You are here: Home>Archive>The Bill Skeats Collection>Photographs of the Wolverton Works>Les Shean moulding new bearings Les Shean moulding new bearings Les Shean moulding new bearings Les Shean moulding new bearings – Wolverton Works July 1987 Date of coverage Jul 1987 Place Bucks, Milton Keynes, Wolverton Reference number BSC/001/071 No Comments Start the ball rolling by posting a comment on this page! Add a comment about this page Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Your comment:Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. I consent to my name and e-mail address being stored along with this comment, and to the website editors communicating with me by e-mail about the comment if necessary. My name may be published alongside the comment on the website, but my e-mail address will not be published. My information will not be shared with any third party (see our Privacy Statement - opens in a new window). * Δ In this collection Our archive Collection: The Bill Skeats Collection Group: Photographs of the Wolverton Works Item: 62 Shop Prize drawItem: Bert Larner's retirementItem: Visitors outside on Open DayItem: Replica steam locomotive Sans Pareil on Open DayItem: Visitors in the Traction Shop on Open DayItem: Visitors with the Power House in the backgroundItem: Coaches in the Lifting Shop for repair on Open DayItem: Wheel sets in the Wheel Shop for repair on Open DayItem: Haversham shunting engine on Open DayItem: Traction motor parts for repair in the Top ShopItem: Wolverton Works Apprentice Training SchoolItem: Roadside exterior of Wolverton BR StationItem: Exterior of Wolverton Works canteen & fire stationItem: Exterior of Wolverton Works main entrance & fire stationItem: Pete Martin beside lathes in Fitting & Machine ShopItem: Pete Martin beside lathes in Fitting & Machine ShopItem: Wickman Automatic lathes in the Fitting & Machine ShopItem: Hydro NC Automatic lathe in Fitting & Machine ShopItem: Doug Nichols on the Toolroom latheItem: Pete Atkins' retirementItem: 62 Machine & Fitting ShopItem: Doug Nichols & Jeremy Dearn in ToolroomItem: Milling Machinist Jeremy Dearn changing cuttersItem: Bill Skeats sharpening a spindle cutter Haro machineItem: Fitter Martin Higgs marking out crane armsItem: Chargehand Turner Doug Nichols at a lathe in the ToolroomItem: Machinist Jimmy Watson at work in the Brass ShopItem: Bill West holding a copy of The Railwaymen - WolvertonItem: Blacksmith John Plottam working on a traditional anvilItem: Blacksmith Ron Bates making spring steel bandsItem: Colin Plunkett using a flash-welding machineItem: General view of SawmillItem: Wood machinist Mick BainesItem: Fitter Ian Hayfield & Saw Doctor Jack StimpsonItem: Saw Doctor Jack Stimpson sharpening a circular saw bladeItem: Gas Fitter Reg AdamsItem: The Buckeye GangItem: Bert Humphries at an oxy-cutting machineItem: Fitting Shop Damper GangItem: General view of Machine ShopItem: Middle Bay Radial & 4 Spindle drilling machinesItem: Four InspectorsItem: Ken Carpenter & Tom BoothItem: Motor Driver Donna EmertonItem: View of Millwrights ShopItem: Pete Norton at the Electric Shop Testing BoardItem: Electro-plating & Acid-Dipping plantItem: Fitting Shop payday queueItem: Machinist Cliff Stilgoe using the Radial Drill machineItem: Geoff Brandon with his BR Certificate of ServiceItem: View of Brass ShopItem: Fitter David Whitlock repairing door locksItem: Fitter John Goodger repairing carriage door light mechanismItem: Pete Wenham in the Brass Shop Turning SectionItem: Guillotine & Press in Tin ShopItem: Power House, Sawmill and Joiners ShopItem: Lifter Keith Solesbury in Traction ShopItem: Alan Wright repairing luggage racks in Brass ShopItem: Den Tucker adjusting bearings on a dynamoItem: Blacksmith Fred Langley at the FurnaceItem: New cells in Cell Shop being charged for useItem: Machinery to manufacture cell plates from white metalItem: Dave Smith pouring white metal into a mouldItem: Tanks for liquid waste in the Effluent PlantItem: Haversham Bank & Engine Shed from top of Effluent PlantItem: Signal Box & Old Lifting Shop from top of Effluent PlantItem: Terry Gladsby operating an Elgamill machine in Fitting ShopItem: Paul Hitchin operating Vertical Boring machineItem: Two men at Middle Bay Auto lathes in Fitting ShopItem: Damper Gang Ted Cummins at workItem: Les Shean moulding new bearingsItem: Ron Henson drilling drawhooks in Fitting ShopItem: Toolgrinder Bill Skeats with the Simplex Surface GrinderItem: Dismantling equipment ready to move in the Welding BayItem: The new main office block taking shapeItem: Top Shop preparation for moving Fitting Shop machinesItem: Gulley for stock to pass under the mainline to the WorksItem: Six men moving their equipment on a trolleyItem: Fitting Shop Middle Bay almost emptyItem: Milling Bay almost emptyItem: Grinding Room almost emptyItem: Welding Bay almost emptyItem: Shop Office - left - Damper GangItem: Official opening of Wolverton DepotItem: Power coach from Royal Train Dining CarItem: Trompf Power Press in Tin ShopItem: Engraved stone plaques commemorating Royal visitsItem: Motor Driver Agnes StephensonItem: Electric ShopItem: Traction ShopItem: Fitting ShopItem: Fitting Shop Grinding RoomItem: Tin ShopItem: Brass ShopItem: Viewing for an auction at the WorksItem: Machines for sale in the Fitting ShopItem: West end of Lifting ShopItem: Repaired bogies ready for paintingItem: Works Chimney, Power House & 40 Area Travvy TraverserItem: Wood Machinist Arthur GodfreyItem: Electrician Charlie Thompson in the Power HouseItem: Charlie Thompson checks Power House Control EquipmentItem: Top Shop with machines moved from Fitting Shop in placeItem: Fred Langley in the Top Shop Smith SectionItem: Works Signal BoxItem: Levers in the Works Signal BoxItem: Packing up the Millwrights Shop ready to moveItem: View of The WorksItem: Visitors examine locomotives on Open DayItem: Shaun Waugh & Debbie Smythe beside competition prize carItem: Visitors throng the Yard on Open DayItem: 6201 Priness Elizabeth steam loco on Open DayItem: Royal carriage 801 Queen Alexandra Saloon on Open DayItem: Trimmer Doug Jones working on a seatItem: Blacksmiths in the SmithyItem: Springs from carriage bogiesItem: Foreman Phil Tansley with a plaqueItem: New track being laid in the Yard, looking westItem: Royal Mail coach on the Lift Shop TraverserItem: Steel framework being erected for the Special Vehicle buildingItem: Work on the Special Vehicles building for the Royal TrainItem: Dismantling the Engine ShedItem: Brass ShopItem: Deserted Millwrights ShopItem: Special Vehicles building for the Royal Train - exterior finishedItem: Wheel ShopItem: BBC Look East diesel loco in the Works for overhaulItem: Replacement bogies arrives for BBC Look East diesel locoItem: BBC Look East loco overhaul completedItem: Replica Bloomer steam loco as once built at WolvertonItem: Demolition startsItem: The old Iron Stores are demolishedItem: Traction Shop demolitionItem: East end of Body Shop demolishedItem: New machines being installed in the Wheel ShopItem: A group of men in the EP RoomItem: The Works Canteen amidst the debrisItem: View across the part-cleared siteItem: Only the Works walls remain standingItem: The last of the Canteen is demolishedItem: The site after the Effluent Plant had goneItem: Empty shell of the Body ShopItem: Sawmill, Joiners Shop & Polishing RoomItem: Five men at work below floor levelItem: Alan Milner with new Wheel Shop machineItem: Maurice Webb operating a new Axle-Turning machineItem: New Balancing machine in the Wheel ShopItem: Steelwork erected for the Carriage Washing Shed Search the archive Text search Date search
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