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Landmarks around Birmingham City (2) The Birmingham Railway Museum is situated on the Warwick Road (A41). Brindleyplace demonstrates how the city of Birmingham is reshaping itself into a vibrant and modern city of distinction. Birmingham has its own Chinese Quarter, a colourful and vibrant community that exists in the heart of the city not far from New Street Station. www.birminghamuk.com /landmarks1.htm   (727 words)

Tyseley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tyseley is a district in the southern half of the city of Birmingham, England. Much of the land is put to industrial use, including Klaxon, Bakelite Limited and a large railway depot which includes the Birmingham Railway Museum. This West Midlands location article is a stub. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tyseley   (72 words)

Hop On Board - Bicentenary Of Steam Trail - 24 Hour Museum - official guide to UK museums, galleries, exhibitions and ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) Railways were developed because of a need to move coal from the pits to the coast. Birmingham was on the route of the Great Western Railway and has a history of making carriages. To the east, the Bluebell Railway is nestled in the Sussex countryside. www.24hourmuseum.org.uk /trlout/TRA22119.html   (1832 words)

Birmingham, the heart of england Birmingham exploded during the Industrial Revolution, when canals and then roads and railways radiated from its location in the Midlands to connect it with London and the great ports of England. Joseph Chamberlain was mayor of Birmingham during the 1870s when the city enjoyed a period of rapid growth and development. For the more sedate, there are several museums, including the City Museum and Art Gallery, with an outstanding pre-Raphaelite collection, the Museum of Science and Industry, a Transport museum, and the Railway Museum, run by enthusiastic volunteers. ksks.essortment.com /birminghamengla_rnxt.htm   (1727 words)

Stourbridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Stourbridge is a part of the West Midlands metropolitan county and conurbation and is located south-west of Birmingham. Much of the population is made up from the industrial overspill of Birmingham and the Black Country. The town is served by an unusually short railway branch line, with a shuttle service from nearby Stourbridge Junction, on the Birmingham - Kidderminster line. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stourbridge   (393 words)

Birmingham Railway Museum -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) The Birmingham Railway Museum Trust operates two subsidiaries: (additional info and facts about Tyseley) Tyseley Locomotive Works and Vintage Trains. The latter exist to run standard gauge trains in the area, particularly to (A town in central England on the River Avon; birthplace (and burial place) of William Shakespeare) Stratford-upon-Avon. The museum was also previously used as a base of operations for (additional info and facts about Fragonset Railways) Fragonset Railways. www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/B/Bi/Birmingham_Railway_Museum.htm   (261 words)

Birmingham Museum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) The word "museum" comes from the Greek word mouseion, which means "temple of the Muses." The Muses were goddesses of the arts whose lives were removed from the cares of everyday life. Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery is a spectacular Victorian landmark... Discover Birmingham railway museum which houses old models of steam locomotives, steam hauled passenger trains, and railway artifacts and equipment. www.museumhelp.com /birmingham-museum   (771 words)

BBC News | UK | Rail buffs on wrong track (and train) Steam railway enthusiasts spent 28 years restoring a historic locomotive - and then found it was the wrong one. An investigation revealed the Albert Hall locomotive was scrapped by British Railways at Swindon Works in 1962 and its identity, including name and number plates, switched to Rood Ashton Hall, which was in for repair. The Editor of Steam Railway magazine, Robin Jones, said: "It a tribute to the professionalism of the restoration team at the Birmingham Railway Museum. news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/52451.stm   (300 words)

Great train robbery (1963) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia One of the TPO carriages involved is now preserved at Birmingham Railway Museum. As a direct result of this robbery, the British Railways Rule Book was amended. When stopped by a red signal, train drivers are normally required to contact the signaller by telephone (a procedure which requires leaving the driving cab). www.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Great_Train_Robbery_of_1963   (560 words)

Railway Roundabout   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) Railway Roundabout was a three weekly railway news program for children filmed and presented by Patrick Whitehouse and John Adams. Patrick Whitehouse is the author of more than 50 books on railways, now founder of several railway preservation societies including the Dart Valley Railway and Birmingham Railway Museum. The Railway Roundabout programmes were made during one of the most historically interesting periods in the history of British Railways. www.whirligig-tv.co.uk /tv/children/other/railwayroundabout.htm   (284 words)

Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey Project East Anglian Railway Museum, the Midland Railway Trust Limited, the Scottish Railway Preservation Society, the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway and the Vintage Carriages Trust, in partnership with the Heritage Railway Association, The National Railway Museum and The Transport Trust. Railway Carriages represent an important aspect of the history of our country and this project will allow them to take their rightful place within our industrial and transport heritage. www.vintagecarriagestrust.org /se/search.asp   (371 words)

Birmingham Railway Museum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Birmingham Railway Museum Trust 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. The museum was also previously used as a base of operations for Fragonset Railways. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Birmingham_Railway_Museum   (342 words)

Orient-Express   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) Ibis retired in 1968 and was acquired by VSOE from the Birmingham Railway Museum in 1981. Ione retired in 1968 and was acquired by VSOE from the Birmingham Railway Museum in 1981. Lucille was built in 1928 by the Metropolitan Cammell Carriage and Wagon Co. Ltd for the Queen of Scots Pullman of the London and North Eastern Railway. www.orient-express.com /web/bp/bp_p1a_carriages.jsp   (975 words)

Gwili Railway Locomotives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) The locomotive was placed in the care of the Caerphilly Railway Society, and worked at their Caerphilly Works Centre before being transferred to the Gwili Railway. Placed on loan to the national Museum of Wales, she was put in the care of the Vale of Neath Railway Society, and later sold to them. Transferred along with the rest of the vale of Neath stock to the Gwili Railway in 1994, she is currently in store and is viewed as a long-term restoration project. www.gwili-railway.co.uk /index7.htm   (463 words)

Attractions and places to visit round Birmingham Built in 1590 for Richard Smallbroke, Birmingham business man and gentleman farmer, the house is furnished to reflect the lifestyle of a wealthy family of the late Tudor and Stuart period of English history. The Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery situated in Chamberlain Square is an appropriate setting for some of the world's finest examples of Pre-Raphaelite art. Web site of the Birmingham and Midland Museum of Transport, which is the regional transport museum for Birmingham and the Midlands. www.birminghamuk.com /attractions.htm   (1337 words)

UK Travel: London, Britain, Wales, Scotland Birmingham is the second largest city in Great Britain and a convention centre with a railroad station that delivers visitors right into the heart of the gigantic National Exhibition Centre or NEC as it is called. Birmingham grew rapidly during the Industrial Revolution as a centre for metal working industries including the manufacture of guns and steam engines. Birmingham has a network of canals that date back to the 1600s and connects the city to London and to the coalfields. www.britannia.com /travel/city/birm.html   (304 words)

Chris Tolley's "Photo Gallery - Railways 3" This is a Great Western Railway "5700-class" 0-6-0 pannier tank locomotive, number 7760, seen on the turntable at the Birmingham Railway Museum, on 4 Oct 1987. Like the previous locomotive, this one was photographed at the Birmingham Railway Museum on the same day, and is (or was) also based there. This is former London and North Eastern Railway locomotive number 1264, pictured at Rothley (on the preserved Great Central Railway) on 29 June 1997. web.ukonline.co.uk /members/cj.tolley/PG-R003.HTM   (489 words)

TCMN: Museums around the UK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) Museum of the History of Science, University of Oxford. Major new national museum opened in April 1996, housing a collection of arms and armour originally held at the Tower of London. Museums sorted by name and by location from Welcome to Britain. www.mos.org /tcm/html/resources/museums/museums-uk.html   (719 words)

Birmingham Railway Museum The Trust (which is a registered educational charity and custodian of the Tyseley Collection of railway engines and railway artefacts) was established to preserve and demonstrate the steam locomotives. With this step change in Trust activities, it was felt that the term 'museum' no longer fully embodied the Trusts latest activities and so a progressive re-branding commenced for the new millennium. This is a somewhat different experience to travelling on a preserved railway line capturing the feelings of the 1950s holiday trains on the journey to Stratford, and then the romance of the steam express train on the trip to Birmingham. www.vintagetrains.co.uk /brm.htm   (446 words)

Alberta Railway Museum: Links   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) Wainwright Railway Preservation Society - "The park is operated by the Wainwright Railway Preservation Society under mandate to interpret the history and importance of Canadian National Railways and its predecessor lines in Western Canada, with emphasis on the Wainwright area. The Saskatchewan Railway Museum - Run by the Saskatchewan Railroad Historical Association. The Calgary and Edmonton Railway was an important part of Alberta rail history. railwaymuseum.ab.ca /links.html   (573 words)

Rail Art Links: UK Railway Museums   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) The biggest and best railway museum in the world - locomotives / carriages / wagons, plus working signalling exhibits, demonstration lines and more and more. Kidderminster Railway Museum - part of a visit to the Severn Valley Railway - host to many RAILART exhibitions. The Society was founded in 1973 to promote interest in the South Eastern and Chatham Railway and its two constituent companies: the London Chatham and Dover Railway and the South Eastern Railway. www.railart.co.uk /links_museums.html   (314 words)

A to Z Museums The Golden State Model Railroad Museum (GSMRM) consists of 10,000 square feet of O, HO and N scale model railroading, located in Point Richmond, California (just north of San Francisco, at the north end of the East Bay). The first was the Granite Railway of Massachusetts, built to haul granite from quarries near Quincy three miles to the construction site for the Bunker Hill monument. Railways, preserved locomotives, preservation societies and railway museums in the UK. www.glue-it.com /museums/trains__museums.htm   (872 words)

Chris Tolley's "Photo Gallery - Railways 4" It is on the former Great Western Railway line between Birmingham and Oxford, near the junction with the line to Stratford-upon-Avon via Henley-in-Arden. The "live" railway facilities there now only occupy part of the site, and the rest has been given over to the Birmingham Railway Museum. The Class 27 locomotives were built only a few miles from Tyseley depot, at the Smethwick factory of the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company. web.ukonline.co.uk /Members/cj.tolley/PG-R004.HTM   (678 words)

Tyseley Locomotive Works   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) Tyseley Locomotive Works is the engineering subsidiary of the Birmingham Railway Museum Trust, which is a registered educational charity. Please check with the Museum on 0121 707 4696 beforehand if you are intending to visit. Car/Coach on the main A41 in Tyseley, approximately 3 miles from Birmingham city centre or 4 miles from Solihull. www.birminghamheritage.org.uk /railway.htm   (112 words)

BBC - Birmingham - Attractions - Museums   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) The museum houses a wide range of classic ex-service vehicles - over 80 buses, electric milk floats, fire engines and other vehicles. Formerly the Birmingham Railway Museum, the Tyseley Locomotive works run steam trains on the mainline from Snow Hill to Stratford. You can learn all about the history Warwickshire cricket club, but the museum is seasonal and only open on matchdays. www.bbc.co.uk /birmingham/attractions/index_museums.shtml   (309 words)

March Web - Mainline news 2000 [Sun 09-Apr-00] Birmingham Railway Museum's GWR Pannier Tank no 7760 is due to undertake a mainline loaded test run on the evening of Thursday 20 April. The 2-8-0 from the National Railway Museum collection was restored to working order at the Great Centrail Railway Loughborough and entered service earlier in 2000. Among locos with certificates that have recently expired or are about to expire are BR Standard 4-6-0 73096 from the Mid Hants Railway, and 2-6-4T 80079 from the Severn Valley Railway. www.uksteam.info /tours/news00.htm   (1449 words)

Birmingham Railway Museum Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) Looking For birmingham railway museum - Find birmingham railway museum and more at Lycos Search. Find birmingham railway museum - Your relevant result is a click away! Look for birmingham railway museum - Find birmingham railway museum at one of the best sites the Internet has to offer! www.karr.net /encyclopedia/Birmingham_Railway_Museum   (516 words)

National Railway Museum - Port Adelaide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) The Commonwealth Railways placed a contract for fourteen locomotives was placed in early 1951 with the Birmingham Carriage and Waggon Company, England. Each unit would use a Sulzer engine, have a Crompton Parkinson main generator and traction motors, be capable of operating on both narrow and standard gauge and be delivered by the end of 1952. All fourteen locomotives were transferred to Australian National Railways in 1975 and where gradually withdrawn from service, following the closure of the Central Australian Railway in 1980. www.natrailmuseum.org.au /exhibits/nrm_nsu61.html   (257 words)

Bressingham Steam Museum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) The tender frames and wheels have been transferred to the Birmingham Railway Museum for overhaul. The locomotive driving wheels have been transferred to the Severn Valley Railway Company for re-profiling and overhaul of the bearings. The SVR are one of the few railway organisations with a big enough lathe to re-profile the wheels. www.bressingham.co.uk /royalscot.htm   (217 words)

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