Crich Tramway Village Great Traveller Reviews Earn it a Place Among Travellers’ Favourites Crich Tramway Village today announced it has been recognised by Tripadvisor as a 2023 Travellers’ Choice award winner for attractions. The coveted award celebrates businesses...
Blackpool 645 tramcar has been acquired by the National Tramway Museum in Crich as a possible combined second “Access Tram” and “One Person Operation” tram. The tramcar has kindly been donated by Blackpool Transport Services.The transport cost,...
This year marks the 125th anniversary since the construction of Blackpool and Fleetwood ‘Rack’ 2, which was built by G.F. Milnes & Co. in 1898. Number 2 was one of ten crossbench rack trams that were delivered for the opening of the Blackpool and Fleetwood...
We’re currently utilising Ripley Library’s community display case to showcase a selection of items from our collection. It’s a great opportunity to get objects out on display outside the museum to provide interest, whilst hopefully also encouraging people to visit....
June 2nd 2023 marks the 60th anniversary of the first public operation of a horse-drawn tram service at Crich Tramway Village. On this day in 1963, the Tramway Museum at Crich operated its first ever tram service when passengers were able to ride on Sheffield...
On May 25th 1973, the first section of tramline was inspected and commissioned for use at the recently established Beamish Museum, which was the country’s first Scandinavian-style open air living museum. The aim of Beamish was to depict the development of industry and...
At precisely 3:30pm on 15th May 1903, the start of electric tramcar operations on London County Council’s tramway was celebrated in style. Following an elaborate banquet for 2,334 people, a specially decorated tramcar – number 86 – conveyed the Prince and Princess of...
On Monday 15th May there will be a photo opportunity at Crich Tramway Village, home to the National Tramway Museum, when two trams will be available to photograph together, representing bookends for the beginning and end of electric tramway operations by London County...
On the morning of 23rd April 2023, a carefully planned tramcar swap took place. Leeds 602 was moved out of the Exhibition Hall and replaced with Blackpool 762 from the depot. The movement was in preparation for our upcoming Coronation celebration event in May, when...
A Model Tram and Bus Exhibition will take place at Crich Tramway Village on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th August 2023. A total of 8 layouts will be present at the Exhibition which will include a new 51/4-inch gauge demonstration layout, built at the Museum, for the...
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.