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 .