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[[File:SVR Engine Shed - geograph.org.uk - 864988.jpg|thumb|200px|right|View of The Engine House from Highley Station]] | [[File:SVR Engine Shed - geograph.org.uk - 864988.jpg|thumb|200px|right|View of The Engine House from Highley Station]] | ||
| − | The Engine House is situated approximately 200 yards from [[Highley | Highley Station]]. | + | The Engine House at is the SVR's main museum, situated approximately 200 yards from [[Highley | Highley Station]], having opened in 2008. It houses a number of out-of-service SVR locomotives, as well as a number of other exhibits. The building was originally conceived as a simple storage building to house "out-of-ticket" engines under cover, without any public facilities. However, for various reasons including attracting external funding, the project morphed into the museum that stands today. |
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| − | Facilities at The Engine House include a restaurant, a gift shop and an outdoor children's play area. The restaurant balcony and outdoor picnic areas overlook the line and give good views of trains leaving and arriving at Highley. | + | Items on display include 8 [[Steam Locomotives |steam locomotives]] which are awaiting overhaul, together with other items of rolling stock including the [[LMS 798 Royal Coach | Royal Coach]] and a GPO Travelling Post Office (TPO) coach. Facilities at The Engine House include a restaurant, a gift shop and an outdoor children's play area. The restaurant balcony and outdoor picnic areas overlook the line and give good views of trains leaving and arriving at Highley. |
| + | The "modern" architectural design of the Engine House has attracted polarised comments, with land instability due to mining often being cited as the reason why a more traditional look could not be adopted. | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
[[Highley]] | [[Highley]] | ||
Revision as of 09:09, 10 May 2015
The Engine House at is the SVRSevern Valley Railway's main museum, situated approximately 200 yards from Highley Station, having opened in 2008. It houses a number of out-of-service SVRSevern Valley Railway locomotives, as well as a number of other exhibits. The building was originally conceived as a simple storage building to house "out-of-ticket" engines under cover, without any public facilities. However, for various reasons including attracting external funding, the project morphed into the museum that stands today.
Items on display include 8 steam locomotives which are awaiting overhaul, together with other items of rolling stock including the Royal Coach and a GPOGeneral Post Office Travelling Post Office (TPOTravelling Post Office) coach. Facilities at The Engine House include a restaurant, a gift shop and an outdoor children's play area. The restaurant balcony and outdoor picnic areas overlook the line and give good views of trains leaving and arriving at Highley.
The "modern" architectural design of the Engine House has attracted polarised comments, with land instability due to mining often being cited as the reason why a more traditional look could not be adopted.
