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The G R Turner company's Vulcan Iron Works at Langley Mill, Derbyshire was built in 1874.

GR Turner produced railway rolling stock until the 1960s ; at its peak it employed 350 men.

According to Grace's Guide, G R Turner was established in 1863 ; it became a Limited Company in 1902, and was registered on 29 January 1903 as acquiring T N Turner's business of " engineer, wheel and wagon maker "; in 1914 it was described as " Colliery Engineers " as well as making rolling stock, with 800 engineers.