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[[Image:Im1968ComSC-Davies.jpg|thumb| September 1968. Metcalfe-Midland Air Brake Equipment. ]] | |||
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of Injector Works, Romiley, near Manchester.
formerly the Patent Exhaust Steam Injector Co
James Metcalfe and Edward Davies
1902 The firm built two locomotives for a narrow-gauge railway. [1]
1982 Described as Romiley and Cheshire-based. A company born into the railway boom. Turnover £12 million. Three factories in Britain, one in Australia and one in South Africa. The chairman of the company was Richard Metcalfe. Lost 30 % of staff in the last two years to keep the company afloat. Principle activity is design and manufacture of railway braking equipment. [2]
1999 Published 'Davies and Metcalfe - Railway Engineers to the World' by Richard Metcalfe.
See Also
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Sources of Information
- ↑ British Steam Locomotive Builders by James W. Lowe. Published in 1975. ISBN 0-905100-816
- ↑ The Engineer 1982/12/02