2004 NEWS ARCHIVE
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Saturday 18th December 2004
SANTA SPECIAL A GREAT SUCCESS
Four
of Santa's helpers on the day - from the left Chris Lowe, Denis Butler,
Terry Martin, Ron Martin.
(pic by D.Pendleton)
(above) Santa's Tramshed Superintendent (John Harrison) came all the way from Lapland for the day. (Oh yes he did!)
(left) Santa's Tram staff (Sheila Butler and Rob Jones) helping the children on board Birkenhead 20 to meet Father Christmas.
(pic by D. Butler)
Children
having their
faces painted before visiting Santa.
(pic by D. Butler)
Saturday 16th October 2004
Hong Kong Car No 69 back in service and running as smooth as a Swiss watch, after a complete truck overhaul. (pics by D. Butler)
Wednesday 29th September 2004
A photograph by Denis Butler showing the latest addition to the MTPS collection of trams. No it's not 245! Under the cover is Warrington No.2 (see below)
Sunday 19th September 2004
MTPS driver Keith Carmichael, ready to leave Woodside Ferry on Sunday afternoon 19th Sept 04 with passengers destined for Taylor Street where they will transfer to a vintage bus that will take them to New Brighton for the Vintage Car Rally. (pic by D.Butler)
Sunday 12th September 2004
MTPS
annual trip to Crich
869 Awaits its Merseyside passengers (below left) (pic by D.Butler)
Is this David and Goliath?
869 is towed out of the workshops by a miniature electric truck
after having the trolley head checked after a dewirement. (pic
by D.Butler)
Warrington No.2 transported from St Helens to Woodside
On Saturday 24th July 2004, Warrington No.2 was safely delivered to Taylor Street depot and now awaits restoration by MTPS members.
Here,
MTPS Chairman Terry Martin shakes hands with Alan Pritchard who 30
years ago was responsible for the rescue of Warrington No.2.
He, along
with Denis Butler, Tony McGreavey and Tony Shaughnessy were the original
members of the working party at Burtonwood.
(pic by D.Butler)
St Helens Transport Museum. (pic by D.Butler)
Up she goes...
...and down onto
a trailer to be stowed away between the containers.
(all
Taylor St pics - D.Pendleton)
In order to reduce the size of the website, the video section will no longer be available.
Thursday 22nd July 2004
Dundee Steam Trailer no.2
Now that this project is complete, we are turning our attention to Warrington No.2, which will arrive soon, and the "working" Lisbon car. So there is still plenty to do for interested parties.....
Also, the new model railway gallery, motorbike and old car display is now open at Taylor St. - possibly the only transport museum on Merseyside!!!
The outcome
of this "restoration" is a new waiting room, just inside the
depot at Taylor Street.
The view
from the waiting room!
These two views were taken on Members day, 28th March 2004.
Saturday
17th July 2004
Members of
the Fylde Tramway Society paid a visit to the tramway on July 1st. They
arrived by vintage bus, but judging by the destination blind here, seem
determined to return by tram! (pic
by D. Butler)
Monday 26th January 2004
LIVERPOOL
245
It now seems unlikely that we will acquire the Liverpool car 245 due to
contractual difficulties with NMGM.
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