Crich Tramway Village: National Tramway Museum. Part 1
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- Опубліковано 5 січ 2025
- The National Tramway Museum (trading as Crich Tramway Village) is a tram museum located at Crich, Derbyshire, England. The museum contains over 60 (mainly British) trams built between 1873 and 1982 and is set within a recreated period village containing a working pub, cafe, old-style sweetshop and tram depots.The museum's collection of trams runs through the village-setting with visitors transported out into the local countryside and back and is operated by the Tramway Museum Society, a registered charity.
The Crich Tramway Village remains an independent charity, which receives no funding from the state or local government and relies on the voluntary contribution made by members of the Tramway Museum Society and its visitors.
History of the museum
A 1925 Leeds tram at Victoria Park, at the entrance to the Village
History of the site
A 1936 Liverpool streamlined tram outside the reconstructed Derby Assembly Rooms at Crich Town End
George Stephenson, the great railway pioneer, had a close connection with Crich and the present (2008) tramway follows part of the mineral railway he built to link the quarry with Ambergate.
While building the North Midland Railway from Derby to Rotherham and Leeds, Stephenson had found rich coal seams in the Clay Cross area and he saw a new business opportunity. Crich was already well known for the quality of the limestone and Stephenson recognised that he could use the local coal and limestone to produce burnt lime for agricultural purposes, and then utilise the new railway to distribute it. Cliff Quarry, where Crich Tramway Village is now located, was acquired by Stephenson's company and to link the quarry with the limekilns he had built alongside the new North Midland Railway at Ambergate, Stephenson constructed a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge line - apparently the first metre gauge railway in the world. Stephenson was born in Wylam in Northumberland in 1781, but he lived the last 10 years of his life in Chesterfield, often bringing visitors to Crich to see the mineral railway and take refreshment in one of the village inns. He died in 1848 and is buried in Holy Trinity Church, Chesterfield. Stephenson's railway soldiered on for many years.
Tramway Museum Society
In the period after the Second World War, when most of the remaining British tramways were in decline or actually closing, the first event in the history of the National Tramway Museum took place. A group of enthusiasts on a farewell tour of Southampton Tramways in August 1948 decided to purchase one of the open top trams on which they had ridden. For the sum of £10 they purchased number 45 - now included in collection at the museum. From this purchase grew the idea of a working museum devoted to operating tramcars. From the original group developed the Tramway Museum Society, established in 1955, incorporated as a company limited by guarantee in 1962, and recognised as an educational charity in 1963.
After a sustained search across the country, in 1959 the society's attention was drawn to the then derelict limestone quarry at Crich in Derbyshire, from which members of the Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society were recovering track from Stephenson's mineral railway for their pioneering preservation project in Wales. After a tour of the quarry, members of the society agreed to lease - and later purchase - part of the site and buildings. Over the years, by the efforts of the society members, a representative collection of tramcars was brought together and restored, tramway equipment was acquired, a working tramway was constructed and depots and workshops were built. Recognising that tramcars did not operate in limestone quarries, the society agreed in 1967 to create around the tramway the kind of streetscape through which the trams had run and thus the concept of the Crich Tramway Village was born. Members then turned their attention to collecting items of street furniture and even complete buildings, which were then adapted to house the Museum's collections of books, photographs and archives.
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Love these old trams. Really enjoyed seeing them.
Thank you Michael 🙂 Arent they great
Can't wait for part 2.
Wow all things tram!! Who knew there were so many diffent types!! I think I did a walk near that museum through Matlock and down an industrial incline to Cromford canal when I was staying in Lea nearby.
Thank you Jean 🙂I know there are so many trams. You might well have walked past it.
Thanks for the shout out Kevin. You were right-I was in tramway heaven. Just a few extra notes for you, hoping I am not spoiling things for part two. When you said you were going "under this bridge" I had to laugh. It is quite a famous bridge. The ironwork dates from 1844, and this is the famous Bowes-Lyon bridge that stood in the family estate, Stagenoe Park, in Hertfordshire. The family donated it to the Museum in 1971, and the rebuilt structure was finally opened in 1992. The last time I was at Crich, the Berlin tram had just arrived, before conversion for disabled access. It wasn't running public services, but, to my great surprise, a late friend of mine was on duty as a driver, so I was able to "bum" a ride on it. You travelled on a Leeds tram, but the ones you seemed most interested in were the Blackpool ones, which fleet has grown since I was there. You sat in one of the famous double deck "Balloon" trams, but they also have the single deck railcar version there. When built in 1934 these were the most modern trams anywhere, and, of course, they scream Art Deco at you. Needless to say Tramtown, at the Rigby Road tram depot in Blackpool,
have an operational fleet of heritage cars which work alongside the new ones on certain days. Looking forward to part 2.
Thank you Bernie 🙂 Part two mentions the bridge because I walk up onto it. Thanks for the additional information, Much appreciated
Good morning Kevin how interesting to see all the old trams such a shame that they got rid of most of them they were so handy for getting about. Such a shame the weather was not kinder to you but never the lest very interesting video. I would like to wish you Cynthia and Steve a very happy new year and a healthy one to everyone ❤
Happy New Year Fiona. Sending love to you ❤
You don't know me Fiona but l would like to wish you comfort in the new year. God bless you.
Thankyou very much for your good wishes
@michaelwhite8031 thankyou for your good wishes
Thank you Fiona 🙂It was a terrible day weather wise as you could see but we enjoyed ourselves. I am not one of these people that say you can only make a video when its sunny, Yes the light is better but this is Britian. The trams were wonderful and the first time I had better close to anything like them. Fiona Cynthia, Steve and I will be down to see you, Depending on commitments it will be before the end of January. Wishing you a very happy New Year. Take care xxx
Lovely video! I have heard some great things about Crich, but never been, a little way from me.
Thank you Sue & Kevin for taking us around and including some fab photos too.
Happy New Year to all of the Kevin's Rambles Team.
May I wish you all every success in 2024 and hope you all have a peaceful, happy and healthy year.
Best Wishes,
Paul
Thank you, Paul 😊.
If you ever get a chance, you should go and visit. it's really worth it.
I wish you a very happy and healthy new year.
Take care from us all.
You sure picked a lovely day for it Kevin. Sorry about the weather. Aren't these places wonderful. Nothing wrong with looking back to how things were- and being impressed with the technology from those long gone days. Wonderful that there are organisations who take care of our past. Despite the rain you had a great day from all accounts. Great photos and footage Kevin. 👌🇳🇱🙋♀🇳🇿
Thank you, Anita 😊
We know how to pick the weather, lol.
Yes, you are right about being lucky to have all these people who repair and preserve our heritage for future generations to enjoy.
We had a lovely day despite the weather.
Really appreciate your comments, Anita 😊
You captured me as the Conductor... 😁
I hope you had a wonderful day, and thank you for the great video.
Thank you László.
We had a great day 😀
Lovely museum Kevin, sooo many different trams, wow. Shame the weather was so awful for your visit but lovely for you to spend time with Sue. Thank you for sharing 🥰
Thank you, Lynn 😊.
The weather was awful, but we had a good day.
Sue and I are like brother and sister. We hadn't seen each other for about 30 years until 2001 when it was my parents' golden wedding anniversary.
@@KevinsRambles that’s nice Kevin 🥰 I try to keep in touch with and see my cousins but distance doesn’t allow as often as I would like
I've been there, it's great.
Thank you Sue, 😊.
Much appreciated 😊
Terrible weather, when was this recorded. I must visit there. Have you visited The Black Country Museum. I have a video of that but I must visit again as they have 'new' attractions. Let me know if you plan to visit we could do a video together.
I must go to Crich.
I think we visited in September?
I will look into a trip to the museum
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Nah then, ey up me ducks. This place ain't too far from me, did some exploring at the abandoned quarry next door to it tother year. 🙂👍
Thank you, Sog 😊.
Next time I am up that way, I will give you a shout, we can meet up for a coffee.