Good Tram or Trolleybus museums

[heisthegaffer]

Hi all

I want to take my dad to a tram or Trolley bus museum, ideally one where we can have a ride on them.

We're based in Herts and happy to drive up to 3 hours, maybe a bit longer.

Anyone recommend any?

So far in my search I've found East Anglia transport museum but looks small and the Trolleybus museum at Sandtoft but I can't tell if we can actually have a ride.

[Quhet]

The Crich (sp?) Tramway museum is a good day out if you can make it up that way

[Simpo Two]

This is easy - the Ipswich Transport Museum: https://www.ipswichtransportmuseum.co.uk/ (the museum is much better than the website)

I was there on a car club visit last week and not only is it surprisingly large but filled with very well restored examples of everything, some of which you can go aboard. It's manned by very keen and knowledgeable volunteers.

[Riley Blue]

Quhet said:

The Crich (sp?) Tramway museum is a good day out if you can make it up that way

It's the best museum of its type I've been to by far.

[Lotobear]

Perhaps too far for you, but well worth a visit:

https://www.beamish.org.uk/explore-discover/beamis...

(the Aston Workshop and Car Barn are just around the back so if he's into cars too you could do that as well)

https://aston.co.uk/

...they don't mind you just going in and having a mooch around the showroom.

[WelshChris]

You have Beamish, Crich, or the Birkenhead tram museum. I suppose you could do Birkenhead on a day out with a trip on the Mersey ferry as well.

There is also the Seaton Tramway in devon which is quirky and has live webcams (warning - they're addictive to sad people like me )

https://www.youtube.com/live/Qp46UxRaJWw?feature=s...

https://www.youtube.com/live/ca0tMQoPUw0?feature=s...

[Bazooka Joe]

Sandtoft https://sandtoft.org/wp/

[Fluffsri]

Id second the Crich Tramway Village, really good day out.

[DodgyGeezer]

WelshChris said:

You have Beamish, Crich, or the Birkenhead tram museum. I suppose you could do Birkenhead on a day out with a trip on the Mersey ferry as well.

There is also the Seaton Tramway in devon which is quirky and has live webcams (warning - they're addictive to sad people like me )

https://www.youtube.com/live/Qp46UxRaJWw?feature=s...

https://www.youtube.com/live/ca0tMQoPUw0?feature=s...

another vote for the Birkenhead Tram Museum - a surprisingly nice place. As you're in Herts isn't there the option of the London Transport Museum (which I'd imagine would feature trams/trolleybuses?)

[Panamax]

DodgyGeezer said:

As you're in Herts isn't there the option of the London Transport Museum (which I'd imagine would feature trams/trolleybuses?)

That's what I was thinking. From the Covent Garden museum you can walk over to Kingsway and look at the old tram tunnel entrance which still has rails in place. Then get the District Line (or a train from Waterloo) down to Wimbledon and get on a real modern tram that runs through to Croydon town centre. I think it takes about half an hour. You can get back from Croydon on the tram or by fast train.

The London Transport storage depot in Acton is open on some days of the year. Needs to be booked in advance.

Has he ever been on the DLR? You can pick that up at Bank underground station or near Tower Hill (Tower of London).

[ARHarh]

Crich is a good one, beamish is excellent but can be a long day as there is so much to see. I went to the Ipswich museum some years ago and we were the only visitors that day. Superb and we pretty much got a guided tour from one of the volunteers.

[StephenP]

WelshChris said:

There is also the Seaton Tramway in devon which is quirky and has live webcams (warning - they're addictive to sad people like me )

Those webcams are weirdly relaxing and also better than the work I'm doing ....

[heisthegaffer]

Thanks all, really appreciate the replies.

RE London transport museum, we went a few years ago and was really good. We want to get on a tram and/or Trolley bus that can move.

My poor old dad is early stage dementia so want to take to one or two places where he can remember and reminisce.

We're going to take him to Beamish and stay up there. Will go to Sandtoft too and try and get to Orford Ness as well as he's keen to go there. Keeps talking about looking for a Stirling wing!

Thanks again all. Will. Let you know how we get on.

[williamp]

Crich, and combine with

https://greatbritishcarjourney.com

[heisthegaffer]

williamp said:

Crich, and combine with

https://greatbritishcarjourney.com

Good shout - the old man loves a reliant rather embarrassingly!

[miniman]

Crich is fab, have been going there for more than 40 years now.

Well worth stopping by Crich Stand monument too.

[DodgyGeezer]

heisthegaffer said:

Thanks all, really appreciate the replies.

RE London transport museum, we went a few years ago and was really good. We want to get on a tram and/or Trolley bus that can move.

My poor old dad is early stage dementia so want to take to one or two places where he can remember and reminisce.

We're going to take him to Beamish and stay up there. Will go to Sandtoft too and try and get to Orford Ness as well as he's keen to go there. Keeps talking about looking for a Stirling wing!

Thanks again all. Will. Let you know how we get on.

https://warbirdsnews.com/aviation-museum-news/short-stirling-tail-section-on-display-at-raf-museum.html?utm_content=cmp-true

hope this is interesting/useful

[Simpo Two]

DodgyGeezer said:

https://warbirdsnews.com/aviation-museum-news/shor...

hope this is interesting/useful

https://warbirdsnews.com/aviation-museum-news/short-stirling-tail-section-on-display-at-raf-museum.html

[heisthegaffer]

miniman said:

Crich is fab, have been going there for more than 40 years now.

Well worth stopping by Crich Stand monument too.

Fantastic - thanks

[heisthegaffer]

Thanks also Simpo two and Dodgy Geezer