Doncaster railway works was in the town of Doncaster in the county of Yorkshire in England. Map sources for Doncaster at grid reference SE5702 Doncaster is a town in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England which has been recognised nationally as an emerging regional city . ... Yorkshire as a traditional county. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ...

Always referred to as "the Plant", it was established by the Great Northern Railway in 1853, replacing the previous works in Boston and Peterborough. Until 1867 it only undertook repairs and maintenance. The Great Northern Railway (GNR) was a British railway company, founded by the London & York Railway Act of 1846. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... For other uses, see Boston (disambiguation). ... Peterborough is a city in the east of England. ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1866, Patrick Stirling was appointed as Locomotive Superintendent, and the first of the 875 class was built in 1886. At this time the works also began building new coaches, with, in 1873 the first sleeping cars, in 1879 the first dining cars in the United Kingdom and, in 1882 the first corridor coaches. By 1891, 99 locomotives, 181 carriages and 1493 wagons were being built in the year. 1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Patrick Stirling (29 June 1820 - 11 November 1895) was Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Great Northern Railway His father Robert Stirling was also an engineer. ... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

Among the locomotives the works produced were the Stirling Singles, the Ivatt Atlantics and the Gresley Pacifics. These have hauled such trains as the Flying Scotsman, Silver Jubilee, Coronation and the Elizabethan. Doncaster also constructed the carriages for the last of these. The first Atlantic locomotive in Great Britain, 990 Henry Oakley is preserved. ...

The works continued building all kinds of rolling stock. The carriage building shop was destroyed by fire in 1940. New buildings in 1949 were designed with the BR standard all-steel carriages in mind. 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ...

In 1957, the last of over two thousand steam locomotives was built and, in 1962, carriage building finished, but the works was modernised with the addition of a diesel locomotive repair shop. Under BREL, new diesel shunters and 25 kV electric locomotives have been built, plus, since 1976, Class 56 diesel-electric locomotives. 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... for the singer see Jacques Brel BREL stands for British Rail Engineering Limited, which was the engineering division of British Rail Categories: Stub | British Rail(ways) ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

References

• Simmons, J., (1986) The Railway in Town and Country, Newton Abott: David and Charles
• Larkin, E.J., Larkin, J.G., (1988) The Railway Workshops of Great Britain 1823-1986,' ' Macmillan Press