Reopening of vintage tram service at popular Derbyshire tourist attraction delayed

The relaunch of a vintage tram service at a Derbyshire tourist attraction has been pushed back due to technical issues.
By Tom Hardwick
Published 15th Mar 2024, 11:13 BST
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Crich Tramway Village, home to the National Tramway Museum, has had to delay operating their vintage tram service until Saturday, March 23.

The attraction was due to open fully from Saturday, March 16, but the tram operation due to an unforeseen technical issue with the overhead line equipment.

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Other parts of the museum will be open from March 16, including the exhibitions, workshop viewing gallery, tram depots and woodland walk and sculpture trail.

The reopening of the vintage tram service has been delayed. Credit: Crich Tramway VillageThe reopening of the vintage tram service has been delayed. Credit: Crich Tramway Village
The reopening of the vintage tram service has been delayed. Credit: Crich Tramway Village

A reduced price of just £5 for an adult day ticket will apply from Saturday, March 16 to Thursday, March 21, and children will be admitted free during this time.

Existing annual tickets are still valid. Any annual tickets that expire between March 9 and March 23 will be extended by a further week.

General Manager, Dr Mike Galer, said: “We are so sorry for the inconvenience, but safety is our priority here at Crich.

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“Anyone who has bought an online annual ticket will have this honoured from the day of their visit. There are trams still viewable in the museum area.”

For further enquiries, please telephone 01773 854321 or email [email protected].

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