The Engine House facts for kids

The Engine House is a super cool education centre located at Highley railway station on the Severn Valley Railway in Shropshire, England. It opened in March 2008 and is home to some of the railway's amazing trains, including locomotives, wagons, and coaches that are not currently running on the tracks. Besides the trains, you can also see other railway items and watch a film about the Severn Valley Railway. There's even a restaurant, a gift shop, and a picnic area for visitors to enjoy!

Discover The Engine House

The Engine House is a special place where you can learn all about trains and how they work. It's like a giant museum for railway vehicles! You can get up close to huge steam engines and see how they were built and used.

Amazing Locomotives

The Engine House has many different types of locomotives, which are the powerful engines that pull trains. These engines have been used for many years and each has its own story. Here are some of the fantastic locomotives you can see:

Meet the Engines

• No. 600 Gordon: This big engine was built in 1943. It's a WD Austerity 2-10-0 type, which means it has two small wheels at the front, ten driving wheels, and no wheels at the back. The Army officially gave it to the Severn Valley Railway in 2008.

• No. 686 The Lady Armaghdale: This smaller engine, a Manchester Ship Canal Hunslet 0-6-0T, was built way back in 1898! It arrived at the Engine House in 2010 after getting a fresh new look.

• No. 4566 and No. 5764: These two engines are from the GWR 4500 Class and GWR 5700 Class respectively. They both moved to the Engine House in June 2018. No. 4566 needs some repairs before it can run again. No. 5764 was last used in 2011 and was repainted in 2019 to look like an old London Transport train, called L95.

• No. 7819 "Hinton Manor": This impressive engine, a GWR 7800 Class 4-6-0, was built in 1933. It last ran in 1995 and moved into the Engine House in March 2019.

• No. 46443 and No. 47383: These engines are part of the Severn Valley Railway's own collection. No. 46443, an LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-0 from 1950, needs major repairs because of a leaky pipe. No. 47383 is an LMS Fowler Class 3F 0-6-0T from 1926.

• No. 48773: This LMS Stanier Class 8F 2-8-0 engine arrived at the museum in 2008. It's also part of the Severn Valley Railway's collection.

• No. 80079: A BR standard class 4 tank 2-6-4T built in 1954. It returned to the Severn Valley Railway in 2007 from another museum.

• No. 7 Typhoon: This unique engine is a 15-inch gauge 4-6-2 locomotive built in 1927. It's visiting the Engine House from the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway.

Cool Carriages and Wagons

Besides the powerful locomotives, you can also see different types of railway carriages and wagons at the Engine House. These are the parts of the train that carry passengers or goods.

Passenger Carriages

• 798: This is an old LMS King's Saloon carriage. It used to be on display at the Glasgow Transport Museum.
• 80300: This is a BR Post Office Sorting coach. You can even go inside and see how mail was sorted on a moving train!

Goods Wagons

• 223162: This is an old ex-LNER 7-plank open goods wagon. It was built in 1938 and is painted in the colours of the Highley Mining Company.

Images for kids

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  No. 1501, a GWR 1500 Class engine.

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  No. 1000, a MR 1000 Compound engine.

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  No. 7714, a GWR 5700 Class engine.

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  No. 4930 Hagley Hall, a GWR 4900 Class engine.

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  No. 7325, a GWR 4300 Class engine.

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  No. 45110, an LMS Stanier Class 5MT engine.

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  No. 2 Prince, a George England and Co. engine.

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  No. 3 Sir Haydn, a Falcon Works engine.