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Tyseley Locomotive Works

T L W was referred to as the Birmingham Railway Museum in this article. (Courtesy of British Newspaper Archives). Haven't been able to find a listing for the Station, so presumably it didn’t go ahead. Viv.


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It is a foggy, snowy and VERY cold day at Tyseley Railway Musuem around 1978, and I am taking photographs for an A-level art project of old trains awaiting preservation. Sadly I do not know which engines these were (here is a challenge for the steam buffs amongst you!!!) but here are a few images:-
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By merging the first 3 images and a little digital manipulation, you can get a wider view:-
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Lyn
If they were at Tyseley then presumably they had been "saved",. though whether anyone was able to restore them is a different matter
 
The leading locomotive in the trio appears to be a GWR 4-6-0 'Castle' class. Incidentally,they are not trains,they are locomotives, the trains are the coaches or carriages they pull,
 
The leading locomotive in the trio appears to be a GWR 4-6-0 'Castle' class. Incidentally,they are not trains,they are locomotives, the trains are the coaches or carriages they pull,
Exactly, hence the 'train' that is attached to a bride's dress, and follows her.
 
There are locomotives and rolling stock, but in modern times these distinctions have become blurred. Ever since the times of the railmotor, an engine unit, was attached to the carriage. With the advent of the diesel multiple unit and the electric multiple unit the use of motor driven carriages became common in the UK. The locomotive and carriage arrangement has gradually given way to the unit, although not quite.

But a question ? What was the first locomotive called?
 
The loco on the left (without a tender) is a Castle Class and is I believe 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe.

It was eventually restored to full working order and has run on the main line many times.

The small tank engine is 5637 but that was never restored at Tyseley and left there some years ago for a
new home where it was restored to full working order.

Presently at Swindon & Cricklade Railway awaiting a further overhaul.

The loco with the tender is also a Castle Class and I think is 7027 Thornbury Castle.

Like 5637, no work was done to it and the loco left Tyseley going through 2 owners before being sold again
and now at the Great Central Railway where work has commenced in earnest to restore this fine machine to full
working order.
 
In the Railway Magazine this is quoted as a new book…

The Tyseley Story - Seventy Years of Railway Pioneering In Birmingham.
Michael Whiteshouse.
 
The leading locomotive in the trio appears to be a GWR 4-6-0 'Castle' class. Incidentally,they are not trains,they are locomotives, the trains are the coaches or carriages they pull,
true the amount of folks that call locos trains.grrrrrrrrrrrrr
 
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