Charles Roberts and Co.
| Industry | Rolling stock manufacture |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Horbury Bridge, England |
| Industry | Rolling stock |
|---|---|
| Fate | closed 2005 |
| Successor | Bombardier Prorail |
| Headquarters | Horbury, Wakefield, England |
| Products | Wagons, rail vehicle bodyshells |
Horbury, near Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England was the site of two wagon works constructed during the Victorian period of industrialisation.
Charles Roberts & Company's wagon works was located at Horbury Junction southeast of Horbury, West Yorkshire, England. It became part of the Procor group in the 1970s as Procor Engineering Ltd. and, subsequently, part of Bombardier Inc.'s European railway businesses in 1990 as Bombardier Prorail (Horbury), closing in 2005.
The Yorkshire Railway Wagon Company was based near Horbury Bridge west of Horbury.
53°39′37″N 1°34′12″W / 53.660188°N 1.570015°W
The Yorkshire Railway Wagon Company was incorporated in 1862, by 1869 it had produced over 2000 wagons. The factory was located to the west of Horbury railway station to the north of the Manchester and Leeds Railway line.
The factory closed in the second half of the twentieth century and the site is used as Quarry Hill Industrial Estate.
53°39′12″N 1°32′24″W / 53.653258°N 1.539872°W
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