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Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company

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After the war, the company's leased wagon fleet of over 10,000 coal wagons was nationalised. Gloucester Foundry was acquired in 1950. After the war until the late 1950s the company manufactured more underground trains for London
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to be designed by a German architect and to include a kitchen, servants' quarters and a nursery. By 1937 the firm had a 28 acres (11 ha) site including a 980 kW electricity generating station, and employed 2400 people.
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A works was established in 1860, producing over 300 wagons in the first year. Through the latter part of the 19th century, the company manufactured wagons and carriages. In 1887 it was renamed the
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The company was formed at a meeting of 30 January 1860 with an initial capital of £100,000 in 10,000 shares of £10 each. The first general manager was Isaac Slater.
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the company produced tank carrying wagons, shells, and other parts and equipment; by 1941 the company began producing
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The firm began manufacturing all welded wagons in 1935, as well as manufacturing the bodyshells for
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and various special-purpose vehicles. The company supplied the original fleet of red trains for the
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acquired the remains of the company in 1986, but its operations ceased in 1993–1994.
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L35, a battery-electric locomotive for the London Underground built in 1938.
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Welcome to the home of the Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Museum CIO
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tube trains), while the same period saw the company build the original
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Between the 1910s and 1930s, the company built various trains for the
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List of products of the Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company
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A History of the Gloucester Railway Carriage & Wagon Company
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the company manufactured horse drawn ambulances, and during the
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produced stretchers, ambulances, and shells as well as wagons.
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History of the Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company
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Defunct manufacturing companies of the United Kingdom
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Products included 428: 537: 535: 521: 510: 454: 452: 450: 448: 446: 403:The company's records are held at the 357:Gloucester Engineering Company Limited 609:Industrial history of Gloucestershire 7: 351:In 1961 the company was acquired by 545:, 17 August 1889, Issue 9718, p. 6. 464:, Gloucestershire Transport History 373:People associated with the company 281:in the late 1930s, as well as the 25: 599:Manufacturing plants in England 261:in the 1910s, followed by the 1: 604:Companies based in Gloucester 117:Intercity and commuter trains 501:Moody's International Manual 59:; 164 years ago 279:Hammersmith & City line 630: 167:(GRC&W) was a railway 543:The Birmingham Daily Post 140:The company band in 1916. 490:, 27 August 2011, p. 16. 405:Gloucestershire Archives 273:in the early 1930s, and 231:Gloucester Wagon Company 407:under reference D4791. 193:electric multiple units 559:GRCW and Cement Wagons 171:manufacturer based in 161: 149: 141: 346:Commonwealth Railways 189:diesel multiple units 155: 147: 139: 579:Transport in Toronto 380:Fielding & Platt 355:(Kent), and renamed 253:: starting with the 367:Powell Duffryn Rail 298:Maharajah of Indore 34: 394:, former chairman. 382:, former director. 338:Victorian Railways 251:London Underground 201:London Underground 162: 150: 142: 129:Signalling systems 520:Missing or empty 314:Mulberry harbours 185:passenger coaches 134: 133: 113:High-speed trains 16:(Redirected from 621: 546: 539: 530: 529: 523: 518: 516: 508: 497: 491: 482: 473: 472: 471: 469: 456: 441: 440: 433: 392:Sir Leslie Boyce 386:Robert Blinkhorn 316:were also made. 259:District Railway 205:Mulberry Harbour 67: 65: 60: 35: 21: 629: 628: 624: 623: 622: 620: 619: 618: 569: 568: 555: 550: 549: 540: 533: 519: 509: 499: 498: 494: 487:Weekend Citizen 483: 476: 467: 465: 458: 457: 444: 435: 434: 430: 425: 413: 401: 378:James Platt of 375: 332:trains for the 310:Churchill tanks 277:trains for the 271:Piccadilly line 269:trains for the 247: 239:First World War 220: 127: 123: 119: 115: 111: 97: 63: 61: 58: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 627: 625: 617: 616: 611: 606: 601: 596: 591: 586: 581: 571: 570: 567: 566: 561: 554: 553:External links 551: 548: 547: 531: 492: 474: 442: 427: 426: 424: 421: 420: 419: 412: 409: 400: 397: 396: 395: 389: 383: 374: 371: 334:Toronto subway 267:Standard Stock 246: 243: 219: 216: 197:Toronto Subway 156:A Gloucester ( 132: 131: 106: 102: 101: 98: 95: 92: 91: 81: 77: 76: 73: 69: 68: 55: 51: 50: 49:Rail transport 47: 43: 42: 39: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 626: 615: 612: 610: 607: 605: 602: 600: 597: 595: 592: 590: 587: 585: 582: 580: 577: 576: 574: 565: 562: 560: 557: 556: 552: 544: 538: 536: 532: 527: 514: 506: 502: 496: 493: 489: 488: 481: 479: 475: 463: 462: 455: 453: 451: 449: 447: 443: 438: 432: 429: 422: 418: 415: 414: 410: 408: 406: 398: 393: 390: 387: 384: 381: 377: 376: 372: 370: 368: 364: 362: 358: 354: 349: 347: 343: 339: 335: 331: 327: 323: 317: 315: 311: 307: 302: 299: 295: 290: 288: 287:District line 284: 280: 276: 275:O and P Stock 272: 268: 264: 260: 256: 252: 244: 242: 240: 236: 233:. 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Index

Gloucester Railway Carriage & Wagon Company
Gloucester
England
Locomotives
High-speed trains
Intercity and commuter trains
Trams
People movers
Signalling systems



G-series
rolling stock
Gloucester
England
goods wagons
passenger coaches
diesel multiple units
electric multiple units
Toronto Subway
London Underground
Mulberry Harbour
British
War Office
Boer War
First World War
London Underground
E Stock
District Railway

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