Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Wagon Repairs Co Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Smethwick, Sandwell, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Transport equipment production
Motor vehicle bodies production inc trailers, caravans, etc
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Transport equipment production
Railway locomotive, rolling stock & components production & repair
Notes:
Established 1854 to make rolling stock. Incorporated 1856 and renamed 1878. Became a leader, supplying numerous UK and overseas railway companies. 1918 merged its wagon repair business with eight others to form Wagon Repairs Co Ltd. Between wars diversified into locomotive building, railcars and bus bodies. Closed 1960s
Publications:
- Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Co. A century of achievement, 1855-1963 by Hypher, John, & Colin & Stephen Wheeler
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Wagon Repairs Co Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Smethwick, Sandwell, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Transport equipment production Motor vehicle bodies production inc trailers, caravans, etc
- Transport equipment production Railway locomotive, rolling stock & components production & repair
Notes:
Established 1854 to make rolling stock. Incorporated 1856 and renamed 1878. Became a leader, supplying numerous UK and overseas railway companies. 1918 merged its wagon repair business with eight others to form Wagon Repairs Co Ltd. Between wars diversified into locomotive building, railcars and bus bodies. Closed 1960sPublications:
- Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Co. A century of achievement, 1855-1963 by Hypher, John, & Colin & Stephen Wheeler