Wigan Album
Vulcan Loco Works
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Photo: Mark Chapman
Item #: 21748
Where was this loco works located?
Newton-le-Willows.
there is a new housing estate were the works was. Another
bit of our railway history gone.
What an incredible photo ! This is one of the AL3 electrics built at Vulcan Foundry in Newton-Le-Willows between 1960 and 1962. 12 type A and 3 type B loco were built, originally numbered E3024-3035 & E3098-3100. They were renumbered to 83001-83015 in the 1970's and eventually scrapped between 1975 and 1993. One (83 012)is preserved by the AC Electric group. See http://www.aclocogroup.co.uk/stock83012.php for more details.
Photo shows an AC locomotive for British Railways.
I think the works Shunter was called Matilda.
Photo taken from the Drawing Office window the main office is on the right of the picture.Happy days.
My great grandfather, on my maternal side of the family, worked as a Steam Hammer Driver at the Wagon works in Earlestown from around 1850 to 1880. Would this have been part of these works?
Keith. That would be the Viaduct wagon works.dmsw0