Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum
The Pump House Steam and Transport Museum was a museum in Walthamstow focusing on the pioneering achievements in road, rail, air and sea transport in the River Lea valley from the early 19th century. The aim of the museum was to show how the coming of the railways and the subsequent industrial development affected the Lea Valley area and its people. The museum closed in May 2011.
The museum was contained in and around Low Hall Pumping Station, a sewage pumping station dating from 1885, whose buildings are Grade II listed. The pumping station still contains a pair of rare Marshall C class steam engines.
Former Exhibits
Railway exhibits
The museum has a collection of various railway vehicles, which include:
- BR Class 203 TRB 60750 from unit 1032
- BR Class 207 DMBSO 60138 from unit 207013
- BR Class 308 BDTSO 75881 from unit 308136
- London Underground CO/CP Stock DM no. 54256
- London Underground R49 Stock DM no. 21147
- London Underground 1967 Stock DM no. 3016 (scrapped on site in May 2011)
Bus exhibits
- AEC Regal IV coach: RF 213
- AEC Routemaster bus: RM 642
- Leyland Fleetline bus: DMS 132
External links
See also
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