Editing Doncaster (section)

===The railways and locomotive works===
{{Main|Doncaster Works}}
During the [[Industrial Revolution]], the [[Great Northern Railway (England)|Great Northern Railway]] established the Doncaster Locomotive and Carriage Building Works; this was to meet Doncaster's communication needs, the necessity to transport coal quickly and efficiently, and due to Doncaster's expertise in specialist metal products. An extensive housing programme was undertaken for the increased population. The Chairman of the Great Northern, anxious about the workers and their families' spiritual welfare, persuaded the directors to contribute towards the building of St James's Church, which became known as the ''Plant Church''; the railway also built St James's School. 

The Doncaster Plant became famous for building [[London & North Eastern Railway|LNER]] locomotives ''[[LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman|Flying Scotsman]]'' and ''[[LNER Class A4 4468 Mallard|Mallard]]'', as well as many thousands more locomotives.<ref>{{cite book |last=Larkin |first=Edgar J. |title=The Railway Workshops of Britain, 1823–1986 |year=1988 |publisher=Macmillan |location=London |isbn=0-333-39431-3 |oclc=59095511}}</ref> By August 2008, most of the plant complex had been razed to make way for a very large housing development. As of 2023, the owner of what remains of the plant, [[Wabtec]], performs the overhaul, maintenance and refurbishment of rail vehicles and associated components.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wabtec UK Ltd |work=Doncaster Chamber |date=2023 |access-date=12 December 2023 |url=https://business.doncaster-chamber.co.uk/list/member/wabtec-uk-limited-778 |quote=}}</ref>

[[File:Doncaster station geograph-3849456-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg|thumb|right|Doncaster railway station]]
Today, [[Doncaster railway station]] is a principal stop and interchange on the [[East Coast Main Line]]; it is linked directly to towns and cities across the UK. 

[[Doncaster PSB]] is one of the largest signalling centres on the UK network, controlling hundreds of route-miles of railway. [[Doncaster International Railport]] and [[Doncaster iPort]] are important road-rail intermodal terminals. The rail freight company [[DB Cargo UK]] has its headquarters in Doncaster.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.dbcargo.com/rail-uk-en/ourcompany/About_DB_Cargo_UK/history.html |title=Our History |publisher=DB Cargo UK |date=11 April 2016 |access-date=1 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202012458/http://uk.dbcargo.com/rail-uk-en/ourcompany/About_DB_Cargo_UK/history.html |archive-date=2 February 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Also nearby is one of the two ''National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure'' campuses that specialises in courses relating to the railways and transport systems.<ref>{{cite web |title=Doncaster Campus |url=https://www.nchsr.ac.uk/locations/doncaster-campus/ |access-date=23 September 2020 |website=NCATI |date=15 February 2017 |archive-date=21 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921130438/https://www.nchsr.ac.uk/locations/doncaster-campus/ |url-status=live}}</ref>