# Tram Appeal On Right Tracks

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2006/08/17/tram-appeal-right-tracks/
- Published: 2006-08-17T13:41:52+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

You’ve heard of adopting a panda or a gorilla – now here’s a opportunity for vintage
transport enthusiasts to adopt their own tram.

[⌊Adopt A Tram logo⌉⌊Adopt A Tram logo⌉[Beamish, the North of England Open Air Museum
in Co Durham, has launched an Adopt a Tram scheme for its collection of heritage
trams. £35 buys a full colour print of the chosen tram plus an invitation to an 
exclusive tram-themed event with the chance to don a period cap and act as conductor
for a trip around the Museum.

The trams available for sponsorship are Gateshead 10 (1925), Sunderland 16 (1900),
Newcastle 114 (1901), Blackpool 31 (1901) and Beamish 196 (1935, originally from
Portugal).

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The scheme follows a successful tram sponsorship campaign where companies with long
histories in the region were invited to have period advertisements painted on the
trams. The trams now carry the livery of Darlington Building Society, Patterson 
Ford, the Go-Ahead Group, Ringtons, North East Press, and Williamsons Paints.

Anne Burton, Head of Fundraising, said, “The Beamish tramway is one of the most 
extensively used in the country with over a million passenger journeys a year. But
the trams are incredibly expensive to maintain. They are part of the Museum’s collections
as well as being the main form of transport for visitors, and spare parts are not
easy or cheap to find.”

“Both companies, via sponsorship, and now individuals with Adopt a Tram, can have
their own little piece of history and at the same time make a contribution to preserving
north-east heritage for the future.”

[www.beamish.org.uk](http://www.beamish.org.uk)

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