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BRCW were due to recieve a grant in April that would have allowed us to rent the former Test House on the old works site. Unfortunately the grant became a victim of Covid-19 and we started a crowdfunder to try and replace the money. The landlord couldn't hold the building for us any longer and...

The photos are on www.clickersnap.com/brcwco and the company website will be www.brcw.co once the last couple of problems are resolved.

You are correct, I got him mixed up with someone else. The photo is of Joe "Joeby" Butler who was awarded the OBE for his improvements to the tank designs. Photo from the BRCW Archive.

I will double check, but I was pretty certain it was because of his contribution to the war effort.

Head of State trains were supplied to Argentina, Brazil and Egypt. They also supplied 1/3 of the coaches on the South African Blue Train, Metro Cammell suppllied the rest. Diesel locos went to Australia, Sierra Leone, Ireland, Ghana and the UK. One supervisor got the George Medal for inventing...

The original company has appeared here a few times, so maybe time to post a little info about the new company. It was set up as a not for profit in 2014, with the target of full charitable status as soon as we tick all the boxes. The company has 3 main aims. First is to rebuild a number of...

BRCW went into administration in 1963, they worked very closely with Metro Cammell who took over a lot of the contracts they had towards the end.

That was the core business when they started in 1854.

BRCW was revived in 2014 and has nothing to do with Vintage Trains, we did try to acquire a site in Tyselely but were unsuccessful.

BRCW became the Birmingham Carriage Company to look after their property holdings at the old works.