Tyseley Miniature Railway Project

21/08/2026

We were honoured to welcome Bill Hunt at TMR - formerly of Hunt Bros, Oldbury, who used to own and run the Sutton Miniature Railway. He was responsible for saving the Sutton Collection in its entirety after closure and is seen here sharing memories of his favourite loco - Sutton Flyer - with one of our volunteers, Jake Jowett.

20/08/2026

14/08/2026

Following some nifty manoeuvring and bit of shunting Sutton Flyer is reunited with her tender and is pushed back into the loco shed by members of the team

12/08/2026

Help support our work in restoring the Sutton Collection and providing facilities for volunteers to get involved by joining in our Easyfundraising campaign.

Sign up for free and turn your online shopping at over 8,000 retailers into free donations for Tyseley Miniature Railway! Sign up now:

Help us when you shop with 8,000+ brands. Join now.

07/08/2026

Our latest volunteer, and Birmingham Carburettor expert, Tony, has done a fantastic job of refurbishing the carburettor to be refitted back to petrol railcar No.4 Dudley. It will be a great improvement to the performance of the engine which we now know was built in 1930 and will therefore soon be 100 years old!

31/07/2026

I got over 30 reactions on one of my posts last week! Thanks everyone for your support! 🎉

25/07/2026

Indeed a sad time, and thanks to RMR for alerting us to it. John was a great proponent of the SMR and its historic collection of locos and carriages. With John’s passing we now have an added dimension to the work we are doing to the Sutton Collection, not just for its historical importance, but now in John’s memory.
RIP John Tidmarsh.

In memory of our friend John Tidmarsh, enthusiast and historian of the Sutton Miniature Railway, who we learnt today has died.

23/07/2026

A view of one side of No.4 “Dudley”’s 1930’s Morris commercial engine. Quite a bit to do in order to get it working - every item removed appears to need refurbishment. So far the water pump and the carburettor are being overhauled prior to being refitted, but more items will doubtless follow!

21/07/2026

New blog post on the TMRP web site….

17/07/2026