After
years of protracted negotiations, Baby Grand 245 turned up at the MTPS
base at Wirral Transport Museum in Birkenhead during May 2006. It
arrived from the Large Objects Store at Sandhills, Liverpool, after a
lengthy journey via the Runcorn bridge. In a tripartate agreement,
ownership remained with National Museums Liverpool, but the tram would
be restored by the MTPS with the help of a Heritage Lottery grant, and
operate on Wirral Council's heritage tramway. NML insisted as much of
the original fabric of the tram as possible should be retained in the
restoration which was completed by the summer of 2014. |
