2016

SO7483 : 'Defiance' arrives at Highley, Severn Valley Railway

taken 8 years ago, near to Highley, Shropshire, England

'Defiance' arrives at Highley, Severn Valley Railway
'Defiance' arrives at Highley, Severn Valley Railway
Newly overhauled Type 50 diesel locomotive 50049 'Defiance' arrives at Highley with the 9.45 from Kidderminster on the first day of the 'Open House Weekend'. Alongside is GWR Pannier 1501 between turns on the Kidderminster to Highley local services. In the background is The Engine House.
The Engine House, Highley :: SO7482

The original concept for the Engine House was as a storage facility for out-of-use locomotives. However more ambitious ideas took root & the project expanded into providing a museum, education centre, & catering facility, as well as loco storage.
The building is situated on the old Landsale Yard site of Highley Colliery & because of the unstable ground conditions construction was very difficult with much piling & soil-nailing being required. Construction work began in 2006 with an opening scheduled for the summer of 2007, however the difficult ground conditions & the catastrophic storms in June & July (which caused the closure of the railway for the rest of the year) delayed work. As a result, opening to the public was delayed until Good Friday, 21 March 2008, the day which also saw the resumption of services over the full length of the line. Total cost exceeded £4.5m; funding was received from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Advantage West Midlands, & the European Union Regional Development Fund, the project qualified for this because Highley is within a former mining area.


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Geographical Context: Village, Rural settlement Railways Place: Highley Railway: Severn Valley Railway Primary Subject: Railway Train other tags: GWR 0-6-0PT Class 50 Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Preserved diesel locomotives of British Rail ·
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Martin Tester   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 16 April, 2016   (more nearby)
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Wednesday, 19 May, 2021
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OSGB36: geotagged! SO 749 830 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:26.6683N 2:22.2423W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SO 749 830
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