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On 24 July, Birmingham Railway Museum Trust (BRMT) organised the official launch of the project to build a Stratford Railway Tourist Centre. Acquisition of the land was the culmination of six years of complex negotiations with Stratford District Council and Rail Property Ltd by Richard Thorne & Richard Abbey.

Invited guests were taken in Pullman dining style on the Shakespeare Express - a regular summer Sunday's steam train service from Stratford-upon-Avon to the recently renovated Birmingham Moor Street Station close to the Bullring. The Totem Experience was invited by the Trustees to put on a display of Shakespeare Line totems to add interest for the guests.

This page shows some photographs of the Totem Experience involvement in the event.

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Neil Booth shows the display of Shakespeare Line Totems
Stratford Mayor & Councillors with BRMT Deputy Chairman Vic Michel
with the Totem display


Stratford Mayor & Councillors with BRMT Deputy Chairman Vic Michel
with The Shakespeare Express

     
The Mayor on the footplate of GWR 4965 Rood Ashton Hall
holding a Stratford-upon-Avon
totem

Neil Booth assists
     

4965 Rood Ashton Hall
arrives at Moor Street

The engine is on the through platform roads constructed in 1987

Beyond the engine are renovated 1930s period buildings and the original terminal platforms for the line from Stratford - awaiting to be reconnected to Network Rail
     


The Mayor and Neil Booth with a Stratford totem by static exhibit at Moor Street
GWR 2-8-0 2881
     

Vic Michel talks about the plans for the Steam Railway Tourist Centre with Neil Booth


Notice announcing the acquisition
at the site itself
Neil with BRM Trustee Richard Thorne
     
 
Vic Michel tells the invited
guests about the Stratford Railway Tourist Centre project
BRM Trustee Richard Thorne & Richard Abbey - both were involved in 6-years complex negotations to acquire the land for the site.
Artists sketch of the
Stratford Railway Tourist Centre - for more details see Vintage Trains website
     
 

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