One of its earliest projects was the generation of support for the preservation of Glasgow tram 1055, previously Liverpool 869, and this led to the formation of the Merseyside Tramway Preservation Society, with the tram itself eventually passing to the National Tramway Museum at Crich.
One of its earliest projects was the generation of support for the preservation of Glasgow tram 1055, previously Liverpool 869. The continually changing membership of a student society made ownership of the tram impractical for LUPTS and this led to the formation of the Merseyside Tramway Preservation Society, the tram itself eventually passing to the National Tramway Museum at Crich.