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Friday 30th December 2005
A CAVALCADE OF SIX TRAMS ON DISPLAY
Tuesday 27th December 2005 - some further information from Mike Mercer:
The Keystone from
the Birkenhead Tramway Offices has been bought by Wirral museums from
the demolition company for £200 and is now at the Taylor Street
Museum. The building was only ever used as Horse Tramway offices - tram
tracks ran to the building, horsetrams were stored there with the horses
in stables at the rear. A few years ago we rescued the timber saddle hangers
from the stables at the rear of the recently demolished building, these
are also at Taylor Street museum. When the horse trams finished the building
was never on an electric tramway route.
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The
demolition of the Birkenhead Tramway Company's offices
Before
(2 October 1980)
After (22 December 2005) ...
and what happened to this?
All photographs: Online
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Sunday 18th December 2005 - an uplifting tale for Christmas!
This is not Birkenhead's answer to Blackpool's Starr Gate Turning Circle!
Due to the fact that the Hong Kong cars have only one main staircase at the end of the car, it is essential that the trams are facing Woodside Ferry Terminus the correct way for loading and unloading.
When these trams returned from Blackpool after their trial period, No.69 was placed on the tracks the opposite way around to No.70. This meant that No.69 saw very little service. Now that both the Hong Kong sisters are the correct way around they can sing along the wires together.
(all pics by M.Mercer)
We would like to thank TRAM POWER who paid the full cost of the crane, used for turning Hong Kong Tram No69 around.
CITYTRAM
left Birkenhead on Tuesday morning 6th December 2005.
Destination
Blackpool, for further trials. (photos M. Mercer)
(all pictures by D.Butler)
(more on CityTram) or visit their website
Wallasey 78 features in Heritage Lottery Event.
Wallasey 78, which was restored with the help of the Heritage Lottery Fund, acts as a backdrop to the presentation of bags of Heritage Lottery "goodies" to two of the children at the event. (left) On the right is a fine picture of 78 complete with banner attached to the upper deck climbing away from Woodside with the river in the background. (pics by D.Butler)
(pic by D.Butler)
for the Model Railway Exhibition at Pacific Road Arts and Exhibition Centre.
(pic M Mercer)
City Tram at Woodside Ferry. (From left Mike Mercer, Prof Lewis Leslie, Bob Sanders and Keith Carmichael.)
(pic M Mercer)
City Tram taking
the sharp bend with great ease at Egerton
Bridge and heading back to Pacific Road Depot. (pic
M Mercer)
So
that's how it's done! Terry Martin puts the finishing touches to the lining
out on Birkenhead 70. (pic
by Charles Roberts courtesy
of the Online Transport
Archive, )
Presently Birkenhead 20 arrives driven by Keith Carmichael and swings into the depot connection to unload passengers.
The
departure of 70 is soon followed by the arrival of Wallasey 78.
An
intensive service requires a good turnout of volunteers and staff. All credit
to those that took part. Here Geoff Martin goes to change the points ready
for the departure of 20.
Having
changed the points, Geoff cleverly conceals the point iron and reverts back
to his role as "station controller" at the Old Colonial end. (well
someone's got to do it!)
We
are travelling on 20 and approaching the passing loop at Pacific Rd where
762 awaits our arrival.
70
stands at Woodside as we pull in on the adjacent siding.
70
has left and been replaced by 78 with driver Mike
Mercer (in blue shirt) as we leave Woodside.
We return to Pacific Rd loop to exchange tokens with 762 again but Keith is running two minutes late and takes off with our conductor, Martin Connolly in hot pursuit (right)
However Geoff is soon back in action as 762 departs later.
(all pics by D.Pendleton)
Sat 16/07/05. After ten years of the Heritage Tramway operating in Birkenhead, Mike and Wendy Mercer became the first man and wife team to crew one of the tramcars.
Another
first of the day.
Liverpool 762 became host at the wedding of Jaz and Steve Martin of Birkenhead.
We would like to wish them all the best and
a happy future.
(They are not related to any of the MTPS members with the same surname!)
truck adjustment after the wheel sets had been refitted. (pics by D.Butler)
at Woodside Ferry on a sunny Wednesday afternoon in May. (pic by D.Butler)
762 at woodside Ferry awaiting the party of tourists to come ashore. (pic by D.Butler)
LIVERPOOL 293 at Seashore USA
This item appeared in the Yahoo model-tram group mail from Tony Tieuli in Canada. I sought his permission to use the photos on our website. Here is his reply:
"You certainly may post these photos on your website. The photos
are a few years old, but the car essentially stays the same under cover.
I remember when it arrived from England as bright as a new penny. People
forget that 48 years have passed and 293 has spent more time in a museum
setting than on the streets of Liverpool. I often wonder if a coat of
paint would do a lot to assuage the feelings of UK enthusiasts. Like the
Feltham, the wiring in the car needs replacement, but structurally, it
seems to be in fairly good shape. To its credit, Seashore has taken derelict
cars and made them like new again. All they need is money and talent.
I suspect that any tram skilled UK guy that wanted to spend a few weeks
in Maine looking after 293 would be welcomed with open arms. Don’t
forget the money!"
Regards,
Tony
(All pics by T.Tieuli)
Sunday 13th February 2005 (All pics 13/02/05 by D.Butler)
At last, after
70 years, a truck for Warrington No2.
How Warrington No2 should look when finished.
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