In this video we go to Horwich just outside Bolton in Lancashire. Searching for the Locomotive works. The Locomotive works we are searching for is the remains of the Illustrious Horwich Works. We take an urban explore, Urbex along the disused railway line that led to Horwich Works from the current mainline. We look for clues from the past. But alas there are not many clues of this railway works left. We take a look at the history of the locomotive works and how it had a narrow gauge railway that carried goods around the comples. This locomotive works mainly built Steam Locomotives. the famous being the 242-Tank engine and the Horwich Crab. The works has an illustrious history in being involved in the UK war effort in both the first and second world wars. Later it had a role in British Rail Engineering BREL and they refurbished Railway wagons and Carriages there. This video shows some old Railway pictures and some railway architecture. A must for Rail enthusiasts.
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Searching for the Locomotive Works
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