Charles Roberts & Company's wagon works was located at Horbury Junction southeast of Horbury, West Yorkshire, England. It became part of the Procor group in the 1970s as Procor Engineering Ltd. and, subsequently, part of Bombardier Inc.'s European railway businesses in 1990 as Bombardier Prorail (Horbury), closing in 2005.
The Yorkshire Railway Wagon Company was based near Horbury Bridge west of Horbury.
The plant was acquired by Procor of Canada in 1974,[8][9] becoming Procor Engineering Limited. Procor Engineering Ltd. was acquired by Bombardier Inc. in 1990,[10] after which it became part of Bombardier Prorail.[11] Bombardier closed the plant in 2005, as part of number of closures due to overcapacity throughout Europe and North America in its transportation division.[9][12]
In addition to freight rolling stock, the plant produced bodyshells for the Class 60 during the Procor period,[13] and Class 92 during Bombardier's ownership.[14] During the Second World War the factory was involved in the production of the Churchill Tank.[15]
The plant was involved in the passenger vehicle construction and refurbishment. In the 1950s tram bodies were constructed for Blackpool Tramways 'Coronation Cars',[16] and Sheffield Tramways.[17] In the early 2000s Bombardier Voyager trains were built at Horbury and at Bombardier's BN plant in Bruges, Belgium.[18] Refurbishment of GNER'sMark 4 coach fleet took place at Horbury in the mid-2000s.[19]
After closureedit
After closure part of the plant was taken over by the engineering company Eddison & Wanless,[20] and part of the site has been named the Charles Roberts Office Park.[21]
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^. www.ltt.org.uk. Lancastrian Transport Trust. Archived from the original on 16 September 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
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^(PDF). The Railway Herald. Vol. 1, no. 13. 1 July 2005. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2011. Bombardier is also in the process of refurbishing GNER's Mark 4 fleet of coaches and DVTs, but this work which is now approaching completion will remain at the company's Horbury plant
^"Growth promise at new premises". Yorkshire Evening Post. 23 May 2007. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
^"History". www.charlesrobertsofficepark.co.uk. Magna Holdings Ltd. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
Bibliographyedit
Woodall, Richard (1973). Some Horbury Yesterdays. Horbury County secondary school. OCLC 23528724.
External linksedit
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Horbury near Wakefield West Yorkshire England was the site of two wagon works constructed during the Victorian period of industrialisation 1 Charles Roberts amp Co builders plate on preserved wagon Charles Roberts amp Company s wagon works was located at Horbury Junction southeast of Horbury West Yorkshire England It became part of the Procor group in the 1970s as Procor Engineering Ltd and subsequently part of Bombardier Inc s European railway businesses in 1990 as Bombardier Prorail Horbury closing in 2005 The Yorkshire Railway Wagon Company was based near Horbury Bridge west of Horbury Contents 1 Yorkshire Railway Wagon Co 2 Charles Roberts amp Co 2 1 Products 2 2 After closure 3 See also 4 References 4 1 Bibliography 5 External linksYorkshire Railway Wagon Co editYorkshire Railway Wagon CompanyIndustryRolling stock manufactureHeadquartersHorbury Bridge England 53 39 37 N 1 34 12 W 53 660188 N 1 570015 W 53 660188 1 570015The Yorkshire Railway Wagon Company was incorporated in 1862 2 by 1869 it had produced over 2000 wagons 3 The factory was located to the west of Horbury railway station to the north of the Manchester and Leeds Railway line The factory closed in the second half of the twentieth century and the site is used as Quarry Hill Industrial Estate Charles Roberts amp Co editCharles Roberts amp Co after 1974Procor Engineering Ltd IndustryRolling stockFateclosed 2005SuccessorBombardier ProrailHeadquartersHorbury Wakefield EnglandProductsWagons rail vehicle bodyshells 53 39 12 N 1 32 24 W 53 653258 N 1 539872 W 53 653258 1 539872Charles Roberts amp Co Ltd was established in 1856 in Wakefield and moved to Horbury Junction in 1873 4 and registered in 1899 as a wagon building business 5 located at the junction of routes of the Manchester and Leeds Railway present Caldervale Line and the Sheffield Rotherham Barnsley Wakefield Huddersfield and Goole Railway Company leased and later transferred to the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway 6 present Hallam Line The company produced a variety of railway wagons tank wagons and components 7 The plant was acquired by Procor of Canada in 1974 8 9 becoming Procor Engineering Limited Procor Engineering Ltd was acquired by Bombardier Inc in 1990 10 after which it became part of Bombardier Prorail 11 Bombardier closed the plant in 2005 as part of number of closures due to overcapacity throughout Europe and North America in its transportation division 9 12 Products edit nbsp A Charles Roberts amp Co wagon preserved at Swanwick Junction railway station In addition to freight rolling stock the plant produced bodyshells for the Class 60 during the Procor period 13 and Class 92 during Bombardier s ownership 14 During the Second World War the factory was involved in the production of the Churchill Tank 15 The plant was involved in the passenger vehicle construction and refurbishment In the 1950s tram bodies were constructed for Blackpool Tramways Coronation Cars 16 and Sheffield Tramways 17 In the early 2000s Bombardier Voyager trains were built at Horbury and at Bombardier s BN plant in Bruges Belgium 18 Refurbishment of GNER s Mark 4 coach fleet took place at Horbury in the mid 2000s 19 After closure edit After closure part of the plant was taken over by the engineering company Eddison amp Wanless 20 and part of the site has been named the Charles Roberts Office Park 21 See also editProcorReferences edit The commercial directory and shippers guide 1875 p 579 Bradshaw s railway manual shareholders guide and official directory W J Adams 1894 p 607 Yorkshire Railway Wagon Companies The Railway News Vol 12 14 August 1969 p 152 Woodall 1973 p 97 Charles Roberts and Co Grace s Guide Retrieved 30 June 2011 Bradshaw s railway manual shareholders guide and official directory Vol 19 W J Adams London Bradshaw amp Blacklock Manchester 1867 p 160 Jane s world railways Franklin Watts 1977 p 96 Procor Wagons International Railway Journal 15 Simmons Boardman 558 1975 Retrieved 30 June 2011 a b Grinding to a halt 150 years of history is over Wakefield Express 27 October 2005 Retrieved 30 June 2011 COMPANY NEWS Bombardier Plans Procor Purchase REUTERS The New York Times 24 October 1990 Retrieved 30 June 2011 Bombardier Prorail Limited investing businessweek com Bloomberg Archived from the original on 14 October 2012 Retrieved 30 June 2011 David Briginshaw June 2004 Bombardier addresses overcapacity findarticles com Railway Age Class 60 www semgonline com Southenn E Group Retrieved 30 June 2011 Colin J Kirkland 1995 Engineering the Channel Tunnel Taylor amp Francis p 183 ISBN 9780419179207 Machinery Machinery 67 The Machinery Publishing Co 748 1945 Retrieved 13 November 2013 Coronation Car 304 www ltt org uk Lancastrian Transport Trust Archived from the original on 16 September 2011 Retrieved 30 June 2011 Sheffield 513 blackpooltramway125 co uk British Trams Online Tramways Monthly Archived from the original on 8 July 2012 Retrieved 30 June 2011 Sources Dave Coxon Class 221 testing and operations www traintesting com Archived from the original on 17 May 2011 Retrieved 30 June 2011 Dave Coxon Class 220 testing and operations www traintesting com Archived from the original on 17 May 2011 Retrieved 30 June 2011 Bombardier opens refurbishment centre at Derby PDF The Railway Herald Vol 1 no 13 1 July 2005 p 6 Archived from the original PDF on 9 October 2011 Retrieved 30 June 2011 Bombardier is also in the process of refurbishing GNER s Mark 4 fleet of coaches and DVTs but this work which is now approaching completion will remain at the company s Horbury plant Growth promise at new premises Yorkshire Evening Post 23 May 2007 Retrieved 30 June 2011 History www charlesrobertsofficepark co uk Magna Holdings Ltd Retrieved 30 June 2011 Bibliography edit Woodall Richard 1973 Some Horbury Yesterdays Horbury County secondary school OCLC 23528724 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Charles Roberts and Company Images jb303 Horbury Yorkshire Wagon Works 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