{"id":59709,"date":"2025-12-09T22:00:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T22:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=59709"},"modified":"2025-12-09T14:46:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T14:46:43","slug":"in-pictures-hooton-park-and-its-trams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=59709","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: Hooton Park and its trams"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the past couple of years the number of trams located at Hooton Park has increased with it having become the new home of three horse trams owned by the Merseyside Tramway Preservation Society. Those three trams have joined a longer-term resident in the shape of Chester 4<\/strong>, the last surviving electric tram from the small system which once ran in the Cheshire city.<\/p>\n

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Hooton Park Hangars is the home to a wide range of transport exhibits and is managed by The Hooton Park Trust, which was formed in 2000 with the aim to oversee and manage the restoration of the remaining World War I hangars on the former RAF airfield. This hangars are now able to become the home of a number of local transport groups to display and restore their vehicles \u2013 and trams are included in that.<\/p>\n

The Hangars are usually open at least once a month and as part of those open days the Chester tram is on display to allow visitors to see the continued excellent progress being made on the restoration of the tram. The MTPS trams \u2013 Liverpool 43<\/strong> and Douglas Bay Horse Tramway pair 11<\/strong> and 47<\/strong> \u2013 are not on normal public display at these open days though.<\/p>\n

Sunday 10th<\/sup> August 2025 saw one of their Open Days take place and as well as seeing the latest progress on Chester 4<\/strong>, Ken Jones was able to also visit the MTPS threesome.<\/p>\n