R. White and Sons

August 1899.

1908.

1918.

1921.

1925.

1925.

1925.

December 1929.

1930. Ropeway at the oil works of the Agwi Corporation.

1937.

1939. Extension of ropeway at Ashington colliery.

1940.

1948. Aerial ropeway at Cornelly Quarry.

1955.

1960.

1960.

1970.

Engineers of Ditton Road, Widnes, Lancs.

1869 Company founded by Richard White

At some point became Richard White and Sons

Later became R. White and Sons

1914 Engineers and merchants. Specialities: railway equipment including steel rails, sleepers, railway chairs, railway fastenings, switches and crossings, lever boxes, turntables, stopblocks, steel sleepers, light portable railways, aerial wire ropeways, patent cableways, runways, ropeway conveyors, self-loading ropeways, band conveyors. Also owned a large ship-breaking wharf near Garston, well equipped with steam cranes and the necessary plant for breaking up old steamers. Employees: Office, 16.

1919 Railway points and crossings and other equipment.

1944 Private company.

1960 Rails, sleepers and everything for sidings etc.

1960 Advert. Everything for factory sidings, construction and maintenance. Railway and Aerial ropeways.

1961 Engineers, manufacturing railway track accessories; sidings maintenance and construction; railway points and crossings; aerial wire ropeways and pressure vessels. 250 employees.

See Also

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Sources of Information

• Mechanical World Year Book 1919. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p33
• Mechanical World Year Book 1960. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p145
• Mining Year Book 1960. Published by Walter E. Skinner. Advert p757