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No 3 Shop, Carriage fitting and machine shop, 1953Two men operate a 90 ton press in the carriage fitting shop. The press enabled sheet metal to be bent into shapes. It was cut and then assembled on carriages and wagons
No 1 Shop, Sawmill, 1954A large elm log sits in No 1 Sawmill awaiting cutting into timber. The GWR used all types of woods from around the World
No 4 Shop, Carriage Body Shop, 1953Construction of British Railways standard coaches. The main frame is held to shape by a jig whilst two men use blow torches to fix metal pieces in place
No 4 Shop, Carriage Body Shop, 1949This image shows an experimental aluminium frame attached to a wooden carriage body. The GWR experimented all the time in order to improve their rolling stock, in terms of speed and efficiency
Timber planing at the sawmill, 1953A man operates a planing machine in one of the Works sawmills. Hundreds of metres of wood were planed each week ready for use on carriages and wagons
Making tenon joints at the sawmill, 1953A man operates a double ended tenoning machine at one of the Works sawmills. He is cutting tenon joints out of pieces of timber
No 4 Shop, Carriage Body Shop, 1937This image shows a cramp and hydraulic jig used in the construction of carriage doors. Stack of door parts are lined up ready for assembly
No 4 Shop, Carriage Body Shop, 1949This image shows the construction of a 3rd Class corridor coach with aluminum alloy underframe. The wooden platform around the frame allowed workers to gain access to all parts of the frame
