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Last Updated Saturday 28th April 2012

Birkenhead Heritage Tramway

With thanks to Andrew Waddington for his assistance with this fleet list.

No. Place Date Livery Status
2 Warrington 1902 - Under Restoration
20 Birkenhead 1900 Maroon & Cream Operational
43 Liverpool 1890 Maroon & Cream On Display
69 Birkenhead (Hong Kong) 1992 Blue & Cream Operational
70 Birkenhead (Hong Kong) 1992 Maroon & Cream Operational
78 Wallasey 1920 Lime Green & Cream Operational
245 Liverpool 1938 Green & Cream Undergoing Restoration
626 Blackpool 1937 Green & Cream Stored - Pacific Road
730 Lisbon 1930 Yellow & White Operational
762 Liverpool 1931 Maroon & Cream Operational
GKD317 Liverpool 1946 Green Operational

Notes:
Warrington 2 is currently undergoing restoration at Taylor Street Depot, where it arrived on 24th July 2004.
Birkenhead 20 went on a short-term loan to Beamish in April 2012 for their Great North Steam Fair. The tram is now back at Birkenhead.
Liverpool 43 is a horse tram which has also been at Crich.
Birkenhead (Hong Kong) 69 and 70 were built specifically for the Birkenhead Heritage Tramway by Hong Kong Tramways in 1992. They both had a spell of operation in Blackpool before arriving on the Wirral and are the mainstay of the operating fleet.
Liverpool 245 has started to undergo restoration work at Taylor Street Depot. The tram was transferred there from a Merseyside Museums store in May 2006 after lengthy negotiations.
Blackpool 626 is owned by Merseytravel and is stored in the Pacific Road Arts Centre. It has been purchased in advance of Merseytravel taking over control of the tramway and is stored until this takes place (although whether it actually will is now open to debate). Since arriving on the Wirral the tram has been fitted with a trolley. The long term plan is that the tram will have major alterations to enable it to comply with DDA regulations.
Lisbon 730 is the only standard gauage Lisbon tram in the world.
Liverpool 762 won the British Trams Online Tram of the Year 2010 having operated in Blackpool in September 2010 as part of the tramways 125th Anniversary celebrations.
GKD317 is a Guy Tower Wagon which was originally used for maintenance of the tramway overhead in Liverpool before being used for lighting work.



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