Previously known as "The Warehouse" and now called the North Shed, this is the home to lots and lots of bits of railwayana, that simply can't be shown any other way. All museums have a reserve collection, but few chose to let us see it in this way.
You can argue that none of the objects are displayed to best effect - that's the point. Visitors have to hunt, and so every time you (or at least I) visit, you'll find something new.
The variety of different items amazes me. Especially the models built, not for enthusiasts, but for those running things. Miniature trains designed to show new rolling stock before it was built.
My highlight this time was a model of Birmingham International Station before it was built. Frustratingly, the lighting and display case combined to make it unphotographical, but I still enjoyed it - fascinated that the airport shuttle had sloped ends as it does today, but not like the original maglev!
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