possibly been influenced by the proximity of the marshalling yards). In 1921 the works employed 800 men, producing 10 new wagons and repairing 500 wagons every week. The works also produced steel frames for carriages which were sent to Stratford Works for completion. The 1921 guide to the works (which covered Stratford works as well) gave details of the following shops on the site: Wagon Erecting Shop Smiths shop Fitting and Machine shop Wheel and Steel Frame shops Straightening shop Saw Mills An Erith Timber Dryer (most wagons were made of wood at this time so this was used to prepare the timber). In February 1919 the works area flooded. In 1923 the wagon works was taken over by the London and North Eastern Railway. In 1948 British Railways took over the operation of the works. Around this time (exact date unknown) the New Wagon Repair Shop was built on the western edge of the site. This consisted of 8 roads and access was by a wagon traverser (there were two older ones dating from Great Eastern days on the site as well). In the 1960s the works was responsible for the design of early freightliner and cartic (car carrying) wagons. This was also a time when a lot of older wagons were being scrapped and Temple Mills undertook this work. At this time the works employed around 400 people. In 1970 the works became part of British Rail Engineering Limited. At this time there was also a workshop known as the New Road Van Shop that dealt with repairs to road vans, containers and barrows etc. This was located just south of the works site. During the 1970s some re-modelling was carried out to enable the works to cope with longer wagons such as Freightliner (container) flats. The works was closed in 1983. It is reported that some 33,000 wagons were built jointly by Stratford Works and at Temple Mills. Temple Mills TMD The residual diesel repair shop closed in 1991. A small traction maintenance depot was opened for EWS after the closure of Stratford TMD for a period, but that was closed in 2007 as changes to the freight market meant this was no longer financially viable. The depot code was TD. The site, now called Orient Way Carriage Sidings, is a stabling location for Electric Multiple Units. Eurostar depot Temple Mills is the site of the £402