Wirral Transport Museum - Information

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E-mail : info@wirraltransportmuseum.org
E-mail : tramride@wirraltransportmuseum.org
Website : www.wirraltransportmuseum.org

Open Sat-Sun Summer 1pm till 5pm, 1pm to 5pm during winter of 2005/6 to allow passengers to experience riding on an illuminated tramcar at night. Summer School hols Wednesday to Sunday every afternoon 1pm till 5pm Group visits welcome by arrangement, outside of normal opening hours

Closed Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.

Admission charges Museum FREE! Tram trip fares are: Adult return £1.20, Concessions return 60p and children under 5 travel for FREE! On Special Occasions the concession fares might be suspended

Also FREE is Shore Road Pumping Station, which is on the tram route (ask the tram conductor to tell you where) and houses the Large beam pumping engine (The Birkenhead Grasshopper) that used to pump out the Mersey Railway Tunnels between Birkenhead & Liverpool.
There is an audio visual presentation here and when finished, the screen rolls up, and the engine can be seen in all its glory. You can walk round this and down the stairway to come out into an Edwardian street scene, complete with sights & sounds from that era.

Also (now by appointment only) there is Egerton Bascule Bridge. There is a video description here, of Birkenhead narrated by the ghost of John Laird MP (the first MP of Birkenhead) talking with one of his ex employees. There are also photos and models of Birkenhead, the docks and surrounding areas.

Disability Access Wheelchair access to all public areas.

Schools Education Primary school education service available
Secondary school education service available.

Facilities Library
Study facilities