Ultimate Tram Driving Experience at Crich Tramway Village

The thrill of driving a vintage tram

Your day includes

On arrival you will be greeted by one of our instructors and taken into the Museum. The day begins over refreshments with a chance to get to know our expert instructors. During the morning session they will take you through the tram driving process and health and safety.  You will then take to the tram with your instructor and a guard for a tour of the driving route and, under the watchful eye of our instructors, take controls of one of our fleet of vintage trams.

The mile long track offers a chance to practice navigating the points, tram stops and the Derbyshire hills.
Each person will usually have time to complete at least 4 round trips. There will also be opportunities to perform Guard duties on ‘the back platform’, including trolley turning (where fitted), bell signals, and changing points. Family and friends are welcome to join you on the drive and enjoy the ride.

The day ends when you return the trams to the depot, and re-assemble for refreshments and de-briefing.  Once you have the airbrake course under your belt, why not follow it up with the handbrake course? The day is very similar to the airbrake course, but allows you to learn to operate a handbrake tramcar.

Ultimate Tram Driving Experiences take place on Fridays in the spring and autumn season, when the Museum is closed to the public, but the exhibitions will be open for viewing.  We also offer each candidate a gift voucher to return with one guest for a future visit when the Museum is open to the public.

The cost is £425.00 per candidate (or for returners who have carried out an Ultimate Tram Driving Experience at Crich Tramway in the last 3 years the cost is £400.00) which includes lunch for the candidate and one guest. Additional guests may be accommodated for the cost of the lunch.

We only have availability for one Handbrake Ultimate Tram Driving Experience on Friday 17th October 2025 this season, which is for candidates who have already carried out an Airbrake experience with us.

If you wish to book this date, please email: Amanda.Blair@tramway.co.uk

Otherwise, we will publish dates for 2026 by March next year, or you may purchase gift vouchers for the Ultimate Tram Driving Experiences. Please contact Amanda Blair on the email above.