Severn Valley Railway

The land on which the Engine House stands was originally the sidings for Highley Colliery and was later used as the "Landsale Yard" for Alveley Colliery. The SVR had planned to use the area for a facility to store and display locomotives that did not hold current operational certificates as early as 1973. After the opportunity arose to obtain matching Heritage Lottery funding alongside grants from the European Regional Development Fund and Advantage West Midlands, the land was acquired by the SVR in August 2001. Planning permission for development was granted in 2004. The planned opening in mid-2007 was delayed by the flood damage at Highley in June of that year (see ). It eventually opened…

The Engine House, built on land adjacent to Highley station, provides covered accommodation and static display space for locomotives currently out of service, as well as space for displays of other rolling stock and an education/interpretation centre. It is normally open to the public when the railway is operating passenger trains, and serves as an attraction to the line.