▁Queen ▁Victoria ▁that ▁was ▁originally ▁in ▁the ▁Gu ild hall . ▁There ▁are ▁six ▁smaller ▁play ▁areas ▁around ▁the ▁w ard . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁some ▁open ▁space ▁alongside ▁the ▁river . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁the ▁North ▁Eastern ▁Railway ▁decided ▁to ▁concent rate ▁more ▁on ▁carriage ▁building ▁in ▁York ▁by ▁construct ing ▁a ▁new ▁works ▁factory ▁in ▁Hol gate . ▁This ▁expanded ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁it ▁covered ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ 4 5 ▁acres . ▁By ▁ 1 8 5 5 ▁the ▁railway ▁work force ▁was ▁ 1 , 2 0 0 - strong ▁and ▁was ▁calculated ▁to ▁be ▁ear ning ▁about ▁£ 1 , 3 5 0 ▁a ▁week ▁for ▁the ▁city ’ s ▁economy . ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁York ▁had ▁around ▁ 5 , 5 0 0 ▁railway ▁employees , ▁of ▁which ▁half ▁were ▁employed ▁in ▁the ▁w agon ▁and ▁carriage ▁works . ▁The ▁works ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁Part ▁of ▁the ▁site ▁is ▁now ▁office ▁accommod ation ▁for ▁various ▁companies , ▁such ▁as ▁C PP . ▁ ▁A ▁large ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁works ▁was ▁retained ▁and ▁used ▁by ▁Th r all ▁to ▁build ▁w ag ons ▁for ▁E WS . ▁When ▁this ▁ceased ▁Network ▁Rail ▁took ▁over ▁and ▁has ▁developed ▁a ▁maintenance ▁facility , ▁serv icing ▁amongst ▁other ▁things ▁the ▁rail ▁head ▁treatment ▁trains . ▁Se par ately ▁the ▁w agon ▁works ▁off ▁C inder ▁Lane ▁have