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Henry Hughes (RAAF Officer)
Henry Hughes may refer to: * Henry Hughes, 19th century British locomotive builder, see Brush Traction * Henry Hughes (1850s), stained-glass window designer and partner in the firm Ward and Hughes * Henry Hughes (cricketer) (born 1992), English cricketer * Henry Hughes (director), American film director * Henry Hughes (New South Wales politician) (fl. 1850s), Australian politician * Henry Hughes (sociologist) (1829–1862), American lawyer, sociologist, state senator and Confederate officer from Mississippi * Henry Hughes (Vicar Apostolic of Gibraltar) (1788–1860), Irish-born Roman Catholic bishop and Franciscan friar * Henry George Hughes (1810–1872), Irish judge and politician * Henry Kent Hughes (1814–1880), pastoralist and politician in the South Australian House of Assembly * Henry P. Hughes (1904–1968), American jurist from Wisconsin * H. Stuart Hughes (1916–1999), American historian, professor, and activist * Henry Castree Hughes (1893–1976), British architect a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brush Traction
Brush Traction is a manufacturer and maintainer of railway locomotives in Loughborough, England. It is a subsidiary of Wabtec. History Hughes's Locomotive & Tramway Engine Works Henry Hughes had been operating at the Falcon Works since the 1850s, producing items such as brass and iron cast parts for portable engines and thrashing machines. In 1860 Henry Hughes announced he had entered into a partnership with William March who had extensive experience in the timber trade, and this would be added to the existing business of "engineers and manufacturers of railway plant", with the business to be called Hughes and March. In March 1863, Hughes announced it was making a steam locomotive designed for contractors and mineral railways. This was an 0-4-0 saddle tank with a 200 psi boiler pressure and cylinders of 10 inch bore and 15 inch stroke. In 1866, Hughes announced a sale of timber and associated equipment from the "Falcon Railway Plant Works" as he had decided to close down ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
