Doncaster Locomotive Engineering Works was established in 1853 by the Great Northern Railway. Originally it carried out repairs and maintenance, but from 1867 onwards, it built locomotives. At Grouping in 1923 it became one of the four locomotive works of the London and North Eastern Railway. Under British Railways the works was modernised and built electric and diesel locomotives. It passed to British Rail Engineering Limited in 1969 which was privatised in 1989. The works is currently occupied by Wabtec Rail Limited.