DavidBird Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 This map extract shows part of the extent of the Claye's Wagon Works in Long Eaton. According to the Long Eaton & Sawley Archive the buildings were demolished in the 1960s, but the diagram on the Signalling Records Society site, of the signalling for the 1969 commissioning of Trent PSB, shows a trailing connection into the wagon works, surprisingly worked direct from Trent, with GPL signals for setting back into the siding and exiting towards Toton yards. Anybody know if this connection was still there by mid 70s, and if so, what was the extent of the trackwork within the wagon works? Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Country Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 According to my father, who was a policeman in Long Eaton at the time, it was still operating at the end of the 70s, although on a much reduced scale. They were also using a steel shed adjacent to Main Street for wagon repairs by this time instead of the original brick buildings. My great grandfather worked there from the 1900s to about 1950 and at that time it was a very large site, on both sides of Main Street, and the sidings were quite extensive. I can just about remember the derelict brick frontage on Main Street in the mid-80s before the site was cleared to make way for the Tapper's Harker pub. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidBird Posted May 4, 2012 Author Share Posted May 4, 2012 Many thanks, I only remember the area as light industrial units... Google Streetview shows this, http://g.co/maps/dcj94 Is this steel shed the one used for the last years of the wagon works? If so, I'll include it in my virtual layout of the area http://forums.auran.com/trainz/showthread.php?460-Nottinghamshire-UK - 14 pages, but according one of the later posts (not by me) it is worth reading all through! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Country Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 My dad says the blue steel shed was the one used in the last years of the wagon works. Let me know if you need any more info on this, the old man seems to be a mine of information on the layout of the place! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidBird Posted May 4, 2012 Author Share Posted May 4, 2012 My dad says the blue steel shed was the one used in the last years of the wagon works. Let me know if you need any more info on this, the old man seems to be a mine of information on the layout of the place! "Information on the layout of the place" in mid 70s is exactly what I'd need! The maps on http://www.old-maps.co.uk/maps.html, great as they are, only show the layout in 1960s, a bit before my time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidBird Posted May 15, 2012 Author Share Posted May 15, 2012 "Old-maps" website now withdrawn the Enhanced Zoom feature... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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