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Crich Derbyshire England United Kingdom - Number 399 is a standard gauge, 600 volt DC, double deck, fully enclosed, four wheel tramcar built by Leeds City Transport at its Kirkstall Road Works in 1925. It seats 24 downstairs and 46 upstairs.
Background image - Leeds number 399 loads passengers at the end of mainstreet at Tramway Village in Crich - 5 Sep 2022 William Slim.
Background image - Leeds number 399 loads passengers at the end of mainstreet at Tramway Village in Crich - 5 Sep 2022 William Slim.
Crich Tramway Village, located northeast of Derby at Crich in Derbyshire, England, formally known as the National Tramway Museum, has over 80 vehicles in its collection. It operates standard gauge heritage trams along its 0.85 mile (1.37 kilometres) of track laid in a setted street (similar to irregular shaped cobblestone but quarried rectangular stone), some asphalt paved areas, and a ballasted section past multiple recreated period structures including the Eagle Press print shop, Red Lion Pub, Bowes-Lyon Bridge, Rita's Tea Room, Barnett's old fashioned sweet shop, the Derby Assembly Rooms, and Forge Gift Shop, plus the Great Exhibition Hall, transfer table, and the Tram Depot of course.
