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Tyseley Locomotive Works, formerly the Birmingham Railway Museum, is the engineering arm of steam railtour promoter Vintage Trains based in Birmingham, England. It occupies part of the former Great Western Railway 's Tyseley depot , built in 1908 to accommodate expanding operations in the West Midlands, particularly the opening of the North ...
Birmingham Curzon Street railway station (formerly Birmingham station) was a railway station in central Birmingham, England.Initially used as a major early passenger terminus before being eclipsed by newer facilities and converted into a goods depot, it was a continuously active railway facility up until 1966.
The site of the station was formerly occupied by Oppenheim's Glassworks. [1] This was demolished, but many parts of the building and machinery are believed to be buried underneath the station and car park, and during recent development work alongside the station the area was designated as a site of archaeological importance by Birmingham City Council.
In 1846, the LNWR had obtained an act of Parliament, the London and Birmingham Railway (New Street Station) Act 1846 (9 & 10 Vict. c. ccclix), to extend their line into the centre of Birmingham, which involved the acquisition of some 1.2 hectares (3 acres) of land and the demolition of around 70 houses in Peck Lane, The Froggery, Queen Street ...
Birmingham Curzon Street railway station (1838-1966) (closed), originally known as "Birmingham" Birmingham Curzon Street railway station , proposed High Speed 2 station Railway stations in Birmingham city centre
Site clearance underway in January 2020. Construction is due to be completed in 2028 [2]. At the start of 2019, the site was cleared. As at all HS2 sites, site clearance was followed by an extensive archaeological programme, in this case involving 70 archaeologists, which unearthed what is thought to be the world's oldest railway roundhouse adjacent to the old Curzon Street station.
Vintage Trains comprises: [1] Vintage Trains Charitable Trust ("VTCT") (formerly Birmingham Railway Museum Trust), the parent charitable organisation; Tyseley Locomotive Works Limited: a wholly owned subsidiary of VTCT, responsible for general and mechanical engineering and hire of locomotives and rolling stock
Birmingham Curzon Street railway station (1838–1966) Birmingham History Galleries; Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery; C. Custard Factory; E. Eastside Projects; F ...