A Trip Along The Line at Crich Tramway Village

If you've seen my other videos, you'll have seen parts of the line and not necessarily in the right order! So here it is, the whole line from the top of an open-balcony tram! The more alert of you will notice that its from two different trams: Glasgow 22 and Blackpool 40.
The line is just under a mile long, and was built in stages as funding became available. Mostly built with volunteer labour, sections are being replaced by external contractors almost every winter now. In the past few years, Wakebridge has been completely relaid, Town End terminus has been replaced, Victoria Park (Northbound) has been replaced, and in the winter of 2011/12 the final approach to and south points of Glory Mine are being replaced and refurbished respectively. Ooh, unintentional alliteration... (Try saying that when you're drunk!)
Anyway... the line grew steadily North from Crich, firstly terminating at the present position of the Bowes-Lyon bridge, then at the end of the double track, then at Wakebridge, and finally the Extension to Glory Mine opened in the 1970s.
A lot of work, and a lot of volunteer labour goes into keeping the Museum site looking as great as it does, so I hope you come to the Museum in 2012 to fully appreciate everything there, from what you can see in this video to some things you can't see from the camera angle, and the recently refurbished and redesigned exhibitions, including one that was brand new last year!
Feel free to leave comments on anything you like, positive or negative, and even perhaps ideas for videos YOU want to see!

Yes love those old trams. When i was a child they were cheap transport, they shook, rattled, rolled, clackidly clacked, made bizarre motor sounds and at night you could see the sparks from the cantilever connection on the cable. Wonderful.

[@renatomartinez5708]

Thanks for your final invitation. I spect some day to visit your museum and can travel in a tramp. Greetings from the end of the world...Chile

[@warlordsquerk5338]

Very well narrated and enjoyable to watch

[@jimmyjam4371]

Brilliant! Thank you very much.

[@JamesHuttonVideo]

This is a fabulous video. Great informative commentary too. That looks like a great place to visit. Thank you for the journey. james:)

[@eastangliantraction1034]

It is its absolutely brilliant

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[@Neil-wb2xl]

must get back there as lots done since my 1 and only visit in the 1980s

[@MarkStoneEntertainmentInLife]

Hi rich. Nice video

[@tramswithmarkstone7769]

I agree to myself

[@CrichConductor700]

@5786Dan I have plans for videos which will require commentary, though not much, hopefully I'll be able to get all the footage I want this year. Glad you like it, I was just experimenting! :-D

[@alfieosmith2024]

1:54 A warning sign. "Safe height: 16'0" (4.88m)"

[@peterdronfield1866]

Good folks are written out of history whilst lesser men take credit!

[@CrichConductor700]

@5786Dan I think they could, but it is the only place where an interlace could be appropriate, and as a Tramway Museum we try to show every aspect of a tramway, not just the vehicles. Interlaces were pretty common on tramways, under narrower bridges and such; there's even an interlace on the current Nottingham tramway! If the track remained at the proper width through the Bowes-Lyon Bridge, it'd probably be a tight squeeze!

[@MarkStoneEntertainmentInLife]

Rich nice videos pal

[@tramswithmarkstone7769]

Love to go back to crich

[@MarkStoneLimited]

awesome

[@peterdronfield1866]

Good if you thank those in 1958 who worked for love when there was nothing but a dream. My cousin Ken Baines was a founder andfor the team no mention of how this hapened?

[@neilforbes416]

Well put together, and well narrated! Did you do your narration after editing, or as you shot the video?

[@MarkeatonLord]

Ah the memories of when I was a conductor here, maybe one day I will return. I wonder if I could have my old number back.....

[@alfieosmith2024]

1:54 What did that warning sign say?

[@CrichConductor700]

Because if I didn't speed it up there would be a long wait between pieces of narration and it would last about 20-25 minutes! 6 minutes is a much better length and allows a brief overview of what can only be fully appreciated in person, making this more of a brief guide and taster to the route.

[@dejavu9378]

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[@UA-51]

How much more work has gone into the place in the last 6 years?

[@MarioStahl1983]

Man! These old double deckr trams were so increadably slow!!! I wonder why people used them at all. It's not much faster than WALKING!!!!😂

[@paulhammond1705]

P. K. H. ENGLAND'S "ELECTRIC RAILWAY'S, TRAMWAY'S".

[@paulhammond1705]

P. K. H. ENGLAND'S "ELECTRIC RAILWAY'S, TRAMWAY'S".

[@tramswithmarkstone7769]

When this covid19 home? I return back to crich and make some videos

[@greatbritishentertainmentl5636]

Nice filming and commentary, but shame the live-sound was muted resulting in a bland video.

[@chrispy1953]

Hi Rich, is there any reason why the video runs fast?