BR Gorton

BR Gorton (the British Railways works at Gorton, Manchester) inherited the engineering tradition of the MSLR, the Great Central under John G. Robinson and the LNER's Western Section. After 1948 the works was responsible for the construction and maintenance of the EM1 and EM2 (Class 77) electric locomotives for the 1500 V dc Manchester–Sheffield Woodhead Route. Gorton closed on 31 May 1963 in the post-Beeching restructuring.