Black, Hawthorn and Company was a

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manufacturer with a works situated in

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, UK.

John Coulthard and Son

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number 156, a to the

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pattern. There followed more of the same and several engines. Although the works numbers went up to 100, probably only twenty were new, since the company carried out a great deal of rebuilding work.

Black, Hawthorn & Co

In 1865 Ralph Coulthard retired and the works was taken over by William Black and Thomas Hawthorn, who concentrated on industrial

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s, both four and six coupled. The company supplied steam locomotives to collieries and works, particularly in

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. They also built a number of crane engines. Some of the locomotives were very long-lived. A steam locomotive is preserved and is currently getting a refit at the

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Chapman and Furneaux

By 1896 over a thousand engines had been built when the firm was taken over by Chapman and Furneaux, A further seventy were produced before closing in 1902, with drawings, patterns and goodwill being bought by R & W Hawthorn and Leslie of

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Preservation

Preserved Black, Hawthorn locomotives include: * ''Wellington'', at

, works no.266, built 1873 * ''Bauxite No.2'', at NRM York, works no.305, built 1874 * ''Kettering Furnaces No.3'', built for the

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, preserved at

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works no.859, built 1885 * ''E No.1'', at Beamish Museum, works no.897, built 1887 * ''City of Aberdeen'', at Bo'ness & Kenneil railway, owned by SRP

works no.912, built 1887 * ''Styrbjörn'', at (static exhibit, in children's playground), near

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, works no.966, built 1890

References

* Lowe, J.W., (1989) ''British Steam Locomotive Builders,'' Guild Publishing {{DEFAULTSORT:Black, Hawthorn and Co Locomotive manufacturers of the United Kingdom