Walker Brothers (Wigan)

'Walker Brothers Limited' was a railway rolling stock manufacturer based in Wigan, England.

Walker Brothers
Founded1886
FounderJohn Scarisbrick Walker
Headquarters,
England
ProductsSteam locomotives
Diesel locomotives
Railcars

History

In 1886, John Scarisbrick Walker established Globe Foundry in Wigan. He was later joined by brothers Thomas and Edwin and the business renamed Walker Brothers. Initially based in Queen Street, it moved to Pagefield Works in 1874. It initially manufactured steam locomotives before diversifying in the 1930s to produce diesel locomotives and railcars. It closed in the early 1960s.[1][2]

Products

Locomotives

Railcars

Between 1932 and 1953, Walker Brothers produced the following railcars:[2]

References

  1. Walker Articulated Railcars Green over Red March 1969 pages 10/11
  2. Walker Brothers (Wigan) Ltd Newsrail May 2008 pages 136/137
  3. English-Built Railcar for Tasmania Diesel Railway Traction 15 March 1940 pages 37-39
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