Lisbon No. 730 is no stranger to Beamish Museum, having visited 11 years ago. It is pictured in operation there on April 3, 2013.
PAUL JARMAN
COMMUNITY interest company Big Heritage (BH) has officially taken over the running of Wirral Transport Museum in Birkenhead from Wirral Council and expects to announce further details regarding its reopening this month.
It explained that prior to the handover, Wirral Council spent“considerable time and resources”on addressing health and safety issues relating to the building and the operation of the museum and its half-mile long tramway to Woodside, following an inspection by the Office of Rail &Road.
The museum and tramway have been closed since April last year for remediation work, but BH, which runs several other local historical attractions, hopes a service can resume this year.
As a not-for-profit organisation, any income not required for covering operational costs will be reinvested into the museum and its other Merseyside heritage sites.