Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,253 pages of information and 244,496 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Lancaster Railway Carriage and Wagon Co

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1885. Blackpool 4. Exhibit at Crich Tramway Museum.
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1902. Sleeping Car.
Preserved in hospital grounds in Rawson. Sole first-class coach on the Puerto Deseado line for many years.
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The Lancaster Company was formed in 1863 and owned extensive works on the outskirts of Lancaster where it produced railway rolling stock of all descriptions, tram cars, wheels and axles, etc and had a reputation for work of a very high-class character.

1902 Metropolitan Amalgamated Railway Carriage and Wagon Co was registered on 18 April and incorporated as a limited company to amalgamate 6 companies including Lancaster Railway Carriage and Wagon Co

These works were closed in 1908 when the business was transferred to Ashbury.


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Sources of Information

  • [1] Metcam web site