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Trams will be running on Saturdays only from 27th January
Due to ongoing works there will be NO access to the museum under any circumstances
You may well see trams in operation on
Sundays. This is for driver training only. We cannot carry members of
the public in a training vehicle.
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Wirral Transport Museum
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Important Information regarding the temporary closure of the museum.
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Saturday 16th
December will be the last running day will be December 16th. After the
Santa Special the museum will close until January. The refurbishment
works will then begin lasting until at least the 8th May 2018. All
areas of the museum will be closed to the public with the exception of
the tram parking area and display boards along the left hand wall. The
tram service is likely to operate on Sunday's only during January and
February. The service will then be reviewed and will hopefully be able
to run on Saturdays as well. There will be NO access to the museum
until all refurbishment works are completed.
Once the refurbishments are complete the museum will have a new
entrance utilising two of the original Mersey Ferry fare booths, there
will be full disabled access to both levels of the museum, a new
cafeteria and gift shop area. Please bear with us while these works are
being carried out. Check in at our facebook page to keep up to date with all developments
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Pirates Day
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The
museum was invaded by Pirates and their adult captives (Mums and Dads)
on Saturday 18th November. We held to ransom for a Prize while all the
little Pirates scoured the museum with their treasure map looking for
vital clues that would lead them to claim the prize. A free mini
chocolate bar was given to all children who came dressed as a pirate.
There were lots of pirates on the trams seeking clues to the
whereabouts of the hidden treasure, the conductor even managed to
escape having to walk the plank. After a very busy afternoon all the
pirates went home having had a good day.
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Wirral Transport Museum
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Wirral Transport Museum is
soon to undergo a massive transformation. The Taylor Street premises
will be mostly closed to the public probably until early May 2018. The
area in the picture below, known by the volunteers as Warrington Land
as that is where the Warrington tram restoration bagan, will soon be
unrecognisable. The roller shutter to the far right will be a new
entrance to the museum. The old Ferry toll booths seen here in this
picture will form part of our new entrance. One will be using an
original turnstile at the entrance while the other will be used as a
gift shop display area. We will have a new cafeteria area with
seating and new toilets. We will now also have full disabled access to
both levels of the museum for the first time. Please keep checking back
and look at our facebook page for the latest updates.
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Museum Movements
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In other news at the Museum; Wallasey 106 was turned around so that restoration work could be continued
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Restored
Crosville double decker fleet number EOG200 was given a test run when
it was moved out of the way so that Wallasey 106 could be moved. The
gearbox, which was thought to be problematic, turned out to be fine. It
is hoped that this bus will soon be in service with the other buses at
Wirral Transport Museum.
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20th Wirral bus & Tram Show
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Despite
warnings of heavy rain and high winds - cancelling the tram service was
on the cards - the day stayed dry and calm, resulting in crowds of
people along the waterfront. Visitor numbers were down on last year due
to the dire weather warnings which also resulted in the ferry service
being closed for the day, but plenty of people attended the show.
There were a variety of buses filling up the car park on Shore Road
including to ex Dublin buses making their way to their new owners in
the south of England. A record number of classic cars were at Woodside
surrounded by eager enthusiasts and the trade stalls in the museum
appeared to be very busy. Traders had travelled from as far as the
south coast.
Classic buses were offering a free half hourly trip to New Brighton.
Other trips included a run out to Eastham, Port Sunlight, West Kirby
and Moreton Shore.
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all photo's kindly supplied by Adam Jones
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Liverpool's Last Tram Commemoration
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Saturday 14th September 1957 saw the last trams run in Liverpool. On Saturday 16th September 2017 we commemorated Liverpool's
trams with our very special event. We had Liverpool 245, which was in
the last tram parade 60 years ago, we had vintage liverpool buses, the
museums very own Tower Wagon, vintage cars and lorries. Vintage
Liverpool buses were running FREE heritage bus rides and toward the end
of the event saw the finale a procession of vehicles which were around
in the late fities creating a very believable street scene from that
era. We also unveiled our model Liverpool tram, courtesy of
Merseytravel, that was built in 1923/1924 for the Empire Exhibition at
Wembley.
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Superhero Day
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On
Saturday 19th August Wirral Transport Museum was invaded! Children of
all ages and some adults descended on the museum dressed as their
favourite Superhero. Superman, Spiderman, Iron man, the Incredible
Hulk, Yoda and many more came to ride on the trams and take part in our
competition. Even our own Rob Jones came along as one of the
Thunderbirds characters.
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80th Anniversary of Birkenheads Last Trams
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Birkenhead's
last surviving elctric tram - open top car 20 was the star attraction
of the commemoration of Birkenhead's Tramways. 80 years ago the last
trams ran in Birkenhead on 15th July 1937 for the last time. Car 20 and
Hong Kong car 70, sporting a Birkenhead livery, were both in service on
this day. The final route to close was the Oxton and Claughton Circle
route where upon it was replaced by the bus. A heritage Birkenhead
Corporation bus was giving FREE rides around the town.
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A Teddy Bears Day Out
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Once
again there were lots of teddies who came to our Teddy Bear Day for a
ride on the trams accompanied by their human guardians. We had
our popular competition with a free packet of sweets for each entry
form submitted which then went into our prize draw. There
was lots to see and do, Teddy Bears picnic, facepainting, the
refreshment stall and our competition. A good day was had by all.
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Easter Egg Hunt
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Our
annual Easter Egg Hunt and quiz saw lots of little explorers and their
Mums and Dads riding the trams and then going into the museum to find
the clues for the quiz. Both days were really busy and we gave out a
lot of Creme eggs. The prize draw winning tickets were pulled and the
winners notified.
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A night at the Museum
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Our
second event of the year was very well attended with lots of people
both young and old coming to see the museum lit up by multicoloured
lights and a laser light show. The evening saw the trams full with
plenty of people taking the oppotunity see and photograph the trams
running in the dark with all their light on.
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If you have any photo's from this event and would like to see them on our website
please contact us on mtpsenquiries@virginmedia.com putting night at the museum in the subject line
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Chinese New Year
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Our
first event of the year celebrated Chinese New Year, the year of the
Rooster. We had a two tram service using both our Hong Kong cars.
Passenger numbers were up with all trams full.
For this event the MTPS joined forces with Birkenhead First to bring
you cultural performances from China Spirit. They performed a two lion
dance with a Chinese dragon. There were also displays of Kung Fu and
Tai Chi. We would like to thank both Birkenhead First and China Spirit for making this event so successful.
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