There have been various infrastructure checks and up-grades, which have required us to move the trams around recently. A new fire alarm system has been installed in the depots and workshop by O.Heap. The installation of the new fire alarm system is part of the...
A lot of the tramway rail track at Crich Tramway Village has been in place for over fifty years, when the line at Crich was first extended to Wakebridge in around 1966.Staff, volunteers and contractors are busy replacing the section known as ‘the Bandstand Curves’,...
Support track renewal at The National Tramway Museum – Winter 2019-20 A lot of the tramway track at Crich Tramway Village has been in place for over fifty years. Particular sections now need to be renewed. We will be replacing the section known as ‘the Bandstand...
Despite the recent poor weather, our Facilities Team have spent the first two weeks of our closed season getting stuck into their busy programme of winter works. At the far end of our line at Glory Mine, a large quantity of old rail that was replaced last winter has...
This week we reached an important milestone for our track relaying project at Glory Mine.Over the weekend, a team of our volunteers finished laying the last few rails which will form the end of our line. Thursday, our overhead line staff successfully negotiated this...
Our staff and volunteers have been out enjoying the sun this week while conducting the annual pre-season inspection and maintenance of our overhead line equipment. With much of our overhead equipment having originally served on first generation Tramway and trolleybus...
Our Traverser has now returned from a comprehensive overhaul thanks to Chesterfield Crane Company. The Traverser plays an important role at the museum as the sole means of access to the tramcars on display in our Great Exhibition Hall and Depots 5 & 6. (Below left...
With the approach of Spring and the re-opening of our tramway, work has stepped up towards completion of our major trackwork renewal project at Glory Mine.In our last update we showed you how fresh ballast was being levelled and compacted to form a firm base while 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. ...
Work continues on the track replacement programme between Bandstand and Wakebridge and our Permanent Way Team are hard at work, staff members during the week and volunteers over the weekend. All the track to be replaced has been lifted and the old track bed and...
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