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390:. This was certainly the first use of this technology to be used in New Zealand, and is possibly the first time a British manufacturer has supplied it. The B class lasted in service until the late 1880s. The E class were officially written off in 1899, however, most were still in use during the first world war.
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locomotive types for within the capacity of the existing plant. This change was to a degree forced on the company as a result of financial difficulties following Edward
Slaughter's death. Edwin Walker of the Bristol Engineering firm Fox, Walker & Co. joined Avonside and endeavoured to turn the
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The
Avonside Engine Company and its predecessors were unusual in that most of the production before 1880 consisted of main line locomotives largely for British railway companies but also for export. However, by 1881 main line locomotives were getting much bigger and exceeding the capacity of the
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handled the entire traffic for eighty years until the opening of the five mile long base tunnel in 1955. Widmark was an inventive engineer and patented a design of steam operated cylinder cocks which were of great use to
Avonside on articulated locomotives since they dispensed with mechanical
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Avonside company built broad gauge and standard gauge engines for many British companies, large and small but they also built up a considerable export business. Detailed company records from this period have not survived.
191:, with Edward Slaughter still as managing director. Henry Gruning continued his involvement by becoming a director. As if to mark the occasion, the works received a large order (the first from the GWR for some years following the development of
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Walker was forced to liquidate the old company and form a new company with the same name to carry on the same business at the same address. At about this time the old firm of Fox, Walker & Co. was taken over by Thomas
Peckett and became
1350:"Narrow Gauge Through the Bush – Ontario's Toronto Grey & Bruce and Toronto and Nipissing Railways"; Rod Clarke; pub. Beaumont and Clarke with the Credit Valley Railway Company, Streetsville, Ontario, 2007.
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in 1878. To use a valve gear that fitted entirely outside the wheels, leaving the space between the frames clear for the boiler, this was the first
British-based locomotive to use Walschaerts valve gear.
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Avonside locomotives were exported also to
Uruguay, where two 1874 Fairlie type locomotives (plate numbers: 1032/33, 1034/35) worked in the Ferrocarril y Tranvía del Norte, at Montevideo.
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for the independent operation of that line from 1 May 1849. In 1851 the company acquired a shipbuilding yard, of which Henry
Stothert took charge as a separate undertaking.
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Avonside produced their first "Oil Motor" locomotive in 1913. Diesel and petrol powered locomotives were included in their range right up to the end in 1935.
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in 1869, it incorporated many detailed improvements and became the prototype for subsequent
Ffestiniog Railway engines built in that company's works at
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Avonside Engine co.ltd #1908 "Fred" from 1925. Operated originally at Buxton Lime works with #RS16. Today's she's operational at
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Earlier in 1875 the company had built four powerful tank engines designed by a
Swedish Engineer H.W. Widmark to operate on the
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ordered two types of Double Fairlie locomotives from Avonside. Both the B class and E class Double Fairlies were fitted with
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1057:) where it was in service until 1926. It is now on display with another locomotive enclosed in a transparent case at the
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between 1864 and 1934. However the business originated with an earlier enterprise Henry Stothert and Company.
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This lack of records is particularly unfortunate in that the company was the largest British builder of the
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for each double Fairlie, however it is believed that this policy was not always adhered to.
1347:"The Fairlie Locomotive"; Rowland A S Abbott; pub. David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 1970.
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manufacturing equipment. They made a positive decision to concentrate on the smaller
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In 1905 the Avonside firm left its historic home at St. Philips for a new plant at
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in 1934, with the goodwill and designs of the company were bought in 1935 by the
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762:"Edwin Hulse", preserved and undergoing overhaul at the Avon Valley railway
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Between 1880 and 1930 Avonside are best remembered for the construction of
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Industrial Locomotives: including preserved and minor railway locomotives
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on 31 August 1840. This was soon followed by an order for eight smaller
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1317:, David & Charles, 1964, (Avonside Engine Company – pages 102–116).
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64:. Henry was the son of George Stothert (senior), founder of the nearby
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articulated locomotive. Amongst the first to be built at Bristol was
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Edward Slaughter joined the company in 1841, when it became known as
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The Fairlie Locomotive, Rowland A S Abbott, David & Charles 1970
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By 1844 their works were named "Avonside Ironworks". In 1846 built
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The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, Part 2: Broad Gauge
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Avonside Engine Company locomotives preserved in the UK include:
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The Atock/Attock Family: A Worldwide Railway Engineering Dynasty
438:. One, a single fairlie R class number 28 (of 1878) survives at
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locomotives, weighing from 20 to 25 tons, were supplied to the
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1061:. It is likely to be the oldest surviving Avonside locomotive.
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Avonside Engine Co 835 of 1871. It was used initially on the
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Londonderry Port and Harbour Commissioners No.3 "R H Smyth"
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in 1976, it is presently stored awaiting restoration on the
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type of tender locomotive. Ten narrow gauge freight-hauling
1124:
Lodge, Trevor (March 2012). "A Brief Glimpse at Avonside".
1255:"One in, One out at Cavan & Leitrim as Nancy steams".
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in Ireland. Another large order came for ten broad gauge
1230:"What you'll find in Milestones Living History Museum"
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Globally there are 63 Avonside locomotives preserved.
1358:. Vol. 150. Oakwood Library of Railway History.
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engines with 6 ft (1.8 m) driving wheels.
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The company was given an order for two broad gauge (
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1321:Reed, P.J.T. (February 1953). White, D.E. (ed.).
894:Avonside Engine Company locomotives preserved in
825:Avonside Engine Company locomotives preserved in
487:Avonside was a very early British builder of the
348:Fairlies for shipment to Canada, one each to the
167:
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137:for the GWR. 1846 also saw the delivery of six
1053:in Japan. In 1901 it was moved to Formosa (now
376:, Sheffield where he built more Fairlie types.
362:Manchester Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway
1383:Locomotive manufacturers of the United Kingdom
1271:"Londonderry Port & Harbour Commissioners"
216:In 1899 the company built for the short lived
178:
599:record 34 Avonside locomotives extant in the
565:s for industrial and dock shunting purposes.
1151:Industrial Locomotive Society (1967), p. 80.
337:and Sons, Avonside built two large 42-ton
143:tender locomotives for the opening of the
133:the first of five six-coupled saddle tank
625:-fired for cleanliness, it worked on the
302:built for the Ffestiniog Railway in 1872.
1398:Manufacturing companies based in Bristol
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406:Swindon, Marlborough and Andover Railway
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156:s with 7 ft 6 in drivers and eight
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814:Railway Preservation Society of Ireland
372:and in 1872 moved from Avonside to the
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1299:Industrial Locomotive Society, (1967)
583:List of preserved Avonside locomotives
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412:In 1878–1879 on the recommendation of
261:but still with a small engine policy.
16:Former English locomotive manufacturer
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213:company round, but without success.
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56:The firm was originally started by
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1393:Defunct companies based in Bristol
1308:British Steam Locomotive Builders,
1182:. Vol. 15EL. Melton Mowbray:
860:Museum of Transport and Technology
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404:single Fairlie was built for the
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333:In 1872 on the recommendation of
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204:engines with 6 ft drivers.
127:Stothert, Slaughter and Company.
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1232:. .hants.gov.uk. Archived from
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501:Toronto, Grey and Bruce Railway
436:New Zealand Government Railways
350:Toronto, Grey and Bruce Railway
174:Slaughter, Grüning and Company.
121:Stothert, Slaughter and Company
1301:Steam locomotives in industry,
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368:at the Doncaster Plant of the
168:Slaughter, Grüning and Company
145:Waterford and Limerick Railway
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1009:. Today she's operational at
948:. Today she's operational at
505:Toronto and Nipissing Railway
364:. Alfred Sacré trained under
354:Toronto and Nipissing Railway
36:manufacturer in Avon Street,
1166:Steam Locomotive Information
997:, from where it was sold to
981:#23. Operated originally at
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629:its entire life. Donated by
464:Fell mountain railway system
446:Avonside Fairlie Works list.
7:
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920:#3. Operated originally at
845:– 1075 of 1875 (Fell type)
360:Locomotive Engineer of the
189:Avonside Engine Company Ltd
179:Avonside Engine Company Ltd
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1184:Industrial Railway Society
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963:Avonside #1244 from 1879,
902:Avonside #1047 from 1873,
794:" in working order at the
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597:Industrial Railway Society
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162:Bristol and Exeter Railway
92:express passenger engines
62:Henry Stothert and Company
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1162:"Avonside Engine Co. Ltd"
1126:Industrial Railway Record
1072:Avonside Locomotive Works
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878:L 219/509 – 1207 of 1877
868:L 208/508 – 1206 of 1877
812:works number 2021 at the
796:Cavan and Leitrim Railway
722:Longmoor Military Railway
703:works number 1386 at the
684:works number 1972 at the
635:Birmingham Railway Museum
450:Avonside issued a double
253:Avonside Locomotive Works
218:North Mount Lyell Railway
1354:Shepherd, Ernie (2009).
950:LP Assessoria Industrial
627:Bournville Works Railway
374:Yorkshire Engine Company
1168:. steamlocomotive.info.
1059:228 Peace Memorial Park
669:Bristol Harbour Railway
470:in the North Island of
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30:Avonside Engine Company
1210:. Photo by D.J. Norton
847:Fell Locomotive Museum
686:Rutland Railway Museum
535:
414:Robert Francis Fairlie
388:Walschaerts valve gear
370:Great Northern Railway
324:George England and Co.
314:built in 1872 for the
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275:Hunslet Engine Company
104:(GWR) from Bristol to
25:
1029:Stoomcentrum Maldegem
942:Santa Rosa de Viterbo
880:Silver Stream Railway
705:Didcot Railway Centre
691:GWR No. 1340 "Trojan"
667:works number 1964 at
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271:voluntary liquidation
251:Further information:
228:David Jones (railway)
102:Great Western Railway
24:
1388:Avonside locomotives
1277:on 11 September 2012
747:Colne Valley Railway
517:, by over 20 years.
384:New Zealand Railways
269:The company entered
68:engineering firm of
1306:Lowe, J.W., (1989)
569:Internal combustion
476:Neilson and Company
416:Avonside built the
298:Fairlie locomotive
70:Stothert & Pitt
1051:first railway line
1011:Paraguaçu Paulista
610:Cadbury No. 1, an
603:as at 2008-11-01.
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366:Archibald Sturrock
316:Ffestiniog Railway
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210:industrial railway
26:
1315:A Hunslet Hundred
1303:David and Charles
1208:"Cadbury Sidings"
1193:978-1-901556-53-7
1017:, railway museum.
726:Milestones Museum
534:No.1340 at Didcot
247:Move to Fishponds
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827:New Zealand
821:New Zealand
777:914 mm
730:Basingstoke
673:"Stamford"
631:Cadbury plc
483:4-6-0 types
472:New Zealand
452:works plate
60:in 1837 as
38:St Philip's
1377:Categories
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1078:References
985:, then at
954:Votorantim
924:, then at
884:Wellington
870:Shantytown
709:"Woolmer"
647:Toddington
581:See also:
479:linkages.
34:locomotive
1341:650490992
1043:Shinbashi
898:include:
874:Greymouth
856:L 207/507
829:include:
816:Whitehead
773:3 ft
751:No. 1798
621:of 1925.
382:In 1874,
322:built by
259:Fishponds
160:from the
149:passenger
131:Avalanche
115:Sun class
77:7 ft
1281:10 March
1186:. 2009.
1066:See also
1047:Yokohama
864:Auckland
779:) gauge
654:Portbury
503:and the
434:for the
352:and the
1294:Sources
1214:16 June
1022:Belgium
838:Reefton
767:Ireland
639:Tyseley
633:to the
466:on the
440:Reefton
418:R class
340:0-6-6-0
308:Fairlie
290:Fairlie
265:Closure
52:Origins
46:England
42:Bristol
1362:
1339:
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1240:25 May
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1055:Taiwan
1036:Taiwan
896:Brazil
890:Brazil
554:s and
513:, the
420:of 18
220:three
32:was a
1003:Quatá
970:4-4-0
909:4-4-0
843:H 199
804:0-6-0
792:Nancy
782:0-6-0
754:0-6-0
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712:0-6-0
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613:0-4-0
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546:0-4-0
526:0-4-0
510:4-6-0
496:4-6-0
490:4-6-0
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396:0-4-4
223:4-6-0
198:2-4-0
153:4-2-2
140:2-2-2
111:2-2-2
94:Arrow
86:2-2-2
1360:ISBN
1337:OCLC
1327:ISBN
1283:2012
1242:2012
1216:2010
1188:ISBN
993:and
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623:Coke
595:The
458:Fell
106:Bath
98:Dart
96:and
66:Bath
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