The Wirral Transport Museum and Heritage Tramway, 1 Taylor Street, Birkenhead, Merseyside CH41 1BG. 2024: TEMPORARILY CLOSED until further notice

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Brief description

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wirral_Transport_Museum

"Wirral Transport Museum is a museum situated approximately 0.5 miles (800 m) from the Mersey Ferry service at Woodside, Birkenhead, England.

A vintage tram service links the museum and the ferry at certain times. Admission into the museum is free with a broad selection of vintage and classic vehicles, including trams, buses, cars, motorcycles, mopeds, bikes, and a fire engine. It also includes views of ongoing projects in the museum's workshops, a 26 feet long model railway layout, a reconstructed 1930s garage scene and various other transport-related static exhibits. 

Ownership of the museum was transferred in March 2023 from Wirral Council to Big Heritage, a non-profit company that also runs the Western Approaches Museum and two visitor attractions in Chester.[4] The council revealed that it cost £85,000 a year to run the museum, which attracts around 6,000 visitors per year. Big Heritage were granted a 25-year lease and hope to increase visitor numbers to 40,000 a year.

Numerous static or semi-static exhibits are on display at the museum. These include an example model of one of the cranes at the former Bidston Dock, model buses, model trams and a model of the former Mersey ferry SS Thurstaston.[20][21] A 26 feet (7.9 m) long OO gauge model railway layout, a reconstructed 1930s garage scene and a shop scene are also present.[22]

Several vintage cars,[23] including an Austin 1800 dating to 1970,[24] an Austin 7,[25] a Morris Minor Traveller,[26] a Triumph Dolomite 1300[27] and a 1946 Wolseley 14-series police car[28][29] are on display.

Also on display are various vintage motorcycles,[30] including a BSA Bantam,[31] a Douglas,[32] a 1956 BSA C10L,[33] a 1938 Norton 16H[34] and a 1964 Honda CB92.[35] Meanwhile, mopeds on display include a Yamaha QT50[36] and a 1967 Honda P50.[37]"

Address

The Wirral Transport Museum and Heritage Tramway, 1 Taylor Street, Birkenhead, Merseyside CH41 1BG

Email

Phone

Website

https://www.visitwirral.com/listing/wirral-tramway-%26-wirral-transport-museum/1834001/

https://www.mtps.co.uk/Transportmuseum.html

https://www.facebook.com/wirraltransportmuseum/?locale=en_GB

Directions

"By road: Follow "All Docks" exit off the M53 and take the A5139 to next traffic island. Turn right following brown tourist signs for Mersey Ferries. Continue along Tower Road, turn left at next roundabout along Canning Street and take the first right."

Opening Times

Always check with the venue directly for up-to-date information including opening times and admission charges as they may be subject to change

 2024: TEMPORARILY CLOSED until further notice; see https://www.birkenhead.news/why-wirral-transport-museum-has-been-closed-for-months/

Transport

"Nearest Railway Station: HamiltonSquare

Board the Tram at Woodside Ferry terminal

For further public transport information please contact Merseytravel on 0871 200 22 33

www.merseytravel.gov.uk "

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