Ince Wagon Works

Just had an e.mail from someone who is hoping to write a book about Ince Wagon Works. Has anyone any photos of the place? I know there are a couple on the site. So if you have put them on, can he use them in his book? Have you any more? Or if anyone worked there have you any documents etc. relating to the works? I'm sure anything would be of interest.
You can e.mail me ron@wiganworld.co.uk

CAn anyone get Wiganworld mail addresses, Ron, Or just admin? Would save having to give personal addresses out.

Sorry, wiganworld address's only available to members of the 'Inner Sanctum'

There is a site MAILINATOR where you can get a temporary e.mail address, Just make up a name ***** @mailinator.com You can then go to the site and check you inbox. Very useful if you need a reply or need to register for something and don't want to give your proper e.mail address out.

Think Yahoo do a similar thing, throw away mail addies.
Cheers

b

There must be someone, who worked there. Who has some photographs of the place, or staff

I started work in Ince Wagon and Steel works down Christopher street in 1954, working as a dresser on axle boxes and number plates, sadly after a few months I finished up with an hernia, and so that put paid to that job, years later I went back to the Central Wagon Works down Patricroft road, which at that time was doing wagon repairs. When DR Beeching started to close the railways, Central Wagon turned to buying the locos, wagons and coaches and burning them up for scrap, it later started trading under the name of Thompsons, and was later relocated to Christopher street again here it traded till iT was bought out by a firm called Booker who wasted no time in closing the place down, I dont have any photos, except a couple which I got out of a book about Ince, and a as records documentation I dont have any of that either, so sorry I cant be of any help in that way.

Hi Aitch, thanks for that information I'll forward it on

Somebody's done a book on the waggon works.
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Can someone put this reet, Ive forgotten what to do

Thank you kind sir

Very welcome, Sir.

Hi Weaper, Never seen this book before When was it published?
Wouldn't mind a copy to add to my WIGAN library

Just bought it off the internet for £12.00 incl P&P Don't know what it originally cost, but there are a couple of people selling it for £18.00 plus P&P

However this guy is looking to write a book about the time they were scrapping engines.

Sorry, Ron, wasn't my link. You can thank Winder for it if you wish I was just the assistant with the link.

Hi Thanks Cliff

My grandad worked at the Iron works during WWII, I guess it was a necessary industry, as an aside he was in the St John Ambulance too, there are a couple of books, Images of Wigan or somesuch like in which there are photos of him as he sent copies into the WEP, years ago....I guess many folk did volunteering services alongside the industry they had to work in. After my mum was born in '51 he then became a publican in places like the Bridgewater and Black Diamond.....I will see if I can find some of his pictuers from work and scan them

Can anyone who has put photos of the Wagon Works on the site e.mail me please i.e. j.dan, John Collier and anyone else.
ron@wiganworld.co.uk

i worked at central wagon works 1973 till it shut down just a few names tommy liptrot (boss man) wallace ( plant pot never out of the window )f.calter m. calter s turner j. myers rip j. baldwin w. seddon r .seddon rip g.bradsharw j .taylor j.bolton b.berry j hill j collins p pulford rip j cain rip l.seddon j foster j burrows p burrows b green d williams r whittle h whittle b taylor j taylor j lenard t russle a ash t heaton rip

My uncle worked there. I think he had something to do with the union? His name was Jimmy Bennett

i worked at standard wagon co in heywood we had a few of centrals workers come there about 1972 dave crook r.i.p. eugene sharples.dickie green(i think hes in blackpool).dave makinson.david smith (now in nz.).fred valentine r.i.p. plus others i cant remember does anyone know what happened to any of these.

Eugene is still around in Ince, although not in the best of health

peter g

I did about 9 months at Standard Wagon,in the 80's,how long were you there

good to know that aitch. kenny you know me well p.glover i was at standard 1971-77 served my apprenticeship there

The same p glover as in sing-song ?

same 1 kenny at banner to neet

I thought it might have been you
OK mate see you soon

My Dad worked there for all my childhood years... Bob Griffiths. A true Gentleman.

Just googled 'Ince Wagon Works' as my Grandad is Eugene Sharples and asked me to look for some photos of the old wagons he used to work on.

Its his 75th birthday on Friday and we've ordered a book for him on it. If anyone has any old photos or used to work with him please get in touch.

Thanks

Rebecca

my grandad worked on there who i never met he died before i was born would be good if i could see any pictures of the workers on the hope that he might be on one

Just found out about the death of Eugene Sharples R.I.P. mate.

I have known Eugene for most of his life,since the 1950's.
A nicer man you would never meet,so sad .
RIP Eugene.

Do I get the impression there are some wagon bashers on here!

my father tommy aldred worked at the wago works during the early sixties whith about four men in the steel sh op dad used to brew up inan enamel billy can on of the other worker was prone to swipe a drink as the mood took him one day dad crushed afull packet of laxatives i n the brew then left the building like elvis an hour or so later something hit the fanproblem solved jim