The Wirral Tramway
The story of the line and the MTPS involvement.

HOMEPAGE
THE TRAMS
NEWS

Phase One
/ Phase Three
Phase Two - Pacific Road to Egerton Bridge  

Early stages of phase two construction. Shore Road looking at Pacific Road Shed. (right) (pic. M Mercer)

 

 

 

Shore Road passing loop. (below and below right in the distance) (pics. M Mercer)

 

The road to Egerton Bridge. (left) (pic. M Mercer)

The terminus at Pacific Road 10th March 1996 (D.Pendleton)

The passing loop under construction at Pacific Road

Beyond the loop

Approaching the crossing over Shore Road, Egerton
Bridge in the distance

Crossing Shore Road 10th March 1996


The "long straight" up to the terminus at Egerton Bridge

The terminus at Egerton Bridge looking toward Pacific Rd, the tall building on the left is a Mersey Tunnel ventilation shaft. (pic. M Mercer)

Back down the "long straight"
Crossing Shore Road
Crossing Shore Road

(Below) Egerton Bridge terminus looking back toward the loop. All the land to the left is now a landscaped car park while to the right stands the new Wirral College. (D.Pendleton)

Back at the loop. All the above pictures were taken on 10th March 1996. Good progress was made as the sequence from Egerton Bridge to Pacific Road illustrates.
(below) This sequence was taken on 23rd June 1996.
(D.Pendleton)


Some views from the bridge 23rd June 1996. (below) (D.Pendleton)


The passing loop, looking toward
Egerton Bridge, 18th May 1996.
(D.Pendleton)

 

 

 

Continue your journey to Woodside by clicking here.

On to Phase Three

   

Also look at Wirral Council's own site on the line:

http://www.wirral.gov.uk/ed/birkenhead_tramway.htm

Phase One / Phase Three
HOMEPAGE
THE TRAMS
NEWS