irmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Co. Mug — BRCW Builder's Plate | Railway Heritage Coffee Cup Gift

Every locomotive, carriage and wagon that left the Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company's Smethwick works carried a brass builder's plate — the maker's mark of one of Victorian and Edwardian Britain's most significant railway manufacturers.

Founded in 1855, BRCW supplied rolling stock to railways across the British Empire and beyond. Their final chapter was written during BR's diesel modernisation programme of the late 1950s and early 1960s, when their Sulzer-powered Type 2 and Type 3 locomotives ran across the network before the company's closure in 1963. The builder's plates that identified their products are now prized by collectors and preserved on locomotives at heritage railways across Britain — tangible connections to a manufacturing tradition centred in the West Midlands that shaped the railway network we inherited.

This 11oz ceramic mug carries the BRCW builder's plate design in rich vintage tones — the kind of thing that earns its place on a workbench, a heritage railway volunteer's table, or beside a stack of Ian Allan ABCs. Built to be used every day, the ORCA-coated print stays sharp through the dishwasher and the microwave alike.

Complete the set with the Belchampian BRCW t-shirt and BRCW sweatshirt — available separately in the Builder's Plate Series collection.

• Features Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Co. builder's plate — Smethwick 1855–1963
• Part of the Belchampian Builder's Plate Series — the only railway manufacturer heritage mug range
• 11oz white ceramic, microwave and dishwasher safe, ORCA-coated print — ideal railway gift

Product features
- 11 oz white ceramic with classic C-handle
- Vibrant, high-definition print with AAA+ ORCA coating
- Durable ORCA finish preserves color and gloss over time
- Microwave-safe for convenient reheating
- Dishwasher-safe for easy everyday care

Care instructions
- Clean in dishwasher or wash by hand with warm water and dish soap

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Product information: ORCA Coatings, 2 year warranty in EU and Northern Ireland as per Directive 1999/44/EC

Care instructions: Clean in dishwasher or wash by hand with warm water and dish soap