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Hi,

I suppose noto all people already know one fo the factories of Royal Enfield was placed in a refuge (which still exist as a quarry for stones) some meters under the hearth surface in Westwood, not far from bradford on Avon-UK.

Look at this thread with pictures and two interesting videos:

http://www.royalenfieldowners.it/threads/141-Entriamo-nella-fabbrica-sotterranea-della-Royal-Enfield-(2-video-da-non-perdere)


Enjoy the program !

Ciao

Fabrizio

[enfield freddy]

royal enfield had 5 factories running in the mid 20th century , the "lost" one is the one in edenborgh (scotland) that built the enfield 125cc bike , "the flee" , this was the bike that had a detachabe cradle , and was dropped by paracute,

My old house was within 5 miles of the old reddich works

[pistone]

Seems a nice place !

[enfield freddy]

PS the pictures on your site are restricted , members only can view ,

[enfield freddy]

i have replied to you posting about the factory , with some more info ,

alan

[pistone]

Me, to , with this blog and some pictures:

http://myroyalenfields.blogspot.com/2009/03/where-in-westwood.html

Maybe is not right but speak about bikes, too.

I cannot be sure being not bron and living there as you...but this is an interesting history.


And what's about the Killeen powered by Royal Enfield?

maybe you never heard about it.

Look at:http://tardis.dl.ac.uk/Mercia/killeen_book/node9.html

Lots of small and skill racing cars manufacturers in UK. 

Did you know mour RE specials?


Thanlks for your kind visit, Alan.

Cheers



Fabrizio

[enfield freddy]

ok , an update with info

re had 5 factories (we are told )

royal enfield had 5 factories running during WW2 , and after


No.l Factory.........The head Enfield Works at Redditch.

No.2 Factory..........Westwood in Wiltshire, situated ninety feet below ground.

No.3 Factory......at Edinburgh.


No.4 Factory..........Feckenham, a few miles from Redditch.

No. 5 Factory..........Adjacent to the main Enfield Works".

this info is slightly incorect , there were 6

the 6th was bradford upon avon , very close to factory No 3 (the underground one!)

right No 3 , this was a mixture of old caves that were secure from bombing during WW2 , at at one stage the crown jewels were kept there!

during and after the war , this factory was used by enfield for munitions building , but here is a twist!

when the factory at reddich shut down , production of the interceptwer went to bradford upon avon , however , as enfield were winding down , ir, going bust , the B O A factory was closed down (some say flooding) , for the final 3 yrs the interceptor was indeed built underground

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lots of info n the 5 (or was it 6?) factories here  http://myroyalenfields.blogspot.com/2010/01/royal-enfield-factories-then-and-today.html

[pistone]

There was somehing right in my prevoous post but you did a good intelligence activity, Freddie !   

We like to make a so deep discussion also on the italian forum.
Thanks for your visit, too.


Fabrizio

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SOME INTERESTING NEWS ABOUT THE UNDERGROUND FACTORY

ON THE ITALIAN OWNERS FORUM


Foreign visitors are welcome !


http://www.royalenfieldowners.it/forum.php