Big silver boxes on wheels: UK manufacturer delivers
WH Davis, the UK independent wagon manufacturer, has out-shopped and delivered the first batch of JNA box wagons to Land Recovery Limited, the Cheshire-based construction…
UK freight manufacturer awaits prime ministerial intentions
One hundred and fourteen years old and still going strong. That is WH Davis, the specialist wagon manufacturers, not the age of Les Bryant, their…
UK wagon factory has latest project box-fresh for delivery
WH Davis, the last independent rolling stock manufacturer in the UK, is nearing the completion of another important project. Their speciality, open box wagons, are…
British wagon manufacturer wins contracts at home and abroad
Britain’s independent freight rolling stock manufacturer WH Davis has been awarded a contract with Network Rail to improve the environmental performance of the infrastructure agency’s…
‘Recycled’ wagons roll for UK manufacturer WH Davis
WH Davis has outshopped the first 46 ‘megaboxes’ for their railway leasing customer Beacon Rail. The 75 cubic-meter capacity wagon is finished with GB Railfreight…
Former coal hopper becomes high-capacity box wagon
The only remaining freight wagon manufacturer in the UK, WH Davis, has secured what they describe as a major contract with Beacon Rail Leasing. The…
UK rolling stock specialist says manufacturing migrating eastwards
The days of large-scale freight wagon rolling stock building are over in the UK. This is the belief of Les Bryant, the group business development…
Unsung heroes keeping locked-down Britain rolling
While intermodal trains are now rushing past each other on the main lines of the UK, enjoying the same status as express passenger services, there…