Gilkes Wilson and Company
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Gilkes Wilson and Company was a British
locomotive
manufacturer at Teesside Engine Works in Middlesbrough
which opened in 1843.
Initially repairing locomotives, the company built its first new engines in 1847. Edgar Gilkes had worked for the Stockton and Darlington Railway
and large numbers were built for the line, and for the North Eastern Railway
.
Other customers were the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway, the Leeds and Thirsk Railway, the Newmarket and Great Chesterford Railway, the Llanelly Railway and the Liskeard and Caradon Railway
.
In 1865 the company merged with Hopkins and Company to become Hopkins Gilkes and Company. In 1875 the name changed again to the Tees-side Iron and Engine Works Company Limited, having built 351 locomotives in total.
Besides locomotive construction, they produced structural ironwork
, including work for ill-fated Tay Bridge which they took over from De Bergh and Company.
The company closed in 1880.
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locomotive
Locomotive
A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco – "from a place", ablative of locus, "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine, first used in the early 19th...
manufacturer at Teesside Engine Works in Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough is a large town situated on the south bank of the River Tees in north east England, that sits within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire...
which opened in 1843.
Initially repairing locomotives, the company built its first new engines in 1847. Edgar Gilkes had worked for the Stockton and Darlington Railway
Stockton and Darlington Railway
The Stockton and Darlington Railway , which opened in 1825, was the world's first publicly subscribed passenger railway. It was 26 miles long, and was built in north-eastern England between Witton Park and Stockton-on-Tees via Darlington, and connected to several collieries near Shildon...
and large numbers were built for the line, and for the North Eastern Railway
North Eastern Railway (UK)
The North Eastern Railway , was an English railway company. It was incorporated in 1854, when four existing companies were combined, and was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923...
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Other customers were the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway, the Leeds and Thirsk Railway, the Newmarket and Great Chesterford Railway, the Llanelly Railway and the Liskeard and Caradon Railway
Liskeard and Looe Union Canal
The Liskeard and Looe Union Canal is a derelict broad canal between Liskeard and Looe in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The canal is almost 6 miles long and had 24 locks. The Engineer was Robert Coad...
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In 1865 the company merged with Hopkins and Company to become Hopkins Gilkes and Company. In 1875 the name changed again to the Tees-side Iron and Engine Works Company Limited, having built 351 locomotives in total.
Besides locomotive construction, they produced structural ironwork
Ironwork
Ironwork is any weapon, artwork, utensil or architectural feature made of iron especially used for decoration. There are two main types of ironwork wrought iron and cast iron. While the use of iron dates as far back as 4000BC, it was the Hittites who first knew how to extract it and develop weapons...
, including work for ill-fated Tay Bridge which they took over from De Bergh and Company.
The company closed in 1880.