R. and W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Co
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R. and W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company of St. Peter's, Newcastle upon Tyne (usually referred to as Hawthorn Leslie), was a shipbuilding and locomotive manufacturer.
- 1817 Company established.
- 1870 It was formed by the merger of the shipbuilder A. Leslie and Co and the locomotive works of R. and W. Hawthorn.
- 1886 Incorporated as a limited company.
- 1888 Built a crane locomotive for Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Co
- 1890 Triple expansion engine for 'SS Orel'. Illustration in 'The Engineer'. [1]
- 1893 After the merger the locomotive side continued making locomotives, among them a 4-2-2-0 with four cylinders - two inside and two outside - connected separately to the two pairs of driving wheels. It was produced for the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 but could not produce sufficient steam to compete effectively with the American products.
- 1894 Antwerp Exhibition. Details of their display
- 1899 See 1899 Shipbuilding Statistics for details of production this year
- 1900 Engines of the SS Canadian. article and illustration in The Engineer. [2]
- 1907 Acquired land adjoining the Forth Banks works for extensions
- 1911 Manufacturer of Locomotives for the Railways.[3]
- 1914 Directory: Listed as Iron Ship Builders and as R. Hawthorne and W. Leslie and Co of Hebburn. [4]
- 1914 Marine and locomotive engineers and shipbuilders. Specialities: marine engines, turbine and reciprocating machinery, water-tube boilers, locomotives of all descriptions and combined crane and locomotive. [5]
- 1915 F. G. Smith of the Highland Railway ordered six 4-6-0s to his own designs. Being rejected by that railway as being too heavy, they were taken over by the Caledonian Railway.
- A great number of locomotives were built for export, usually to the designs of the Crown Agents, among them many fireless locomotives.
- 1927 See Aberconway for information on the company and its history
- 1937 The locomotive production was bought by Robert Stephenson and Co, becoming Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns.
[edit] Sources of Information
- [1] Wikipedia
- British Steam Locomotive Builders by James W. Lowe. Published in 1975. ISBN 0-905100-816
- ↑ The Engineer of 30th May 1890. p450
- ↑ The Engineer of 17th August 1900 p160
- ↑ Bradshaw’s Railway Manual 1911
- ↑ Kelly's Directory of Durham, 1914 p714
- ↑ 1914 Whitakers Red Book
