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Merseyside
Tramway Preservation Society was founded in 1960 by students at Liverpool
University Public Transport Society who wanted to save for posterity
one of the city's famous bogie streamliner tramcars then still operating
in Glasgow. They were soon joined by local tram enthusiasts, to rescue Green
Goddess no. 869, which had been sold to Glasgow in 1954.
After being transported from Scotland to Leeds and Derbyshire, 869 finally
returned to its native city in 1967 and between then and and 1979 it was
rebuilt at Green Lane depot by MTPS enthusiasts. (photo left by A. Jacob)
In October 1979 it was returned to the National Tramway Museum at Crich.
There, cracks were found in the bogies due to metal fatigue and the car
was put in store. Eventually a six-figure sum was spent on the car and it
entered service at the museum during 1993. (above-right shows 869 in
Horrocks Avenue MTPS)
Liverpool horse car 43 at Edge Lane. (R. Martin) This car operated on the Old Swan-Pier Head route. Much of the body style appears to be from the 1890s although some parts apparently date back to 1879/80, probably constructed at Tramway Road in Aigburth, and Lambeth Road.
20 was built by the Birkenhead firm of Milnes in 1900 and ran in the town for 37 years. In the 1920s it was fitted with a wooden upper saloon.
Since 1937 it had rested on the banks of the Dee, south of Chester, as a potting shed. Identified by MTPS members and swapped for a real shed in 1983, restoration began in a hangar at Speke Airport. (photo D.Pendleton)
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WALLASEY
78
Though built as late as 1920 by Brush, 78 was old-fashioned in design,
having open upper deck balconies similar to Liverpool's Bellamy cars.
(see left) 78 was the very last tram built for Wallasey and it
only ran until 1933 when the town went over completely to buses. 
For
more than 50 years, the saloon of Wallasey 78 was used for storage purposes
in a North Wales farmyard.
(photo right B.P. Martin)
Photo on left shows work being carried out on Monday 28th August 2000. To see more, click on photo.
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One of 12 bogie cars built in 1931/2 at Edge Lane Works, 70 seat car 762 was originally fitted with English Electric bogies and concealing valances. (see car 758 - left MPTE) It was rebuilt in 1939 with EMB lightweight bogies and painted in a green livery.
When it was withdrawn in 1955, the lower saloon became a bowling green clubhouse at Newsham Park.
Bogie streamliner 869 was built at Edge Lane Works in 1936. It ran in the city until 1954 when it was sold with 45 others to Glasgow. Some of these cars were still running in Glasgow in 1960 - three years after trams had stopped in Liverpool. 869 is shown here at Crich in 1992 (left - B.P.Martin) and in 1996 (below-left). (photo D.Pendleton) For more on 869 see history section above.
Tower wagon GKD317, built in 1946, was a familiar sight on the city streets for over 30 years. Originally it was used for maintenance of the tramway overhead wiring, but after 1957, exclusively for lighting work. Now things have come full circle and the vehicle is part of the maintenance back-up at the tramway museum. It is seen here at the Mersey Tunnel 60th Anniversary Rally in 1994. (photo D.Pendleton)
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Society
representatives are always present at Liverpool LRTA
meetings and Liverpool TLRS
meetings, details available on request. Coach trips, Model Exhibitions,
Open Days and other events are regularly held - quite alot to interest
prospective members.
If you are interested in the work of the MTPS and would like further information,
or would like to join us, please contact Society Secretary:
Rob Jones, 103 Grove Road, Wallasey, Merseyside CH45 3HG
