Category Archives: Birkenhead Heritage Tramway

Wirral Heritage Tramway plan reopening special

Posted on Wednesday 15 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

This past Easter weekend should have seen the Wirral Transport Museum and Heritage Tramway celebrating their 25th anniversary but with the Coronavirus pandemic this had to be shelved (although if you head to their Facebook page they celebrated the occasion … Continue reading →

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Heritage organisations start to shut down after latest government advice **updated 20th March**

Posted on Friday 20 March 2020 by Gareth Prior

The situation with closures and changes to openings of heritage tramways and museums continues to change rapidly as the Coronavirus pandemic continues to make itself felt. It is inevitable, sensible and understandable that these decisions have to be made and … Continue reading →

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They ran in 2019…

Posted on Wednesday 8 January 2020 by Gareth Prior

Bringing 2019 to a close – its all looking forward from here on in! – we take one final look at those trams which ran on heritage tramways during the year. As far as we know this is a complete … Continue reading →

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Wallasey 78 to celebrate the 86th anniversary of Walasey’s Last Tram

Posted on Monday 25 November 2019 by Gareth Prior

Its not an anniversary you often see celebrated but on Sunday 1st December the Wirral Transport Museum and Heritage Tramway will be commemorating the 86th anniversary of the last Wallasey tram with a special event taking place in the afternoon … Continue reading →

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Santa’s getting ready on his…tram!

Posted on Sunday 20 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

It may be hard to believe but in around two months time Santa will be getting on his sleigh to deliver toys to all the good girls and boys, but before the big day he’s going to be a busy … Continue reading →

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This week on British Trams Online

Posted on Sunday 13 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

Off to the Wirral for this weeks photographic offerings:

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In Pictures: Wirral Bus and Tram Show draws the crowds

Posted on Wednesday 9 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

The fickle British weather really can make and break any transport event – if the sun shines lots of people will make the trip but if the rain falls then numbers are down. Over the past few weeks we have … Continue reading →

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In Preview: Wirral Bus & Tram Show

Posted on Wednesday 2 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

A busy three weeks of tram events come to an end on Sunday 6th October with the annual Wirral Bus and Tram Show taking place in Birkenhead – with five trams due to be in service during the day, including … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: A closer look at Warrington 28

Posted on Saturday 1 June 2019 by Andrew Waddington

For the past several years the Merseyside Tramway Preservation Society have been quietly making some seriously impressive progress on the reconstruction of the last surviving Warrington tramcar in existence – to be known when completed as Warrington 28. MTPS volunteer … Continue reading →

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Welcome back to Birkenhead 20!

Posted on Thursday 23 May 2019 by Andrew Waddington

Following its loan period to Blackpool, Birkenhead 20 returned to its regular home tramway on the Wirral last November, but had to wait until Saturday 18th May before it finally re-entered passenger service. This was due to the tram having … Continue reading →

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Birkenhead, Douglas and Seaton celebrate wins at Heritage Railway Association Awards

Posted on Sunday 10 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

The annual Heritage Railway Associate Awards – held with a lavish ceremony – have seen two tramways in the British Isles celebrating. The Seaton Tramway in Devon, the Isle of Man’s Douglas Bay Horse Tramway and the Merseyside Tramway Preservation … Continue reading →

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20 heads home to Birkenhead

Posted on Thursday 29 November 2018 by Gareth Prior

It ran just five times with passengers but the loan of Birkenhead 20 to Blackpool is now officially over with the tram returning to its home town and the Birkenhead Heritage Tramway. 20 made the trip back to Merseyside on … Continue reading →

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Wirral Waters tram scheme back in the offing?

Posted on Friday 23 November 2018 by Gareth Prior

Many of you will remember at the start of this decade an ambitious plan to extend the current Birkenhead Heritage Tramway to the proposed Wirral Waters development with several redundant Blackpool trams purchased to be converted for operation on this … Continue reading →

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Birkenhead 20 debuts in Blackpool – with more outings to follow!

Posted on Wednesday 24 October 2018 by Andrew Waddington

At long last, and following workshop attention including the fitting of a new set of tyres to its wheels, Birkenhead 20 carried passengers at Blackpool for the first time on Thursday 18th October. This outing was a tour for its … Continue reading →

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This week on British Trams Online

Posted on Saturday 20 October 2018 by Gareth Prior

We continue coverage of the autumn special events with the latest main site update including a double helping of photos:

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Birkenhead 20 to run in Blackpool – at last!

Posted on Wednesday 17 October 2018 by Andrew Waddington

News on Birkenhead 20 has been in short supply of late, with little being heard about the tram for much of its time spent in Blackpool – where it arrived on loan from the Birkenhead heritage tramway well over a … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Wirral Bus and Tram Show 2018

Posted on Tuesday 9 October 2018 by Gareth Prior

Bringing an end to a very busy six weeks of tram events the 21st Wirral Bus and Tram Show took place on Sunday 7th October with a four tram service offered alongside all the other sights of buses and other … Continue reading →

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More events take place this weekend

Posted on Wednesday 3 October 2018 by Gareth Prior

It looks set to be another busy weekend on UK heritage tramways with Crich enjoying a Steampunk day on Saturday 6th October whilst the following day all eyes will be turned towards Birkenhead with the annual Wirral Bus and Tram … Continue reading →

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Birkenhead museum opening delayed

Posted on Wednesday 23 May 2018 by Andrew Waddington

The planned re-opening of the Wirral Transport Museum at Birkenhead’s Taylor Street has unfortunately had to be delayed. Despite volunteers working countless hours over the past four weeks, it has proved to be impossible to have everything ready for the … Continue reading →

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Target date set for Birkenhead museum re-opening

Posted on Thursday 3 May 2018 by Andrew Waddington

After a long winter closure for refurbishment, work to improve the visitor displays at the Birkenhead tramway’s museum and depot premises at Taylor Street is now almost complete. Volunteers are hard at work to complete some final snagging before the … Continue reading →

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