Heaton Park Tramway

07/06/2026

4 generations of vehicles from Manchesters famous 53 circular route on display today with thanks to our friends at the Museum of Transport Greater Manchester and Peter Crichton

07/06/2026

We're back for day two! Whilst our trams won't be operating, our free museum at Middleton Road Depot will be fully open between 11 and 4 today, with trams and a selection of vintage buses on display outside the museum. Free vintage bus rides will be taking place between Middleton Road and the Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester throughout the day. We'll also have a book sale of rare and hard to find transport books too. We look forward to seeing you!

06/06/2026

We've been honoured to play a part in the Queen's Road 125th anniversary celebration events today, taking place at the former MCT tram depot and now Stagecoach garage, as well as with our friends at the Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester, Manchester Metrolink and Transport for Greater Manchester.

06/06/2026

We've had a fantastic day at our Model Tramway Exhibition - it's been great to welcome local tramway modellers, enthusiasts and families to our museum.
We're open again tomorrow with a selection of vintage buses on site, trams on display, and regular free vintage bus rides to the Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester. See you then!

06/06/2026

We're getting set up for open weekend! Manchester 765 and Hull 96 will be outside our Museum and on display for both days this weekend. Our FREE Model Tramway Exhibition takes place today 11-4, and a our museum is also open tomorrow, with a vintage bus display and FREE vintage bus rides - as well as full size trams!

05/06/2026

We can't wait to welcome you to Heaton Park Tramway this weekend! 🚋☀️
• Our Free Model Tramway Exhibition takes place tomorrow (Saturday) from 11-5 with full size and model trams on display, with free bus connections to the Museum of Transport,
• Our Museum will be open on Sunday with a range of trams and vintage buses on display, with vintage buses running from the park gates to the Museum of Transport.
The vintage bus rides, museum and model tramway Exhibition are all FREE ENTRY. So come and enjoy a great value pair of days out in Heaton Park.

04/06/2026

there could only be one subject for today's historic image. The opening of Manchester's electric trams 125 years ago this Saturday the 6th of June 1901.
At 11.30 am on that morning, 6 brand new gleaming red and ivory trams set off on their journey to the new depot at Queens Road in Cheetham Hill.
Join us and our friends at Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester for a series of events at both museums over this weekend, as we commemorate the events of the day with exhibitions and open days. There will also be heritage buses running between the city and both museums.

01/06/2026

Our tramway museum will be open with FREE ENTRY this Sunday 7th June!
Additional attractions include:
• Vintage Bus Display outside our Middleton Road Depot
• Vintage Bus Rides from Heaton Park Tramway to the Museum of Transport.
• Full size and model trams on display.
• Fully stocked gift shop with rare and out of print tramway and transport books on display.

31/05/2026

Don't forget that next Saturday is also the Queen's Road 125 event - celebrating 125 years of this former Manchester Corporation Tramways depot!

As well as our tramway museum in Heaton Park being open both days, we'll also have a pop-up stall at Boyle Street alongside our unique Eades Horse Tram L53, as well as regular buses running between our tramway museum and the Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester on both Saturday and Sunday.

Don't miss this unique chance for a look behind the scenes of one of Manchester's most historic bus and tramway depots!

If you're coming to our Queens Road open day next Saturday, here are some notes on logistics to make your day really enjoyable.

First and foremost, please come by public transport if you possibly can - parking near the museum or the garage will be almost impossible. We'll have free heritage buses from Shudehill Interchange (stand H) at 00/15/30/45 minutes past each hour, and Corporation St (stop NU) at 10/25/40/55 minutes past each hour. First bus from Shudehill will be at 0945.

You can also catch a Metrolink to Queens Road stop - we're a 12-minute walk from there or our free heritage buses will call there at 10/25/40/55 minutes past each hour.

Bee Network bus 135 between Manchester and Bury calls at Queens Road stop at frequent intervals - we're a five-minute walk from the stop.

You must go to our museum before going to the Queens Road garage, either to buy your ticket or, if you're pre-booked, collect your wristband to enter the garage. You won't be admitted to the garage without a wristband from the museum, even if you've pre-paid.

If you've pre-booked there'll be a gazebo just outside the museum to collect your wristband: if you haven't pre-booked, just pay inside the museum as usual.

If you want to pre-book to beat the queues, use online booking https://mtgm.hops.org.uk/tickets/book/qs125

31/05/2026

Our Free Model Tramway Exhibition is next weekend!

Come and join us at your Middleton Road museum and Depot next Saturday for our Model Tramway Exhibition! Featuring a wide selection of tramway modelling, including classic Manchester trams, Manchester Metrolink, and larger scale models including the stunning Ashley Best collection of miniature tramcars.

If that's not enough, our museum will be fully open too as well as our gift shop which includes many rare and hard to find books on the UKs tramway networks. A shuttle bus will connect with our friends at Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester too!