Old tram, Woodside, Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, NW England, UK
Old tram with driver, Woodside, Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, NW England, UK Birkenhead had the first street tramway in Europe. Opened on 29 August 1860 the first line ran from Woodside (adjoining the terminal of the Mersey Ferry) to Birkenhead Park. This early system was horse-drawn and was the brainchild of flamboyant American, George Francis Train. A preserved tram was on display in the Woodside ferry terminal booking hall. The system was later electrified and operated from 1901 as Birkenhead Corporation Tramways. Two replica trams, imported from Hong Kong, have been brought into service as part of a heritage tramway between Woodside and Wirral Transport Museum, and Birkenhead Corporation Tramways Car is preserved on this line and shown here.
Size: 3168px × 4752px
Location: Woodside, Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, NW England, UK
Photo credit: © Tony Smith / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., .20, 20, 29, 1860, 1901, 1920, 1920s, american, august, birkenhead, booking, brainchild, brought, buy, car, corporation, display, driver, early, electrified, england, europe., ferry, flamboyant, francis, george, gotonysmith, hall., heritage, holding, hong, horse-drawn, images, imported, kong, lever, line, man, mersey, merseyside, museum, no20, nw, opened, operated, park., part, pictures, preserved, ran, replica, service, shown, street, system, terminal, train., tram, trams, tramway, tramways, tramways., transport, uk, wirral, wood, wooden, woodside
