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22nd January 2021
Categories: Visitor News
Image: Seaton Tramway on Facebook
While most of us would like to forget that 2020 happened, the team at Seaton Tramway were celebrating earlier this month after being named Tramway of the Year and for having the Event of the Year by British Trams Online.
The annual awards which are held by British Trams Online, a website for all the UK's remaining tram sites, was initially set up as a way to bring a positive end to the year, and for the team at Seaton, it certainly did that. Announcing their wins on Facebook, Seaton Tramway said: "Thank you British Trams Online for naming us 'Tramway of the Year' 2020 and 'Event of the Year' for our 50th Anniversary! Thank you to everyone who voted for us! 2020 was a challenge for everyone, and we did our very best to carry on where we could. We are very grateful for all of the support we have received. We look forward to reopening this year!"
British Trams Online said this in a statement on their website: "Seaton was pipped to the post in the main category (coming in second to Stockport with 222 votes – 38.81%) but the Seaton Tramway are still celebrating having won the other two awards they were nominated for – “Tramway of the Year” and “Event of the Year”. With the 50th anniversary of the opening of the tramway during 2020, despite all the restrictions in place across the country they managed to celebrate it – albeit in a lower key manner than they had originally hoped! – with a special “nearly all trams out day” in August. There may have been social distancing measures in place during the event but that still didn’t stop those who attended from having a good time and with no. 4 used during the event it proved to be a popular way to spend an August day!...
"Keeping with the Seaton Tramway and they were the clear winner in “Tramway of the Year” with 57.79% of valid votes (308 votes) being registered. The first heritage tramway in the UK to resume operations once restrictions were lifted enough they quickly put in place new procedures to make everyone feel safe when visiting and managed to operate regular services for the rest of the year, including Twilight Trams during December, and only brining the season to an end when more restrictions were put in place around Christmas. The tramway also kept many entertained during lockdown with regular Live videos on their Facebook page – including the 24 hour Tramathon which saw trams running along the line for a full 24 hours in June."
Congratulations Seaton Tramway! We hope to be able to visit your award winning site later in the year!
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