Robert Stephenson and Co: Director
From Graces Guide
1832 Engine built by Robert Stephenson and Co and designed by Timothy Hackworth for the Stockton and Darlington Railway. The engine driver was Henry Lanchester. [1]
Hackworth was asked to design a series of locomotives for the increasing trade in coal haulage[2]. He prepared plans for two different types of engine, with 6 of each built. In design, they were not dissimilar, and followed the arrangement of inverted cylinders used in the "Royal George". They had "long engines" and where called the "Majestic" and "Wilberforce" type locomotives. The locomotives were manufactured equally by Robert Stephenson and Co. and R. and W. Hawthorn, and named:
- 16 Director
- 19 Darlington
- 20 Adelaide
- 21 Earl Grey
- 22 Lord Durham
- 23 Wilberforce
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