Phil Marsh

Wolverton Works used to cover over 80 acres and employed 5000 people at the outbreak of World War 1. Since then it has gradually shrunk to about 30 acres.
Yardley Gobion History Group
Thursday, 2nd April 2026

An illustrated talk by Phil Marsh on the history and other fascinating aspects of the Railway Works will be preceded by the Annual General Meeting.
Deanshanger Village Heritage Society

A canter through 184 years of the history of Wolverton Works, plus what the future holds for the UK’s most complete Victorian railway works.
Milton Keynes Heritage Association

Anecdotes and images about Royal Trains through the ages. The Royal Train has been based at Wolverton since 1842 and constructed there since 1869.
Yardley Gobion History Group

Speaker: Phil Marsh. £3 for non-members.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society

A talk on how the railway through Wolverton was built and operated, changing society in England and unifying time for the first time.
Yardley Gobion History Group

Speaker: Phil Marsh. £3.00 for non-members.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society

Speaker: Phil Marsh Phil is on the editorial team of Railnews, the rail industry paper. He is also a volunteer at The Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway.
Wolverton & District Archaeological & Historical Society