Our Classic Transport Gathering on Sunday 19th May welcomed displays of vehicles built prior to 1979, plus the Jaguar Enthusiasts Club.The event proved even more popular than last year, and we were blessed with good weather.Over 1200 visitors enjoyed the range of...
Photograph: The 1913 “combination car” motorbus at Crich in 2007, next to a Johannesburg Municipal Tramways No. 60 tramcar. ©Gordon Burch On Sunday 8th July, 33 vintage Leyland vehicles will be on display at Crich Tramway Village, as we welcome the Leyland Society to...
Crich Tramway Village will be running their 1874 Sheffield 15 horse tram on Wednesday 13th and Sunday 17th June. Joseph the Shire horse will be pulling the horse tram between 11am and 4pm and on 17th June, and the conductor will be, volunteer, Joseph Burberry, so...
Coronation Street actor, Oliver Farnworth, who plays Andy Carver in the popular Soap, was the major attraction at Crich Tramway Village on Monday 23rd October 2017, when he officially turned on the lights to illuminate the period Village. The event officially launched...
Visitor input is required to help an artistic award winning duo create a contemporary First World War Memorial at the National Tramway Museum. Further to securing £15,000 from Arts Council England (ACE) and £7,600 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for the project...
Thanks to the generosity of a local business, Derwent Waste Management, we have three cups to be competed for at our Classic Motorcycle Event which, this year, will be on Sunday 2nd July. The winners of the cups, for ‘Best in Show’ (which will be chosen by our...
At our special event on Saturday 5th November, for Museum members and invited guests, the opportunity was taken by James Harkins to give a big ‘Thank You’ to Lynda Wright. ‘Thank you for saving my life!’ Visitors to our 1940’s events might recognise James as a...
Thursday 27th October was Super Heroes Day at Crich Tramway Village, but we also celebrated local heroes. (pictured above are: Back row: Mayor of the Borough of Amber Valley, Councillor Richard Iliffe; Esme Woolley; Danielle Kirk; Clare Sales; Mike Snow; Tramway...
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...
Our Starlight Spectacular has just become even more spectacular, with the special guests who will carry out the official ‘Switch On’ on Monday 24th October revealed as Starlight Spiderman* and Starlight Darth Vader* – what a combination! They will be...
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