Wirral Transport Museum, Public transport museum in Birkenhead, England
The Wirral Transport Museum displays restored trams, vintage buses, classic cars, motorcycles, and a model railway layout in a Victorian building.
George Francis Train established the first street tramway in Europe at Birkenhead in 1860, leading to the creation of this preservation center in 1995.
The museum presents the evolution of local transport through exhibits of ticket machines, original ferry ticket booths, and a reconstructed 1930s garage.
Located at Taylor Street in Birkenhead, the museum operates with free admission and attracts 6,000 visitors annually to its transport collection.
The facility includes operational heritage trams running on tracks, allowing visitors to experience historical transport methods firsthand.
GPS coordinates: 53.39632,-3.01915
Latest update: March 11, 2025 20:38
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