The National Tramway Museum is somewhat unusual in the sense that not only are many of the priceless exhibits regularly pressed into service to show visitors what life was like in the days of the tram, but they owe their survival to the efforts and resourcefulness of...
Although tramcars tended to cost a lot more than motorbuses when new, they normally lasted a lot longer in service and, even after withdrawal, some of them continued to earn their keep for their operators in some other capacity. One such example is Leeds 399, which...
Glasgow 1115 represents a clear departure from that city’s traditional policy of gradually refining and upgrading its existing tramcar fleet through a series of incremental improvements. When faced with growing competition on its inter-urban services during the 1920s...
Leeds 345 was originally built in-house by Leeds City Transport in 1921 as a typical open balcony four wheeler with reversed stairs, in common with virtually the entire Leeds passenger fleet at the time. When first introduced it sported the livery currently displayed...
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.