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design was soon produced with horizontal inside cylinders under the smokebox and additional bearings to support the crank axle. Around 600 of these Sharp Single locomotives were built between 1837 and 1857. Ten of the first were sold to the
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Since they were also dealing in general brass and ironmongery, and machine tools, it became necessary to move, which they did in 1888. They took over and moved to the works of the
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also joined the firm and contributed to its success in locomotive building as Roberts soon delegated most of the locomotive design work to him. A new
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with vertical cylinders over the leading wheels. After a number of modifications, three similar locomotives (Britannia, Manchester, and
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In 1852, the senior partner, John Sharp, retired and was replaced by Charles Patrick Stewart, the name of the company changing to
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engines for overseas railways, but in 1894 came their first Glasgow order for a British line, the "Jones Goods" of the
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Between 1846 and 1848 the company provided eight 2-2-2 passenger and two 0-4-2 goods locomotives to the
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Thomas Sharp also retired and was succeeded by Stephen Robinson. In 1860 sole rights were obtained for
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They had built a few stationary steam engines, and in 1833 built a locomotive,
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of which Number 20, built in 1863 has been restored to working order by the
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Between 1898 and 1901, Sharp, Stewart and Company supplied no less than 16
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in Cumbria. In 1862, the company began making larger engines, first some
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In 1903, having built over 5000 engines, the company amalgamated with
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under the all-India number scheme). Works No. 3518 of 1889
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Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 1903
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Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1852
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Maker's plate
Highland Railway "Jones Goods"
North British Locomotive Company
steam locomotive
Manchester
England
Glasgow
Scotland
North British Locomotive Company
Richard Roberts
company section in article on Roberts
Experiment
Liverpool and Manchester Railway
2-2-0
Hibernia
Dublin and Kingstown Railway
Charles Beyer
2-2-2
Grand Junction Railway
Lynn and Dereham Railway
London and North Western Railway
James Edward McConnell
Bloomers
Wolverton


Leighton Buzzard Light Railway
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
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