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Report - Wolverton Railworks, The cellars. Wolverton Buckinghamshire - April 2014

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Southside UE

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History
Wolverton railway works was established in Wolverton, Buckinghamshire, by the London and Birmingham Railway Company in 1838 at the midpoint of the 112 miles (180 km)-long route from London to Birmingham. The line was developed by Robert Stephenson following the great success of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway line.
The Victorian era new towns of Wolverton and New Bradwell were built to house the workers and service the works. The older towns of Stony Stratford and Newport Pagnell grew substantially too, being joined to it by a tramway and branch line (known as the "Newport Nobby"), respectively. The trams were also hauled by steam locomotives: the tram cars were certainly the largest ever in the UK and possibly the world. In modern times Wolverton railway works remains notable as the home of the British Royal Train but otherwise is very much reduced from its heyday.
As of 2013, the facility is much reduced: a full-scale train maintenance, repairs and refurbishment works is operated at the western end of the site, the central area is derelict but slated for redevelopment, the eastern end is a Tesco store with canal-side housing development at the extreme eastern end.

Ive done this one before, back when i only had my compact so a revisit was on the cards when i got my slr, had a last minute message from Rik UE at the weekend and we hit wolverton,
Its certainly taken a beating since i was here last year, a great explore still,
theres something about the cellars here i love, ive concentrated my report on them...

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Rik UE

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Very nice SA.

Yes was a good mooch and I thank you for showing me this mate, its up there nearly (not quite) with Millenium Mills ;)

Nice photographs!
 
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