British Railways (North Eastern Region) leaflet "York Carriage Works", describing the workshops, to accompany a tour of the works, November 1962. Includes a sketch map of the site. Publication no. BR 35115/15. York Carriage Works Documents 1962
Varnish Cup, North Eastern Railway, Large tin varnish cup with handle. Belonged to Edwin Bond who worked for 50 years as coach painter at York Carriage Works. Dimensions: 4 1/2"x4 1/2"d. Varnish cup used by York Carriage Works Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories before 1981
Wood-tool handle, From York Carriage Works. Roughly-made wooden block with 2 handles and slot cut through for use turning a screw-handle. Dimensions: 17"x4 1/2" diam. Wood-tool handle from York Carriage Works Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories
Moulding plane, 1 1/2" flat, marked G Stephenson/M Fieldhouse, formerly the property of James Frederick Dodds (1859-1918), York Carriageworks. Moulding plane used at York Carriage Works Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories
Moulding plane, 1 3/4" compound profile, marked "John Green", "Crookledge", "Greenwood", formerly the property of James Frederick Dodds (1859-1918), York Carriageworks. Moulding plane used at York Carriage Works Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories
Moulding plane, 1/2" compound profile, marked "G Stephenson"/"M Fieldhouse"/Greave, Oldham Street, Manchester", formerly the property of James Frederick Dodds (1859-1918), York Carriageworks. Moulding plane used at York Carriage Works Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories
Chisel, blade marked G S Law, handle marked G Stead, formerly the property of James Frederick Dodds (1859-1918), York Carriageworks. Chisel used at York Carriage Works Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories
Wood-tool handle, From York Carriage Works. Roughly-made wooden block with 2 handles and slot cut through for use turning a screw-handle . Dimensions: 16"x3"x3" Wood-tool handle from York Carriage Works Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories
Moulding plane, 1 3/8" flat, unmarked, formerly the property of James Frederick Dodds (1859-1918), York Carriageworks. Moulding plane used at York Carriage Works Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories
Moulding plane, 3/4" flat step, marked "Johnson & Culling", " I F Dodds"/ "Sowby", G Lockfield", "J F Dodds", formerly the property of James Frederick Dodds (1859-1918), York Carriageworks. Moulding plane used at York Carriage Works Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories
Moulding plane, 1 1/2" angle, flat, unmarked, formerly the property of James Frederick Dodds (1859-1918), York Carriageworks. Moulding plane used at York Carriage Works Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories
Moulding plane, 1" convex, marked "Thompson/W Dibb, York, formerly the property of James Frederick Dodds (1859-1918), York Carriageworks. Moulding plane used at York Carriage Works Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories 1800-1860
Moulding plane, 3/4" compound profile, marked YNM (York & North Midland Railway) No 28 and Varvill & Son, York, formerly the property of James Frederick Dodds (1859-1918), York Carriageworks. Moulding plane used at York Carriage Works Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories
Chisel, curved, by S Thornhill & Sons, formerly the property of James Frederick Dodds (1859-1918), York Carriageworks. Chisel used at York Carriage Works Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories
Moulding plane, 1/4" concave, blade missing, marked by Madox, formerly the property of James Frederick Dodds (1859-1918), York Carriageworks. Moulding plane used at York Carriage Works Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories
Sanding block, North Eastern Railway, white stone sanding block for rubbing down coach paint. Belonged to Edwin Bond, coach painter at York. Dimensions: 2 1/4"x2 1/4"x2 1/2" Sanding block used at York Carriage Works, North Eastern Railway Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories
Sanding block, North Eastern Railway, gray stone sanding block for rubbing down coach paint. Belonged to Edwin Bond, coach painter at York. Overall: 55 mm x 55 mm x 64 mm. Sanding block used at York Carriage Works, North Eastern Ralway Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories
British Railways leaflet "York Carriage and Wagon Works" describing the workshops, to accompany a tour, 1950s? Includes a sketch plan of the site. Publication no. BR 35115/17. York Carriage and Wagon Works Documents 1950-1959
Booklet, folding, produced for visitors to the York Carriage and Wagon Works in the 1960s, with information about the works Guidebook for visitors to York Carriage and Wagon Works, 1960s Documents 1960-1969
Collection of carriage painter's brushes and tools, annotated, in wall-mounted glazed cherry-wood case, North Eastern Railway York Carriage Works, c1910. Coach painter's brushes and tools Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories 1900-1935
Model railway carriage underframe, 1/10 scale, NER 8 wheeled bogie, c.1910, contemporary model in brass, probably built by NER York carriage works apprentices. Model railway carriage underframe, 1/10 scale, North Eastern Railway Railway Models
Model boat, scale approximately 1/10, fast inshore rescue/patrol launch, 1939-1945, of a type built during World War II at York Carriage works. Model second world war motor launch boat, 1939-1945 Railway Models 1939-1945
Coat of arms, Southern Railway, hand painted on plywood panel, hand painted at York Carriage and Wagon Works for George Dow in 1949. Coat of arms, Southern Railway Railway Heraldry 1949
From paper in box: worked at York Carriage works / 06/08/1997, Edna Henry interviewed by M. Berry Digital Audio Tape 'Edna Henry' Corporate Archive 1997-08-06
Brochure, paper, Brushes - Household 1928, issued by Davis Burrow & Sons Ltd., brush manufacturers of Leeds. Used at York Carriage Works. Brushes - Household 1928 Documents 1928
Transfer, paper, British Rail triangular 'No Smoking' transfer, silver letters on red background, made by J.H. Butcher & Co. of Birmingham. BR catalogue number 9/56/2580. From York Carriage Works. British Railways / British Rail No Smoking transfer Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components 1960s
Drawing, ink, plan and elevation of North Eastern Railway second class 4-wheeled carriage, prize-winning drawing by B. Preston, York Carriage Works, 1864, in glazed frame, 785mm x 595mm. North Eastern Railway second class carriage Archive Collections 1864
Varnish Cup, North Eastern Railway, small tin varnish cup with handle. Belonged to Edwin Bond who worked for 50 years as coach painter at York Carriage Works. Overall: 90 mm x 130 mm x 80 mm. Varnish cup from North Eastern Railway Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories
Brochure, paper with card buckram-covered covers, General Paint Specification, issued by the Keystone Paint & Varnish Co. Ltd., Hindley, Lancashire, Oct. 1956. Gives guidance for interior, exterior and factory painting. Used at York Carriage Works. General Paint Specification Documents 1956-10
Banner, "The First Wagon Launch celebration - EWS - Thrall Europa - City of York Council - 27 July 1998", yellow plastic with green trim, depicting English Welsh & Scottish Railway coat-of-arms, suspended from lamp posts in York for the celebrations of the first wagon to be completed at the former York Carriage Works by Thrall Europa on behalf of English Welsh & Scottish Railway. Thrall Europa banner Miscellanea & Curiosities 1998
carriage works apprentice; coach painting; coach testing; signwriting; cleaning; polishing; shopman; work standards; training; safety; wagon works; circus train; Dr Beeching; permanent way, railman, trackman, ganger, chargeman; York Railway Institute; d.o.b. 1930-05-29, railway work: 1947-1993, National Union of Railwaymen (NUR); London & North Eastern Railway (LNER); Hull & Barnsley Railway; Bertram Mills Circus; British Road Services; York carriage works; Clifton carriage sidings; Derby; Egton Bridge; Newcastle; Darlington; Whitby; York Railway Institute; Pinder, Lionel Barry (known as Barry) Oral Histories 2002-05-15
Pennies and sixpences welded together as a result of bombing raid in 1942, found at York Station Miscellanea & Curiosities 1942
Model 2-car diesel multiple unit set, 1/32 scale, sprinter Class 150, 57206 and 52206, made at York Carriageworks, c1987, presented to Mr G.M. James, Manufacturing Director, BREL Derby, 2 April 1987. Overall: 140 mm x 1020 mm x 103 mm. model dmu Railway Models 1987
carriage cleaner; husband, coach builder, York carriage and wagon works; health, asbestosis; d.o.b. 1911-02-06, railway work: dates not obtained, York; Scott, Laura Oral Histories 2002-06-13
LNER Builders Football Club, founded by Albert Trim at York Carriage Works. Material includes London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) Builders committee meeting minutes 1987-2010, Annual meeting minutes 1950, 1964-1987. London & North Eastern (LNE) Builders Association Football Club teams and players squadron [?] note book 1978-Jan 1989. Two 1994 diaries, Acomb cricket club score cards, performances and ephemera, one file about the club house, match record sheets, press cuttings, photographs, certificates, correspondence, a cloth badge and notebook of members. The material also includes legal agreements between York Rugby Union Football Club and London & North Eastern (LNE) Builders Association Football Club for purchasing the club house in 1966 and between British Railways Board and London & North Eastern (LNE) Builders Association Football Club for the tenancy of land at Hob Moor, York, 2nd Sept 1966. LNER Builders - Football Team archive Archive Collections 1964-2009
Print, York, a Networker is bogied, by Wilfred Hardy GAvA, 1995. Print in colours depicting a British Rail Class 325 Networker unit, number 365535, being lowered onto its bogies at York Carriage Works. The unit, in Network SouthEast livery, is suspended from an overhead crane. Workers in blue overalls assist in placing the carriage in position. Descriptive text below reads "Published and issued in December 1995 to commemorate 111 years of rail vehicle manufacture at York and to mark the closure of the Holgate Road factory. This reproduction is one of a single limited edition of 850 copies signed by the artist." Inscribed "AP/850". At left is the logo for ABB, owners of the works at the time of its closure. There is a small reproduction of a pencil sketch depicting workers leaving the works on bicycles. Published by Richard Lucraft Limited Editions. Accompanied by two certificates of authentication, with a history of the works and biography of the artist. These are un-numbered. York - a networker is bogied Pictorial Collection (Railway) 1995
Wagon wheel from the Phoenix Foundry, York made in 1886. Donated to the Queen Street Museum in 1963 by the Carriage Works Manager, North Eastern Region, York. 3' diameter. Wagon wheel, Phoenix Foundry Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components 1886
Wagon wheel from the Phoenix Foundry, York made in 1871. Donated to the Queen Street Museum in 1963 by the Carriage Works Manager, North Eastern Region, York. 3' diameter. Wagon wheel, Phoenix Foundry Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components 1871
Model railway carriage, with track, 1/20 scale, trailer open composite Class 317 EMU, made by BREL apprentices, York Works, 1980. Model EMU carriage and track, 1980 Railway Models 1980
Model railway carriage, 1/32 scale, British Railways Mark I Thompson lavatory composite frame model, made by apprentices, York Works, c 1960. Model railway carriage, British Railways Railway Models 1955-1965
apprenticeship; technical assistant; assistant works manager; premium apprentice; post war shortage of materials; installation of oil facilities; dieselisation programme; training courses; high capacity of coal wagons, merry-go-round trains; information for new equipment; new materials used for wagon sheets; containers; Second World War, experiences; wartime work; nationalisation; first run of Silver Fox; first mainline diesel run end of 1940s; d.o.b. 1921-09-15, railway career 1939-1983, York Goods Station; York Carriage and Wagon Works; Darlington Locomotive Works; Banktop Shed; Cowlairs Carriage and Wagon Works; Wolverhampton; Railway Technical Centre, Derby; Shildon; Horwich foundry; North Eastern Railway (NER); BREL; Freightliner; Cooper, Richard Lister Oral Histories 2003-04-23
Model railway carriage, with track, 1/20 scale, Class 150 DMU Driving motor lavatory second, made by BREL apprentices, York Works, November 1983, with 1 alternative end style. Model DMU carriage and track Railway Models 1983
Wagon wheel from the Phoenix Foundry, York made in 1871. Donated to the Queen Street Museum in 1963 by the Carriage Works Manager, North Eastern Region, York. 3' diameter. Wagon wheel, Phoenix Foundry Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components 1871
Wagon wheel from the Phoenix Foundry, York made in 1871. Donated to the Queen Street Museum in 1963 by the Carriage Works Manager, North Eastern Region, York. 3' diameter. Wagon wheel, Phoenix Foundry Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components 1871
Model railway carriage, 1/20 scale, suburban DMU No E64302, sectioned to show internal construction, probably made by BREL Ltd apprentices, York Works, c 1975. Model of sectioned DMU carriage, c 1975 Railway Models 1970-1980
Model railway carriage, 1/32 scale, British Railways Mark I Thompson lavatory composite frame model, made by apprentices, York Works, c 1960. Overall: 90 mm x 610 mm x 90 mm. Model railway carriage, British Railways Railway Models 1955-1965
Carriage builder's tool chest, with contents and items of associated paperwork, formerly the property of Henry Bowker (1908-1981) coach builder at Duckinfield Wagon Works and York Carriageworks, c.1922 bowker tool chest Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories
Model railway carriage, with track, 1/20 scale, Class 150 DMU Driving motor lavatory second, made by BREL apprentices, York Works, November 1983, with 1 alternative end style. Model DMU carriage and track, 1983 Railway Models 1983
