Tag Archives: Crich Tramway Museum
Sunday at Crich
Well, what d’you know? The Germans bombed the same pub again the very next day at the same time! Luckily for the pub, the National Fire Service was on full alert at their base just a few hundred yards up the road, … Continue reading
Crich 1940s today
We had an early start today to get all the vehicles to Crich Tramway Museum in time to get the water supply prepared before the museum opened to the public at 10am. The main event was a scenario just after … Continue reading
NFS display at Crich Tramway Museum 1940s weekend
John Sutcliffe and David Needham have just been to Crich to discuss with Doug our display at the 1940s weekend (11th/12th August). We have been working on a display involving the T/L, K2 and trailer pump. The scenario will involve … Continue reading
Crich Tramway Museum in the wet
On the Saturday, we had another look at the brakes, and took the master cylinder off. And, yes, a tiny vent hole was completely blocked, which caused the brakes to bind. Now truly sorted, even though it took all evening … Continue reading
Easter weekend
Dan, James and Karina came over, and we tested the Turntable Ladder. There were just two problems in all the testing – the engine was under-performing, to the extent that it would sometimes hardly run and also almost boiled on … Continue reading