Wirral Tramway
Two trams pass each other at Pacific Road.
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| Overview | |
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| Owner | Wirral Borough Council |
| Locale | Wirral |
| Transit type |
Trams Light Rail |
| Number of lines | One |
| Number of stations | Woodside, Shore Road, Pacific Road, Wirral Metropolitan College, Egerton Bridge, Wirral Transport Museum. |
| Chief executive | Steve Maddox |
| Headquarters | Wirral Transport Museum |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | 1995 |
| Operator(s) | Wirral Borough Council |
| Number of vehicles | Heritage Trams |
| Technical | |
| System length | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| Track gauge | Standard |
| Average speed | 12 mph (19 km/h) |
Coordinates: 53°23′42″N 3°00′36″W / 53.395109°N 3.01°W
Wirral Tramway is a heritage tramway opened in 1995 by the Wirral Borough Council and Hamilton Quarter partnership and was operated by Blackpool Transport Services until 2005 when the council took over the licence to run the tramway. The Wirral Transport Museum and tramway were set up with the assistance of The Hamilton Quarter and various volunteer groups including Merseyside Tramway Preservation Society, 201 Bus Group and the Merseyside Bus Club. At present, the service operates on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, plus school holidays. In recent years Wirral Council have sought a new owner with the funds to develop the tramway further and talks are in progress with possible new owners. In the future, there may be extensions to the centre of Birkenhead, Seacombe, as well as certain railway stations.
Construction of the tramway was authorised by the Wirral Tramway Light Railway Order 1994, obtained by Wirral Borough Council. When the line opened on 14 April 1995, it consisted of a single track, running largely on its own reservation, from Woodside Ferry Terminal, along Shore Road, to a terminus near Pacific Road. The depot was just before the Pacific Road terminal and the length of the track was around 400 yards (370 m). The track was laid using rails reclaimed from the Liverpool Corporation Tramways system, and there were plans to extend the line to Egerton Dock as part of a project to redevelop parts of Birkenhead docks.
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