William and Alfred Kitching
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William and Alfred Kitching built steam locomotive
s at Darlington
, England
, in the 19th century. It is believed that their workshop was on, or near, the site of Hopetown Carriage Works
.
Steam locomotive
A steam locomotive is a railway locomotive that produces its power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning some combustible material, usually coal, wood or oil, to produce steam in a boiler, which drives the steam engine...
s at Darlington
Darlington
Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, part of the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It lies on the small River Skerne, a tributary of the River Tees, not far from the main river. It is the main population centre in the borough, with a population of 97,838 as of 2001...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, in the 19th century. It is believed that their workshop was on, or near, the site of Hopetown Carriage Works
Hopetown Carriage Works
Hopetown Carriage Works, built in 1853 by Joseph Sparkes in Darlington, County Durham), England, was a workshop of the world's first publicly subscribed passenger railway, the 1825-63 Stockton and Darlington Railway, and also of the subsequent railway companies into which the SD&R was absorbed....
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Preservation
- DerwentDerwent (locomotive)Derwent is an 0-6-0 steam locomotive built in 1845 by William and Alfred Kitching for the Stockton and Darlington Railway . It is preserved at Darlington Railway Centre and Museum.-Design:...
0-6-00-6-0Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels...
at Darlington Railway Centre and MuseumDarlington Railway Centre and MuseumDarlington Railway Centre and Museum, also known as Head of Steam, is located on the 1825 route of the Stockton and Darlington Railway which was the world's first steam powered passenger railway. Run by Darlington Borough Council the museum is located in the northern suburbs of Darlington in the...