things happen…
6th Feb, 2024
Here at The National Tramway Museum, we have a significant collection of archival material relating…
12th Dec, 2023
2023 marks the 150th anniversary of the first public demonstration of Britain’s earliest commercially operated…
24th Nov, 2023
On 22nd October 1883, the Gateshead and District Tramway Company began to operate a 6.22-mile-long…
27th Oct, 2023
Staff and volunteers at Crich Tramway Village are used to dealing with lost property, but…
17th Oct, 2023
Dennis Roberts visit to Crich Tramway Village on Tuesday 26th September 2023 was an emotional…
29th Sep, 2023
The National Tramway Museum’s oldest tramcar, Oporto 9, celebrates its 150th anniversary this year! The…
12th Sep, 2023
