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building, machine and brake shops. There were also offices, a smithy and cat shop, and gas and electric shops. West of the main works was a large timber drying building, and carriage washing facilities. The 0.6 acres (0.24 ha) 1871 building was still in use as, mainly as a glass store and paintshop. Overall the carriage works employed 1,500 persons.
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as the sheds were being refurbished for occupation by the wagon-makers Thrall, dust which had been found on all level surfaces was sent for analysis this analysis revealed that the dust was contaminated with a cocktail of contaminants, including asbestos, although greater concerns were raised by the
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A retired electrical technician has died as a result of inhaling asbestos during 15 years' working at York Carriageworks, an inquest has heard. A post mortem revealed he had asbestos fibres in his body and had died from malignant mesothelioma .. coroner Donald Coverdale concluded he had died from an
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and Great Northern and North-Eastern Joint Stock, as well as undertaking most of the NER's carriage repairs. The site consisted of two main buildings on the east end of the site; the northernmost one was used for building and painting vehicles, the southern one included the sawmill, frame and cabinet
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By the late 1890s capacity had been reached, exacerbated by the increase in length of carriages, and from 1897 contracts were let for the construction of expansion of the works, primarily west, plus a large lifting shop adjacent south of the main works building. Electric and gas shops were also added
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In 1975 an inquest into the death of former railway worker Frank Summers recorded that he had died from an industrial disease; he had previously been employed in asbestos spraying at York Carriage works. At the inquest it was claimed that the use of asbestos at the works ended in 1964; initially the
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for 2,500 wagons. First production was the BYA type covered steel coil carriers. The first wagon was formally presented in July 1998. Nearly half of the order was for 1145 HTA coal hoppers. Other wagon types produced included 300 MBA 'monster box', 260 BYA (covered steel coil), 100+400+300 FAA; FCA
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Most of the buildings auxiliary to the main works have been demolished post closure. West of the main works the area was cleared and partially developed for housing, and the gas and electric shops were demolished; the stores building in the northeast corner was reused as a small business premises.
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took the decision to move carriage building to a new site, and the first contracts let for its construction in 1880. The works was designed as an integrated carriage building factory, with separate buildings for each process. The main buildings were of brick construction, with stone and coloured
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Scores of York people have been killed by mesothelioma over recent decades, many of whom worked at the former carriageworks in Holgate Road, where there was widespread exposure to asbestos dust. There have also been cases in which the wives of former carriageworks employees have contracted the
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BREL introduced some modern manufacturing methods at the works, installations included: five sheet metal machining centres, one with an automatic tool change, used to manufacture body shells and bolster parts for EMUs; test facilities for air-conditioning units; and clean rooms for electronics
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Network Rail bought the facility in April 2009 and has used its 12 railway bays for maintenance and overhaul of various rail fleets focusing on the extensive Seasonal Treatment and Rail Delivery Fleet. The facility covers 344,000 sq.ft of covered space and sits on 18 acres of
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In the 1960s the BR workshops were re-organised : regional workshops were abolished and control centralised with excess works closing. York, together with Derby was retained and assigned to carriage production, and ÂŁ976,000 authorised for investment at the site.
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dangers of asbestos were not known and employees worked without facemasks or other protection; workers continued to be exposed to asbestos into the 1970s, relatives of workers also developed asbestos related diseases through contact with dust on workers' clothing.
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brick detailing. The internal construction was of cast iron columns with wrought iron beams. Carriage building started in 1884 which construction of 6-wheel carriages and the works started producing bogie coaches, initially of 45 feet (14 m) length, in 1895.
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and additional stores, plus servicing and washing sheds to the west. The expansion of buildings was mostly complete by 1900, excluding a wagon (rulley) shop built 1904. A large wood drying store allowed a ready supply of seasoned woods for carriage manufacture.
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As of 2009, the site is in maintenance related rail use by Network Rail as their Rail Fleet Engineering Centre (RFEC). The site is used by Network Rail, and various rail sub-contractors to maintain Network Rail's own fleet of maintenance rail vehicles.
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repair. The works also had a short test track electrified at 750 V DC or 25 kV AC. Experiments were carried out into robotic welding machines in the early 1980s, but the technique was not used for production at that time.
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Asbestos was used in rolling stock manufacture as thermal and sound insulation. In carriages, asbestos would be applied between inner and outer bodywork layers as well as in flooring and radiator insulation. After the beginning of the
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At the start of this period a survey by the LNER showed that York Works had a construction capacity of 200 coaches per year and to improve capacity the varnishing shop was converted to provide extra build capacity in 1924. The
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during the 20th century more than a hundred people associated from the works have died from illness caused by exposure to the material, with asbestos related illnesses still occurring and causing death into the 21st century.
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acquired the company including the York works in 1989. Procurement contracts on British Rail began being put to public tender in the 1980s; the fate of the works was linked primarily to the number of orders for
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Many scores of former York Carriageworks employees have died over the last two or three decades from exposure to deadly asbestos dust at the Holgate Road factory in the 1950s, 60s, 70s and even 80s.
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were built, numbers 3170 and 3171, early examples of electric transmission in rail vehicles; the works produced rolling stock for the North Tyneside electrification in the same period.
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In 1995 ABB announced that the factory would close due to lack of orders; the cause was widely recognised as being due to a gap in train orders caused by uncertainties following the
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in a statement written after he was diagnosed: "We were not provided with face masks and undoubtedly breathed in the dust. I didn't know that asbestos was dangerous at that time."
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The Holgate Road site was still contaminated with asbestos in some areas in the 1990s. By 2012 it was estimated that over 140 workers had died as a result of exposure to asbestos.
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In 1920 the carriage works had 13.5 acres (5.5 ha) of buildings on a site of 45 acres (18 ha). The works built all of the coaching stock of the NER, plus much of the
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lighting, being reopened in 1947. During the war period time many of the workers were women, who worked shifts up to 69 hours in a week.
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disease years later, because of asbestos dust which they breathed in when washing their husband's discarded overalls.
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Harris, Nigel (25 March – 7 April 1998). "York's new £5m Wagon Works is on-time and on-budget, says Thrall Europa".
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Network Rail acquired the main building in 2009 for storage and maintenance of Rail Head Treatment Train wagons.
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and FKA container flat wagons, and 60 BRA steel wagons. Prototype MRA ballast wagons were also manufactured for
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Harris, Nigel (30 July – 12 August 1997). "USA's Thrall reopens York Works to build up to 5,000 EWS wagons".
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and in 1944 part of the north building (building shop) which had been manufacturing launches for the
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for electric passenger stock – failure to win the contract for electric multiple units for the
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In 1970 the rolling stock workshops division of British Rail (excluding repair works) became
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industrial disease .. caused by inhaling asbestos dust during his work at the carriageworks.
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No further orders were received, and in 2002 the factory was closed by Thrall successor
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was destroyed by an accidental fire. The building was rebuilt with a new roof with
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The factory began production in 1884 as a planned expansion and replacement of the
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The works closed in 1996, due to lack of orders caused by uncertainty in the post-
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After the transfer of wagon building from York Queen Street in 1867, in 1880 the
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The first design to appear was a bogie covered steel wagon, given TOPS code BYA.
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Tieman, Ross (12 May 1995). "ABB blames York plant closure on rail sell-off".
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During the 1950s there were over 3,000 staff employed by the works and early
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West end of carriage works' 1900 extension, and 1930s traverser (2014)
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Stables, J. R. (1980). "Use of Modern Technology in Brel Workshops".
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From the 1970s to 1989 the works manufactured much of British Rail's
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came into increasing use, until its health dangers were recognised.
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In 1914 York carriage works built 3 kitchen-cars for use on the
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In 1903 two 53.5 feet (16.3 m), 35 long tons (36 t)
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from 1998 to 2002, after which the factory closed again.
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Railway carriage works in Yorkshire, England (1884–1996)
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An Illustrated History of British Railways' Workshops
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The Life and Times of York Carriage Works: 1884–1995
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was a railway carriage manufacturing factory in the
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53°57′25″N 1°06′17″W / 53.9569°N 1.1046°W / 53.9569; -1.1046 (Holgate Road carriage works)

Holgate
York
North Eastern Railway
London and North Eastern Railway
British Railways
British Rail Engineering Limited
ABB
privatisation of British Rail
Thrall Car Manufacturing Company
English Welsh and Scottish Railway
asbestos
North Eastern Railway
Petrol Electric Autocars
Flying Scotsman
East Coast Joint Stock
London and North Eastern Railway
A. H. Peppercorn
Second World War
Horsa Gliders
Royal Navy
clerestory
Transport Act 1947
Diesel Multiple Units
Electric Multiple Unit
British Rail Class 305
British Rail Engineering Limited
electric multiple unit
Class 313

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