TYSELEY DEPOT GUIDED TOURS

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Guided Tour of Tyseley Depot

Behind the scenes guided tours of the original GWR 1908 built locomotive depot archaeology, locomotives and rolling stock with historical information!

Tour to include:

briefing in original GWR staff club
visit to locomotive roundhouse footprint & turntable
miniature railway and locomotive depot to view operational locomotives (but not the engineering workshop)

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Tyseley GWR depot was opened in June 1908 and has seen continuous service daily ever since
The depot is the largest remaining operational steam depot out of Britain’s top 50 depots by numbers of locos shedded.
Steam locomotives have been available for service every day since 1908
Part of the original depot area is in use daily by West Midlands Trains
Preservation pioneering began at Tyseley in 1964 with the arrival of GWR 2-6-2T 4555 for main line service

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