We’re always grateful to our volunteers, and this week we have a special team of volunteers from Rolls Royce Community Project. The team of twelve managers and team leaders are here to help with fixing line side fencing, clearing overgrown brambles (ouch!) and...
More news about our Starlight Spectacular. After Wednesday, when the Harry Potter theme finishes, we move on to a Super Hero focus. Thursday 27th October is Super Heroes day with a replica Bat Pod from 4.00 pm, which you can sit in for photographs (additional charge)....
Our Starlight Spectacular event starts on Monday 24th October and runs to Saturday 29th October. Our first blog about this event (below) focuses on Monday 24th – Wednesday 26th October. On Monday 24th October there will be a special Crich Tramway Village light...
Yesterday we popped over to our Conservation Workshop to see how things were going with our current tramcar restoration project, London County Council No. 1 (LCC1) We timed it just right to have a lesson in how to re-canvas a tramcar roof, from Workshop staff members...
Despite the damp weather, our Tram Day on Saturday 10th September proved popular with 17 trams in service throughout the day. One notable aspect of the day was the change in Collection, with Oporto Coal Car 65 making it’s last appearance before being officially...
Just after mid-day today Oporto Coal Car 65 departed Crich on route to Beamish, ‘The Living Museum of the North’. Since arriving in the UK, in 2005, Oporto 65 has lived off-site but finally, last week, graced the track at Crich Tramway Village in time to star in our...
We announced recently that Porto works car 65 is being transferred to our friends up at Beamish, the Living History Museum of the North. But before going to Beamish the vehicle will be one of the stars of Saturday’s Tram Day event (10th September). The tram has been...
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