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No 5 Shop, Train Lighting Shop, 1950These men are working on the components used in the assembly of carriage lights. In the centre of the image, on the floor, is a domed light fitting either awaiting repair or construction
No. 9 Carriage Trimming Shop, October 1937A rather busy scene here. Hundreds of men are working on carriage seat upholstery and padding cushions with horse hair. Racks of carriage seats
No 24 Shop, Paint Stores, 1938The paint stores, also known as the paint mill, was where paint was mixed. This man is drawing off and straining paint from one of the heavy duty mixing machines
No 8 Shop, Paint Shop, 1953Two men can be seen here painting a carriage. The carriages, like locomotives, had their own special livery that had to be painted with precision
No 9 shop, Carriage Trimming Shop, 1953Here a group of men are making seats for train carriages. They are attaching fabric to ready made frames, complete with springs
Making artificial limbs, No 9 Shop, 1953The skilled craftsmen of the Carriage and Wagon Works didn t just make rolling stock, they also made artificial limbs made from wood
No 4 Shop, Carriage Body Shop, 1946An overall view of the carriage body shop. In the background workers can be seen working on repairs to whole carriages, whilst in the foreground stacks of wooden items are ready to be assembled
No 24 Shop, Paint Stores, 1938The paint stores, also known as the paint mill, was where paint was mixed. This image shows the upper floor of the stores, with stocks of dry colours, as well as zinc and oxide paste
