Barrow Hill Engine Shed Society

  • Oldest surviving Midland Railway locomotive begins three-year loan at Barrow Hill

    Oldest surviving Midland Railway locomotive begins three-year loan at Barrow Hill

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    The National Railway Museum has signed a three-year loan agreement with the Barrow Hill Engine Shed Society to enable Midland Railway locomotive no.158A to go on static public display at Barrow Hill roundhouse.

  • Barrow Hill completes purchase of Midland ‘Half Cab’ No. 41708

    Barrow Hill completes purchase of Midland ‘Half Cab’ No. 41708

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    FORMER Midland Railway ‘1F’ 0-6-0T No. 41708 will be returned to full working order for the first time since 2003 following its acquisition by the Barrow Hill Engine Shed Society (BHESS). The purchase of the 1880-built ‘Half Cab’ for an undisclosed sum from the 1708 Locomotive Preservation Trust officially reunites the loco with the shed it…


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