Shildon Works
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Shildon Works was a major railway engineering and wagon-building facility in Shildon, County Durham, historically significant as one of the world’s earliest and longest-operating railway workshops.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway works
ⓘ
wagon works ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
North East England railway heritage
NERFINISHED
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early railway engineering innovation ⓘ |
| category |
rail transport in County Durham
ⓘ
railway workshops in England ⓘ |
| closureImpact | major economic effects on Shildon community ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of British railway freight capacity
ⓘ
growth of Shildon as a railway town ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employed | thousands of workers at its peak ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historically significant industrial site ⓘ |
| industry |
railway engineering
ⓘ
rolling stock manufacturing ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Durham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England ⓘ Shildon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Shildon railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 19th century ⓘ |
| operatedFor | over 150 years ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
British Railways
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London and North Eastern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ North Eastern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Stockton and Darlington Railway heritage ⓘ |
| product |
freight rolling stock
ⓘ
railway engineering components ⓘ railway wagons ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the world’s earliest railway workshops
ⓘ
one of the world’s longest‑operating railway workshops ⓘ |
| transportTypeServed | railways ⓘ |
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