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Cravens

From Graces Guide
1900.
1908.

Cravens of Staniforth Road, Darnall, Sheffield

188 Formed by three brothers. See Joseph Craven, John Craven and Alfred Craven

formerly Craven Brothers and Co

1891 Public company; Cravens Ltd

1901 Railway Carriage Builders[1]

1911 Manufacturer of Carriages and Wagons for the Railways.[2]

1914 Manufacturers of railway carriages and wagons. Specialities: high class rolling stock of every description including Pullman cars, wheels and axles, iron work. Employees 800 to 1,000. [3]

1919 Name changed to Cravens Railway Carriage and Wagon Co

1954 Name shortened again to Cravens Ltd[4]

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ White's Directory of Sheffield and Rotherham, 1901 p979
  2. ↑ Bradshaw’s Railway Manual 1911
  3. ↑ 1914 Whitakers Red Book
  4. ↑ The Times Oct 04, 1954
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