For the New Zealand bus company, see Birkenhead Transport (New Zealand).
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Birkenhead Transport
Preserved Massey bodied Leyland Titan in September 2011
Parent
Corporation of Birkenhead
Founded
12 July 1919
Ceased operation
1 December 1969
Service area
Birkenhead
Service type
Bus operator
Birkenhead Transport was a bus operator in Birkenhead. It commenced operating on 12 July 1919 with a service from Rock Ferry to Birkenhead Park station, this service was extended to Moreton in the August of that year. The buses supplemented an earlier tram service.
In 1860, Birkenhead on the Wirral Peninsula, had become the first town in Europe to operate a street tramway. It was started by George Francis Train, an American, when he laid track from Woodside Ferry to Birkenhead Park Main Entrance and ran a horse drawn car service. On 4 February 1901, the Corporation of Birkenhead owned Birkenhead Corporation Tramways commenced operating, first to New Ferry and later around the town. It closed on 17 July 1937.
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