In April 2025 the independent transport videos cameras were invited to join the Southampton & District Transport Heritage Trust members for a special day out on the Seaton Tramway in Devon. We were allocated tram no. 12 for the day with driver Ryan Lamb operating the tram. The route of the tramway travels northbound from Seaton Station to Colyton Station. There are intermediate stops at Riverside Halt, where the tram depot is located, Seaton Wetlands Halt, Colyford Station – it’s here when the trams cross over the A3052 road, and then on to Colyton Station where the trams terminate. Our day begins with our camera in the lower saloon of tram 12 for the ride to Colyton Station.  Here we film some of the action as the service trams arrive and depart for their return journeys. We then join tram 12 again, this time with a camera in the cab for the driver’s eye view and one on the upper deck to see the wonderful scenery along the route travelling southbound to Riverside Halt where we change ends and place the camera in the cab for a northbound ride to Colyton Station. Our next location is Riverside Halt where the group enjoy a guided depot tour. We then take our final ride into Seaton Station on the top deck of tram 12. A thoroughly enjoyable day was had by all! To complete our programme we feature a short film our cameras made in 2021 travelling on tram 2 to Colyton and retuning on tram 11 back to Seaton Station.

For your information Tram 12 was built in 1966 at Eastbourne where the tramway originally ran between Princes Park and the Crumbles. It was originally an enclosed single-decker and was rebuilt in 1980 as an open topper and in 1999 it was rebuilt again to resemble the London Feltham tramcars of the 1930s.

Produced by - Independent Transport Videos
Running time - 70 minutes
Format - 16:9 Widescreen
DVD only
Release date - June 2025