Tyseley Open Day 5th & 6th July

And so will 5972 Olton Hall, according to the latest newsletter from Tyseley. They're claiming 7 locos in steam, in all.

 

Just a general query are the loco's lined up in positions so you can photograph without too many people getting in the way or is it a bit of a mad rush of people?

 

If its like previous years, it will be hard to get photographs without people. The size of the site makes it difficult for it to be otherwise. The exception being the year the next door depot was also open, but even then things were cramped.

 

Yes Tyseley is a tricky place to photograph. The only shot of any distance I got last open day was when it was tipping it down with rain, and thus everyone retreated inside.

 

Thanks for the responses I imagined that would be the case, but still sounds as though its a good event!

 

At least you got in. I arrived at the car park gate fairly early in the morning to be told "sorry, mate, we're full", and the answer to "is there anywhere else I can park" was "don't know, sorry". So I drove around the area, and decided that my chances of finding my car where I left it after a couple of hours was pretty well nil, so I went home again.

 

All,

Loco's planned in steam are:
6233
5043
4965
7752
9600
Peckett #1
..and 5972 Olton Hall aka Hogwarts Castle. As far as I know, it appears at our Open Weekend, then hauls a RTC Charter the following weekend, before disapearing to Warner Brothers...so if you want to see it in steam in the Midlands one last time I suggest you pop down to Tyseley.

The Patriot "Unknown Warrior" will still be here and on display in addition to Clun and Lizzie.

Yes we have limited car-parking..although we can squeeze a few hundred cars in.

Also both Chiltern and London Midland are stopping additionnal trains at Tyseley all weekend, so if you want to jump off at Tyseley Station, it is an easy walk downhill to the yard (the walk back to the station up the hill is good excercise!).

Lastly the #37 bus runs past our front door.

Cheers!

Ben

 

Ben,
Do you have any disabled parking near to the entry gates??
Thanks
Neale

 

We do but they can get filled up. Let me know what day and (roughly) the time of arrival and I will notify our gate/parking folks to ensure there is a space available.

Regards

Ben

 

Ben, mentioned additional services stopping at Tysley

Here's Chiltern's for Sat & Sun.... Oh. and did I mention I'm coming to this??

Saturday 5th July

Updated: Friday 30th May 2014
Birmingham - Stratford-upon-Avon - Banbury - High Wycombe - London Marylebone:

The following trains will call additionally at Tyseley for passengers travelling to/from the Tyseley Steam Museum open day:

• 0800 Marylebone - Birmingham Snow Hill service will call at Tyseley at 0955.
• 0827 Marylebone - Birmingham Snow Hill service will call at Tyseley at 1028.
• 0906 Marylebone - Birmingham Moor Street service will call at Tyseley at 1047.
• 0936 Marylebone - Birmingham Snow Hill service will call at Tyseley at 1128.
• 1036 Marylebone - Birmingham Snow Hill service will call at Tyseley at 1228.
• 1412 Birmingham Snow Hill - -Marylebone service will call at Tyseley at 1420.
• 1512 Birmingham Snow Hill - -Marylebone service will call at Tyseley at 1520.
• 1612 Birmingham Snow Hill - -Marylebone service will call at Tyseley at 1620.
• 1712 Birmingham Snow Hill - -Marylebone service will call at Tyseley at 1720.

Sunday 6th July
Updated: Friday 30th May 2014
Birmingham - Stratford-upon-Avon - Banbury - High Wycombe - London Marylebone:

The following trains will call additionally at Tyseley for passengers travelling to/from the Tyseley Steam Museum open day:

• 0815 Marylebone - Birmingham Snow Hill service will call at Tyseley at 1021.
• 0906 Marylebone - Birmingham Snow Hill service will call at Tyseley at 1102.
• 1006 Marylebone - Birmingham Snow Hill service will call at Tyseley at 1149.
• 1036 Marylebone - Birmingham Snow Hill service will call at Tyseley at 1234.
• 1412 Birmingham Snow Hill - -Marylebone service will call at Tyseley at 1420.
• 1512 Birmingham Snow Hill - -Marylebone service will call at Tyseley at 1520.
• 1612 Birmingham Snow Hill - -Marylebone service will call at Tyseley at 1620.
• 1712 Birmingham Snow Hill - -Marylebone service will call at Tyseley at 1720.

 

4/5551 is now staying at Tyseley for this event and leaving after. Come and have a chat with our sales team if your around.

 

Will 5972 be working shuttles during this event?

 

When is 5972 arriving?

 

Usually at these open days, the shuttle gets rotated between all the in steam loco's throughout the day except the Peckett.

 

5972 will be on the shuttles at various times throught the weekend...but it will start on the ash pit for all to view as you come in - well that is the plan.

Cheers!

Ben

 

Is 5080 Defiant now at tysley then

 

were are 7760 and 4121 kept to were they on show or in the sheds locked away