The LNER Encyclopedia

Posted: **Fri Jun 02, 2006 3:15 am**

Does anyone know of a source of pictures of Shildon Wagon Works? I've tried Google without much success. Magazines and books would be okay - although books tend to be easier to find.

Actually, any "1930s-ish North England Wagon Works" would do. I'm looking for ideas to fill the middle space of my UK module. This could only be a cameo type scene, but I'm thinking of a wagon works or scrap yard. I've got plenty of dubious wagons and wagon bits to help fill the space up, as well as some spare building kits and parts that could probably be used.

Richard

Posted: **Fri Jun 02, 2006 11:50 am**

Richard,

Tatlows "LNER wagons" has pictures of various wagons in many different situations, but none seem to be identified as Shildon. Don Rowland's "British Railway Wagons-the first half million" would not be much help to you either.

I do have a picture of the interiors of York's Carriage Works and the Wagon Works on pages 92 and 93 of Ken Hoole's " Rail Centres-York", and there is a plan of them on page 91.

Colombo

Posted: **Fri Jun 02, 2006 7:54 pm**

could have a look here http://www.railcentre.co.uk/museum/museum.htm

Posted: **Sat Jun 03, 2006 2:48 am**

Colombo: Thanks - another book for the list

sir-nigel: Thanks - I missed that page, although I did manage to find various pages refering to the new NRM museum on the Shildon site.

The site has some good "flavour" pictures along the line of what I was looking for - shame about the flash gimmick that keeps switching between images!

Richard