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Robert Stephenson and Company

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Robert Stephenson and Company was a locomotive manufacturing company founded in 1823 in Forth Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, and it was the first company in the world created specifically to build railway engines. Its famous early locomotives were Locomotion No. 1 and Rocket. By 1899 three thousand locomotives had been built at the Forth Street site, and a new company, Robert Stephenson and Company Limited, was formed and the Darlington works opened. In 1937 the company merged with Hawthorn Leslie to form Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns, and in 1944 it became part of English Electric.

Facts
Company Type
Company Type (category)
Limited Company 1
Chronology
Dissolved Year
1937 1
Founded Year
1823 1
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Founded By

Edward Pease, Founders, Executives and Management Thinkers
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George Stephenson, Founders, Executives and Management Thinkers
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Robert Stephenson, Founders, Executives and Management Thinkers
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Thomas Richardson, Founders, Executives and Management Thinkers
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Led By

Robert Stephenson, Founders, Executives and Management Thinkers
Source Wikipedia: George Stephenson

Operates In

Railroad Industry, Industries
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Subsidiary Of

English Electric, Companies and Brands
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1. Wikipedia: Robert Stephenson and Company
  • Lead
    Robert Stephenson and Company was a locomotive manufacturing company founded in 1823 in Forth Street, Newcastle upon Tyne in England.
  • Lead [dissolved-year]
    In 1937, the company merged with Hawthorn Leslie to form Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns.
  • Lead [company-type-category]
    By 1899, 3,000 locomotives had been built at the Forth Street site, and a new company was formed, Robert Stephenson and Company Limited, and the Darlington works was opened.
  • Founded By: George Stephenson, Article body: founded-by
    The company was set up in 1823 in Forth Street, Newcastle upon Tyne in England by George Stephenson, his son Robert, with Edward Pease and Thomas Richardson.
  • Founded By: Robert Stephenson, Lead: founded-by
    Robert Stephenson and Company was a locomotive manufacturing company founded in 1823 in Forth Street, Newcastle upon Tyne in England.
  • Founded By: Edward Pease, Article body: founded-by
    The company was set up in 1823 in Forth Street, Newcastle upon Tyne in England by George Stephenson, his son Robert, with Edward Pease and Thomas Richardson.
  • Founded By: Thomas Richardson, Article body: founded-by
    The company was set up in 1823 in Forth Street, Newcastle upon Tyne in England by George Stephenson, his son Robert, with Edward Pease and Thomas Richardson.
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Wikipedia: George Stephenson
Led By: Robert Stephenson, Article body: led-by
Quote, Led By: Robert Stephenson, Article body: led-by
It was set up as Robert Stephenson and Company, and George's son Robert was the managing director.
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