The main Hydrocon factory building became the museum’s exhibition hall but it has been substantially changed and adapted since.
The museum covers 22 acres (9 hectares) and includes two scheduled monuments, Summerlee Iron Works and the Monkland Canal, a large play area, mine and miners' row, outdoor exhibits, a cafe, changing place, gift shop and sweet shop.
[1] The original tramway used to terminate only 300 yards from the entrance at the timber shed, before the extension of the Gartsherrie Branch canal bridge and thence towards the Miners' Cottages.
The truck and running equipment came from Porto 150 (see above), whilst the platforms and upper-deck seats/railings and steps were all made at Summerlee.
Built for Rheinische Bahn Gesellschaft AG (Dusseldorf) in 1951, she was sold to Summerlee Transport Group for DM1 (£0.33).
When Paisley and District Tramways was absorbed by Glasgow Corporation, most of the ex-Paisley cars were converted to single-decker for the Clydebank/Duntocher routes.
In 1992, the tram came to Summerlee and underwent a ten-year restoration to its current condition, using the truck from donor vehicle Lisbon 400-474 (see above).
Built at Coplawhill works by Glasgow Corporation transport and completed on 29 May 1939, 1245 was based at the Parkhead tram depot on Tollcross Road, and ran through Coatbridge on route 23.
It is expected that she will be of considerable interest both nationally as the only operational Coronation Tram in the world and locally in view of her service in Coatbridge on route 23.
The truck of 9062 still resides in the yard of the Wirral Transport Museum, albeit dismantled and awaiting a future use.
After performing sterling service in Scotland for many years, Graz 225 was later deemed surplus to requirements in a similar fate that befell Brussels 9092, when both were effectively replaced by Glasgow 1017.
With limited depot space available, and the museum now in possession of six cars, Graz 225 was placed in outside storage, where she fell into disrepair.