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Robert Stephenson and Company 1823 - 1937. Robert Stephenson and Company. 1823 - founded by George Stephenson with his son Robert, and Edward Pease and Michael Longridge specifically to build railway engines. 1828 - introduced the Experiment with inclined cylinders, which improved stability, and meant that it could be mounted on springs. 1829 ...
The company was set up in 1823 in Forth Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne in England by George Stephenson, his son Robert, with Edward Pease and Thomas Richardson. The manager of the works between 1824 and 1825 was James Kennedy. The company's first engine was Locomotion No 1, which opened the Stockton and Darlington, followed by three more: Hope ...
A private company was formed in 1886, voluntarily wound up in 1899, and a new public limited company formed as Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd. The Forth Street works could expand no more and new works were built at Darlington on 54 acres of land. Although modern in their equipment, the works were laid out for small batch orders with locomotives ...
Robert Stephenson and Company 1823 - 1937. Robert Stephenson and Company. 1823 - founded by George Stephenson with his son Robert, and Edward Pease and Michael Longridge specifically to build railway engines. 1828 - introduced the Experiment with inclined cylinders, which improved stability, and meant that it could be mounted on springs. 1829 ...
His expertise in both civil and mechanical engineering established the concept of the railway which developed in this country, and was then exported to the world. Robert Stephenson (1803–1859) Robert Stephenson, the only son of George Stephenson was born on 16 October 1803. Times were hard for the Stephenson family, often living in one room ...
General. 1823 The company was set up in 1823 (some say 1821) in Forth Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne by George Stephenson, his son Robert Stephenson, with Edward Pease ( who also held the shares of Thomas Richardson), and Michael Longridge.It was founded as part of their construction of the Stockton and Darlington Railway.The Works Manager was Timothy Hackworth.
Stephenson’s Works - a gem from Newcastle’s industrial heritage. In 1823 George and Robert Stephenson, along with three partners, opened the world’s first purpose built locomotive works on Forth Banks, Newcastle upon Tyne. Robert, at the age of 19, was the Managing Partner. The famous locomotives “Locomotion” and “Rocket” were ...
