North Woolwich Old Station Museum
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. It was housed in what was the original Great Eastern Railway
Great Eastern Railway
The Great Eastern Railway was a pre-grouping British railway company, whose main line linked London Liverpool Street to Norwich and which had other lines through East Anglia...
terminal station building at North Woolwich railway station
North Woolwich railway station
North Woolwich railway station in North Woolwich in east London was the eastern terminus of the North London Line. It was in Travelcard Zone 3. The next station was .-History:...
. The building was in use as a ticket office until 1979 when it was replaced by a more austere building on the one remaining platform. It was derelict for many years until its opening as a museum in 1984. The line was electrified in 1985 when it became part of the North London Line
North London Line
The North London Line is a railway line which passes through the inner suburbs of north London, England. Its route is a rough semicircle from the south west to the north east, avoiding central London. The line is owned and maintained by Network Rail...
but closed on 9 December 2006.
The collections included historical materials on railways in East London, model trains, and a steam locomotive (not operational).
The building was also used for some local community functions.
The closure of the museum was finalised in November 2008. As of 2011, all externally visible displays including the rolling stock and enamel signage had been removed.
See the article on North Woolwich railway station
North Woolwich railway station
North Woolwich railway station in North Woolwich in east London was the eastern terminus of the North London Line. It was in Travelcard Zone 3. The next station was .-History:...
for the future use of the trackbed and site.
Locomotives formerly stored
- NeilsonNeilson and CompanyNeilson and Company was a locomotive manufacturer in Glasgow, Scotland.The company was started in 1836 at McAlpine Street by Walter Neilson and James Mitchell to manufacture marine and stationary engines...
0-4-0ST works no. 2119, GER Class 209GER Class 209The GER Class 209 was a class of 0-4-0 saddle tank steam locomotives of the Great Eastern Railway. These locomotives were similar to the NBR G Class but had flat-topped, instead of round-topped, tanks...
, built 1876 - PeckettPeckett and SonsPeckett and Sons was a locomotive manufacturer at the Atlas Works in St. George, Bristol, England.-Fox, Walker and Company:The company began trading in 1864 at the Atlas Engine Works, St. George, Bristol, as Fox, Walker and Company, building four and six-coupled saddle tank engines for industrial use...
0-6-0ST works no. 2000, built 1942 - PlanetF. C. Hibberd & Co LtdF. C. Hibberd & Co Ltd was a British locomotive-building company founded in 1927 to build industrial petrol and diesel locomotives. In 1932 the company acquired the goodwill of James and Frederick Howard Ltd...
4 wheel diesel-mechanical, works no. 3294, built 1948, now at Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder MillsWaltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder MillsThe Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey, an Anchor Point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage, , set in of parkland and containing 21 buildings of major historical importance, mixes history, science, and attractive surroundings...
See also
- List of railway museums in the United Kingdom
- Heritage railways
- Restored trainsRestored trainsRestored trains are historic trains that have been removed from service and later restored to their past condition, as opposed to having never been removed from service, like UP 844, the only U.S. steam locomotive to never be retired. They are operated in present day service as moving examples of...