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The Birmingham Railway Museum Trust in Birmingham, England operates two subsidiaries: Tyseley Locomotive Works and Vintage Trains. The latter exist to run standard gauge trains in the area, particularly to Stratford-upon-Avon. See also Birmingham, USA, and other places called Birmingham. ... Tyseley is a district in the southern half of the city of Birmingham, England, near the Coventry Road and the districts of Small Heath and Yardley. ... Stratford-upon-Avon Stratford-upon-Avon is a town in Warwickshire, England. ...


The museum was also previously used as a base of operations for Fragonset Railways. Fleet Details External Links Fragonset website. ...


The locomotives currently on site or in the collection are listed below:

  • Steam Locomotives
    • GWR 2-8-0 28xx Class no. 2885. On static display at Birmingham Moor Street station.
    • GWR 2-6-2T 5101 Class no. 4110. Awaiting restoration which is planned to start soon.
    • GWR 2-6-2T 5101 Class no. 4121. Awaiting restoration.
    • GWR 4-6-0 49xx Hall Class no. 4936 "Kinlet Hall". In mainline service and sometimes used on the Shakespeare Express, a regular visitor to other railways.
    • GWR 4-6-0 49xx Hall Class no. 4953 "Pitchford Hall". In mainline service, used on the Shakespeare Express.
    • GWR 4-6-0 49xx Hall Class no. 4965 "Rood Ashton Hall". In mainline service, used regularly on the Shakespeare Express.
    • GWR 4-6-0 4073 Castle Class no. 5029 "Nunney Castle". Undergoing a major overhaul, boiler is getting a new front tubeplate and the newly overhauled bogie should be fitted under the frames soon.
    • GWR 4-6-0 4073 Castle Class no. 5043 "Earl of Mount Edgcumbe". Nearing the end of restoration, the boiler has recently passed a steam test, the somkebox door has been painted and will be fitted to the rest of the smokebox soon, the rest of the cab is being finished off and the loco frames and tender frames are being painted, planned to be done in 2008 and will be a regular on the shakespeare express.
    • GWR 4-6-0 4073 Castle Class no. 5080 "Defiant". On static display at the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre.
    • GWR 4-6-0 60xx King Class no. 6024 "King Edward I". In regular mainline service, the only operational King.
    • GWR 0-6-0PT 57xx Class no. 7752. Awaiting overhaul but should be overhauled in 2008 in LT Red livery for use in London.
    • GWR 0-6-0PT 57xx Class no. 7760. On static display awaiting overhaul.
    • GWR 4-6-0 4073 Castle Class no. 7029 "Clun Castle". On static display awaiting overhaul, planned for overhaul to start in 2008.
    • GWR 0-6-0PT 57xx Class no. 9600. Is being stripped down for overhaul.
    • LMS 4-6-0 5XP Jubilee no. 5593 "Kolhapur". Away at Barrow Hill on static display.
    • LMS 4-6-2 8P Princess Coronation no. 46229 "Duchess of Hamilton". Undergoing re-streamlining work for display.
    • LNWR Bloomer replica no. 670. Is 89% finished.
    • Avonside 0-4-0T "Cadbury No.1". On static display awaiting overhaul.
    • Hawthorn Leslie 0-4-0ST "Henry". On static display awaiting overhaul.
    • Peckett and Sons 0-4-0ST "Percy" no. 2004. Undergoing overhaul.
    • W.G. Bagnall 0-6-0ST "Victor" 2996. Awaiting overhaul.
    • Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn WD 0-6-0ST "Fred" no. 71480 (LNER class J94). Awaiting overhaul.
    • 0-4-0T no. 778. Undergoing overhaul.
  • Diesel Locomotives
    • BR 0-6-0 Class 08 no. 08021 (D3029). Operational.
    • BR Bo-Bo Class 20 no. 20059 (D8059). Nearly operational.
    • BR Bo-Bo Class 20 no. 20177 (D8177). Source of Spares.
    • BR A1A-A1A Class 31 no. 31462 (stored for FM Rail)
    • BR Co-Co Class 37 no. 37264 (D6964)
    • BR 1Co-Co1 Class 40 no. 40118 (D318)
    • BR Co-Co Class 47 no. 47596 (D1933/47255)
    • BR Co-Co Class 50 no. 50017 "Royal Oak" (D417)
    • BR Co-Co Class 50 no. 50021 "Rodney" (D420)
    • 0-4-0 88DS no. 299099
    • 0-4-0 Petrol loco no. 800
  • Electric Locomotives
    • BR Bo-Bo Class 86 no. 86259 (E3137/86045)

The original Bristol Temple Meads station, first terminus of the GWR, is the building to the left of this picture The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company, linking South West England, the West Country and South Wales with London. ... GWR 2884 Class - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... GWR 5101 Class - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... GWR 5101 Class - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Preserved 4936 Kinlet Hall. ... 4936 Kinlet Hall on display at Crewe Works open day on 1st June 2003. ... Preserved 4936 Kinlet Hall. ... No. ... Preserved 4936 Kinlet Hall. ... 5034 Corfe Castle fresh from Swindon Works, 1954. ... 5029 Nunney Castle seen in preservation at Didcot Railway Centre in the 1980s. ... 5034 Corfe Castle fresh from Swindon Works, 1954. ... Originally built as Banbury Castle in March 1936. ... 5034 Corfe Castle fresh from Swindon Works, 1954. ... Originally built as Ogmore Castle in May 1939 at Swindon Works, the engine was one of the many popular GWR Castle Class. ... Buckinghamshire Railway Centre is a railway museum operated by the Quainton Railway Society Ltd. ... The Great Western Railway 6000 Class or King is a class of steam locomotive designed for express passenger work. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... 9729 at Highbridge Yard after the Western Rgeion had taken over the S&D. 11 engines of the 5700 Class, nos 9700-10 were turned out with various modifications for working along the Metropolitan Line. ... 9729 at Highbridge Yard after the Western Rgeion had taken over the S&D. 11 engines of the 5700 Class, nos 9700-10 were turned out with various modifications for working along the Metropolitan Line. ... 5034 Corfe Castle fresh from Swindon Works, 1954. ... 7029 Clun Castle was built to the Great Western Railway Castle Class design by the Western Region of British Railways at Swindon Works in May 1950 and was named after Clun Castle. ... 9729 at Highbridge Yard after the Western Rgeion had taken over the S&D. 11 engines of the 5700 Class, nos 9700-10 were turned out with various modifications for working along the Metropolitan Line. ... The London Midland and Scottish Railways Jubilee class were a group of 191 engines built between 1934 and 1936. ... 5593 Kolhapur in preservation during the 1980s wearing LMS crimson lake livery, ready to depart with a mainline railtour. ... Preserved 6233 Duchess of Sutherland running in 2001. ... 46229 at Crewe open weekend, 2005. ... The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) was formed in 1846 by the merger of three railway companies - the Grand Junction Railway, London and Birmingham and Manchester and Birmingham. ... The Avonside Engine Company was a locomotive manufacturer in Bristol, England. ... R and W Hawthorn Ltd was a Locomotive manufacterer in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. ... Peckett and Sons was a locomotive manufacturer at the Atlas Works in Bristol, England. ... W.G. Bagnall was a locomotive manufacturer from Stafford, England. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the defunct entity British Railways, which later traded as British Rail. The History of rail transport in Great Britain is covered in its own article. ... D3312 at Kings Cross, 1963 in British Railways green livery 08 910 at Carlisle, 1975 in British Rail blue livery. ... D8036 at Euston in 1963 in original green livery without yellow warning panels. ... D8036 at Euston in 1963 in original green livery without yellow warning panels. ... Class 31, no. ... Class 31, no. ... D6712 at Liverpool Street, 1963 in BR green with yellow warning panels. ... No. ... thank god for class 57s that took the bodies of 47s - NO MORE 47 FREAKS!!! POGO, LIVES IN YORK REAL NAME - PAUL ILLINGSWORTH GED THE TRAMP, BIRMINGHAM REAL NAME - GERALD IZAAC HAPPLE ADDRESS - 378 GILLIOTT ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM PHONE NO - 0121 454 4679 (PLEASE CONTACT ABOVE FOR GEN... 50050 Fearless at Reading, 1975. ... 50050 Fearless at Reading, 1975. ... Class 86/6, nos. ... Chiltern Railways operate a single Class 121 Bubble Car on Aylesbury to Princes Risborough shuttles. ... Chiltern Railways operate a single Class 121 Bubble Car on Aylesbury to Princes Risborough shuttles. ...

External links

  • The Trust website
  • Stock list

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