Suburban Electric Railway Association      
Located at the COVENTRY ELECTRIC RAILWAY CENTRE, Rowley Road, Baginton, Warwickshire           

Established 1996

Where to Visit Us.

The original Coventry Steam Railway Centre was started in 1986 by a group who set out to preserve Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0 tank loco number 1857. The group established the site and collected various items of motive power, rolling stock and infrastructure including Little Bowden Junction Midland Railway Signal Box. Never blessed with a large membership progress was slow and by the mid 1990's had slowed to near stop. The late nineties saw one of the original founders retire due to ill health and he sold his interest in the site to a consortium of SERA members, except the tank engine which was sold to another railway. By 2004 the other founders had called it a day and SERA took over sole running of the site's future.

Public Opening Times

Please note that a lot of the stock is currently sheeted for protection and the site is not regarded as suitable for visitors, being used only as a storage and restoration base. Because of this the site is not open to the public on a regular basis, we can admit pre arranged parties though if you are prepared to accept the above conditions. please contact us with a request for access - a donation is required in return for this facility. We do not at present offer any train rides to visitors.

By Road

The Coventry Electric Railway Centre is located on Rowley Road approximately two miles from Coventry City centre, close to the village of Baginton. By road it can be easily reached from the M1(M45), M6 and the M69. Follow the signs for Coventry and from then on follow the brown tourist road signs for the Coventry Air Museum; the railway centre is next door to the air museum.

By Public Transport

The nearest train station to the site is Coventry itself. To travel onward to the site we recommend a either a taxi from the station forecourt, The taxi fare will be in the region of £6 in each direction.

There are two bus services. No 737 leaves from the station forecourt hourly, no. 1 also departs hourly but from the overbridge over the north end of the station. Use the path alongside the London bound platform to get onto the overbridge. Go up the stairs to the street and cross the road, turn left and the bus stop is about 50yds away. The nearest bus stop to the site served by both routes is at the Tollbar Roundabout from where there is a 10-15 minute walk up Rowley Road to the site.

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