Gorton Works
In 1849 a locomotive works was built for the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway so the locomotive, carriage and wagon workshops could be transferred from Newton, Cheshire.
Later the works at Gorton became the headquarters for the construction and repair of locomotives, carriages and wagons, and for the manufacture of a portion of the permanent way requirements for the Great Central Railway Company.
By 1907 the space available at Gorton was insufficient for the stock so the carriage and wagon work was transferred to new works at Dukinfield. The whole of the Gorton works was then made available for the construction and repair of locomotives, and for the manufacture of permanent way apparatus.
It carried out repairs and major overhauls, producing new boilers and all LNER castings. There was also a carriage and wagon works which had been built in 1881 which carried out light repairs.
Both were closed in 1962.
See Also
- 1872 Iron and Steel Institute: Statistics
- 1894 Institution of Mechanical Engineers: Visits to Works
- 1929 Institution of Mechanical Engineers: Visits to Works
- Arnold Clear
- British Railways: Locomotive Works
- Caerphilly Works
- Carlton Tom Hurry Riches
- Cyril Elliott
- Edwin Adams
- Francis Peacock
- George Herbert Willans
- Harry Pollitt
- Henry Hiller
- Herbert William Garratt
- James William Bennett (1850-1909)
- John Horace Bowden
- Metropolitan-Vickers: Rail Traction
- Philip Henderson
- The Basic Industries of Great Britain by Aberconway: Chapter XXIII
- The Engineer 1875/09/03
- The Engineer 1919/12/12
- Thomas Parker (1829-1903)
- Walter Wrench
- William Alexandre Galle
- William Henry Greenwood
Sources of Information
- [1] Wikipedia