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Coach Trip
A
few seats remain available on the coach trip to the West Lancs Railway
and the Merseyside Transport Trust at Burscough on Saturday 9th August.
The trip is open to MTPS members and non members alike.
Itinerary
1000 depart Birkenhead, Conway Park station. 1010 depart Liverpool,
William Brown Street, then via A59. 1055 to 1155 visit Burscough (502
& MTT). Lunch break in Southport 1230 to 1330, 1400 to 1500 visit
West Lancs Railway , arrive 1610 at Liverpool, William Brown Street,
1620 arrive Birkenhead. Additional pick ups on the A59 can be added by
prior arrangement with Terry Martin, email mtpsenquiries@gmail.com. Please put COACH TRIP in the subject line.
Find more information by clicking the links below
The Friends of the 502 group
Merseyside Transport Trust
West Lancashire Railway
The cost of the tour is £15.00 per person, inclusive of transport from
Mersyside and donations to all three organisations. The deadline is
July 26th 2025, two weeks before the trip. Please book as soon as
possible. For members the booking form is in your last newsletter 225
May 2025. For non members please post a letter to arrive no later than
26th July 2025 to:
MTPS Trip
28 Marlfield Road
West Derby
Liverpool
L12 8QB
Please include the following information
How many seats you wish to book
Your name and contact number
Your preferred boarding point
Cheque made out to MTPS Ltd (£15 x seats booked)
Or pay by BACS to
Merseyside Tramway Preservation Society Ltd
Sort Code: 40-29-12
Account: 92199475
If you pay by BACS use reference TRIP
Please book quickly there are limited seats available.
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RESTORATION
work continues at Hooton on Douglas horse tram 47, with timber arriving
to construct the new 22feet 6 inches long running board along one side
of the tram. It will be shaped into an exact replica of the priginal,
still surviving along the opposite side.
When the 112-year-old Birkenhead - built tram was shipped from the Isle of Man to the mainland,
only one running board was in place, the other having been removed on
the island during the decades after the car's withdrawal from public
service along the prom at Douglas.
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Toward the end of 2024 the MTPS board
made the difficult decision to relocate three trams to the National
Tramway Museum at Crich in Derbyshire. Birkenhead 20, Wallasey 78 &
Liverpool 762 will be moved to Crich by experts in heavy haulage,
Allelys. It is hoped that the move will take place in March. They will
join Liverpool 869 which was the first tram car rescued and restored by
the MTPS.
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Apologies
for the lack of updates over the last couple of months. The web masters
laptop suffered a catastrophic failure of the hard drive. It has now
been replaced and back ups restored.
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The
week commencing 17 March 2025 will be forever etched into many peoples
minds. It marked the week that many thought would never come. After
much deliberation and angst it had been decided by the MTPS board that
to secure the future of three of our heritage tram cars, Liverpool 762, Wallasey 78 and Birkenhead 20. They were to be moved to the National Tramway museum
at Crich Tramway Village in Derbyshire. They were subsequently moved
out of Wirral Transport Museum to be lined up on the section of tramway
behind Molly's Chambers, the pub opposite the mueum. There the three
cars, under 24 hour watch by MTPS volunteers, awaited the arrival of
Allelys Heavy Haulage who had been contracted to undertake the
transportation of the three cars. With Allelys expertise all three cars
had successfully been transported and touched down on the rails at
their new home in Derbyshire. While the MTPS were deeply saddend by
this move the decision was made in the best interests of the trams, to
secure their future and be available for members of the public to use
and enjoy.
Upon
arrival at Crich Tramway Village all three trams were moved into the
trams sheds. In time they will undergo inspection in the workshops to
identify any work required. Once all work is completed they will
subsequently enter service as part of the tramway museum operational
fleet
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Following their arrival at Crich Tramway village, they issued the following statement;
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"Thanks
to the generosity of the Merseyside Tramway Preservation Society, these
beautiful first-generation trams have made the journey from Wirral
Transport Museum to their new home with us. Over several days and
finishing this weekend, they were carefully transported to Crich, where
our expert Workshop team will be assessing them, with hopes of seeing
them in action on our tracks in future!
A huge thank you to everyone in all organisations involved in this
incredible effort, from planning to transport. Your hard work has
helped preserve these historic gems for future generations to enjoy."
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