European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 15, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Museums waiting in the depot Are a Leeds left a London county Council vehicle from Tramway museum Ira Ane Ami j keep sem Drivers and conductors must report All unnecessary noises and rattles on trams or buses the new York was one of a Baffi of cars shipped from the to Vienna in 1949 to help restore that cites War damaged Tram at a trolley from a horse drawn Tram waiting for 812 from built in leaves the town end 68 from Paisley returns to town on the Cliff is the Lighthouse memorial to the Sherwood foresters photos and Story by Brian Smith staff writer near the victorian spa town of Matlock in there is an unusual museum dedicated to the memory of the Humble located just a few Miles from one of the oldest of the dark satanic Mills that heralded the Industrial the National Tramway museum at Crich is dedicated to a form of mass transport that has All but disappeared from founded in 1955 by a Small group of the Tram museum has become a last Home for More than 50 some from As far away As Prague and new York the museum moved to its present a disused Mineral railway originally Bush by railway Pioneer George in covering a Century of development beginning with the introduction of the horse drawn trolley car from the United states in the 1860s and progressing through experiments with steam traction and the various kinds of electric propulsion the museums lovingly restored vehicles Are unique in that they All work and on any Given four or five of them alternate on the museums a round trip from the terminal at town to the old glory Hole mine takes about 20 minutes and offers a Panorama of the Derwent Valley and the Opportunity to inspect some of the old Lead mining except on special occasions the number of rides is a souvenir ticket is issued by the housing exhibits and the main building at town the old Derby Assembly was rescued from threatened destruction and reassembled Here to become a focus for a cityscape patiently being constructed from remnants of the old wrought Iron Market ornate cast Iron Gas Street lamps and countless other relics Are continually being added to provide a setting typical of the 1920s when More than trams rattled through Britain other buildings at town end include the depot full of standing an exhibition Hall devoted to a souvenir shop and of course the Tea rooms for Light though picnic areas Are provided along the trolley a Bank Holiday extravaganza is planned for 2426 with the emphasis on family entertainment such As brass puppet clowns and Street a Flea Market and hot air balloon ascents Are also the museum is open each sunday and Bank Holiday from easter until the end of september Between and mondays through 10 Entrance to the extravaganza adults pounds about children 90 Pence about Price includes one free ride on a Derby is a two hour drive North of other sights in the area include the Crich stand a tribute to the fallen of the Sherwood foresters built like a at night its Light sweeps across the Countryside that was Home to Many of the regiments to stripes Magazine August 1985 August stripes Magazine 11
