The
Wirral Tramway
The story of the line and the MTPS involvement.
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Phase One / Phase Two
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The
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Phase One / Phase Two |
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| Phase Three - Egerton Bridge to Taylor Street | ||||
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| Egerton Bridge in the background, the line has taken a ninety degree turn from the phase two terminus and crosses Corporation Road/Canning Street before taking the rise up to the present terminus. (D.Pendleton) | The view from the terminus near to Taylor Street and the Old Colonial Pub. The track running off to the right leads to Taylor Street depot. (D.Pendleton) | |||
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Looking up the
hill to the terminus. The track to Taylor |
Here we see the track running across Taylor Street and into the depot. (M Mercer) | |||
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| Trackwork
completed. (D.Pendleton) |
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The white building on the left is the Old Colonial. (D.Pendleton) | |||
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| The
trackwork at the entrance to Taylor Street depot. (D.Butler) |
Crossing
Canning Street. (D.Butler) |
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| Heading
for Egerton Bridge. The rise up to the terminus can be seen to the right of the traffic light. (D.Butler) |
Rounding
the curve at the top of the Woodside bus terminal into Shore Road. (D.Butler) |
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| (below), a brace of young pointsboys, Ernie McCormick (left) and Keith Terry (right). (D.Butler) | ||||
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| Middle row - 78 has just crossed Canning Street heading for Woodside. Taylor Street depot can be seen to the left of the tram - it's the grey building in the sunlight. On the right 78 rounds the curve at Egerton Bridge. Bottom row - while the Wirral College was being built, the tramway found itself passing through the construction site! On the left we are travelling back to Taylor Street on the last tram and our crew, Mike Mercer and Keith Carmichael, are obliged to close the gate near the Shore Road crossing. On the right car 78 is hemmed in by street furniture. Compare this picture with phase two! |
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Also look at Wirral Council's own site on the line: http://www.wirral.gov.uk/ed/birkenhead_tramway.htm
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