Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,253 pages of information and 244,496 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

R. and W. Hawthorn: Coronation

From Graces Guide
1832.
1832.

1832 Railway locomotive built by R. and W. Hawthorn, designed by Timothy Hackworth

Hackworth was asked to design a series of locomotives for the increasing trade in coal haulage[1]. He prepared plans for two different types of engine, with 6 of each built. In design, they were not dissimilar, and followed the arrangement of inverted cylinders used in the "Royal George". They had "long engines" and where called the "Majestic" and "Wilberforce" type locomotives. The locomotives were named:


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Sources of Information

  1. Rail Centre [1]