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Title: Joining a long line... Post by: Trowres on January 24, 2022, 16:42:07 https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/19865665.paxmans-factory-demolished-130-homes-built/ (https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/19865665.paxmans-factory-demolished-130-homes-built/) Quote Paxman's factory to be demolished and 130 homes built Quote Due to the deteriorating economic outlook accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, MAN Energy received no new orders for engines in 2020 and, therefore, took the difficult decision to close its Colchester premises. Title: Re: Joining a long line... Post by: JayMac on January 24, 2022, 21:30:00 Where the iconic Paxman Valenta engines for the InterCity 125 (Class 43) power cars were built.
Title: Re: Joining a long line... Post by: eightonedee on January 24, 2022, 22:10:14 This is the last chapter in the long slow story of the decline and retreat of what was once one of Colchester's leading employers. The name now survives as the name of a local angling club - see https://paxmansac.co.uk
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