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One of the highest accolades given to recognise railway preservation in the UK and Ireland has been awarded to Electric Railway Museum. We have received the prestigious Small Groups Award from the Heritage Railway Association (HRA). The award identifies the work done by Electric Railway Museum since its creation in 2008 as ‘an outstanding contribution to railway preservation’, specifically ‘in recognition of its excellence in the preservation of less fashionable stock outside the scope of most heritage railways’.

After a year packed full of successful public engagement events and high-profile acquisitions, Electric Railway Museum closes 2011 with the announcement of a new arrival to its Coventry site. Laboratory 4, affectionately known as ‘Hastings Coach’, was the first vehicle to run with the Advanced Passenger Train Prototype’s suspension and tilt systems. A former buffet car on the Hastings line, it also had a specially built tilt system hydraulic pack that could be used to test alternative components.

Electric Railway Museum's 4-SUB Unit (Class 405) has been given a new lease of life, with one of its driving coaches being painted in classic Rail Blue.
 

Electric Railway Museum features in the October 2011 issue of prestigious magazine Museums Journal.