Model Tram and Railway Exhibition at the National Tramway Museum
The popular Model Tramway and Railway Exhibition returns to the National Tramway Museum, Crich Tramway Village on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th August 2026.
A total of 12 layouts will be present this year including:
Zell a HO layout shows the centre of the town of Zell in Germany. The tram station on the centre consists of three platforms with an interchange facility to the trolleybus system. The town centre contains a bandstand, market area, shops and a tram deport. The rolling stock dates from 1902 to 2015.
Rainy City is a slice of Manchester in the 1920s/30s. It does not depict a specific location but draws on themes from the area. Depicting an industrial landscape dominated by Mills, Factories and Railways. Trams running are from Manchester and the surrounding local authorities that worked together to allow travel between the towns and cities.
Manchester Square layout is 4mm scale model of a street scene between the Manchester Pub and Foxhall Square, which is a section of Blackpool Corporation Tramway. The visitors will be able to see the type of trams that operated in Blackpool between: 1998 – 2004.
Event Organiser, John Huddlestone, said: “The Model Exhibition continues to be very popular and we are delighted to continually add something new to the exhibits each year”.
Normal museum entry charges apply and opening times are 10.00am to 5.30pm (last admissions 4pm) both days. For details visit: www.tramway.co.uk or telephone: 01773 854321.)
More News From Amber Valley Info
| Belper Leisure Centre Offers Free Month of Swimming Lessons for Belper Children Free month of swimming lessons for Belper kids from 1 September to get more kids learning to swim read more | |
| Derbyshire County Council Support Care Leavers In To World Of Work Young people leaving care are being supported by Derbyshire County Council to take their first steps into employme read more | |
| An Alfreton pub is to cut the price of all food and drink by 7.5 per cent on Thursday 17 September Waggon and Horses in King Street is supporting Tax Equality Day, aimed at highligh read more | |
| The Sticky Beak Blog Named Leading Hospitality & Travel Review Platform 2026 - UK Derbyshire-based food, hospitality and travel website The Sticky Beak Blog is celebrating after bei read more | |
| DLRAA Receives Donation from Ecclesbourne Farmers Discussion Society 2026 On Wednesday 2nd September 2026, David Dilks on behalf of Ecclesbourne Farmers Discussion Society donated & read more | |
The Amber Valley Info Noticeboard
| Food waste recycling is coming to Amber Valley From June 2026, Amber Valley Borough Council will introduce weekly food waste recycling across the borough as part of a phased roll-ou read more | |
| Stallholder Bookings Now Open For The Tansley Big Day Out We're excited to announce that Tansley's Big Day Out 2026 will take place on 6th & 7th June 2026! read more | |
| Christmas and New Year bin collection dates Over the festive season, bin collections will operate on revised schedules. Some collections may take place up to two days earlier than u read more | |
| Launch Of WOMBLE MANIA! At the Heights of Abraham, Opened by Marcus Robertson, Son of Wombles author, Elisabeth Beresford, officially launched WOMBLE MANIA! at the Heights of Abraha read more | |
| Belper School and Sixth Form Centre Closed Today Due to a significant water leak, resulting in the water being turned off at school, we unfortunately have to close the school today. read more | |
