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'''J. Campbell Evans''' of Morden Iron Works at Greenwich. | |||
1859 '''Soames and Evans''' of Morden Ironworks East Greenwich, Patent Double Cone Boiler.<ref>1859 Advert</ref> | |||
1859 Produced small steam cranes, described in a Paper by J C Evans<ref>[http://www02.us.archive.org/stream/proceedings185900inst#page/238/mode/2up]IMechE Proceedings 1859</ref>. The cranes had a single oscillating cylinder, and drive to the hoist drum was via grooved friction wheels. A hand lever was pushed down to engage the pair of friction wheels, and raised to disengage the wheels and then press the driven wheel against a brake block. | |||
1863 Tendered for three locomotives for the [[Ffestiniog Railway]] but probably not successful <ref>British Steam Locomotive Builders by James W. Lowe. Published in 1975. ISBN 0-905100-816</ref> | |||
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J. Campbell Evans of Morden Iron Works at Greenwich.
1859 Soames and Evans of Morden Ironworks East Greenwich, Patent Double Cone Boiler.[1]
1859 Produced small steam cranes, described in a Paper by J C Evans[2]. The cranes had a single oscillating cylinder, and drive to the hoist drum was via grooved friction wheels. A hand lever was pushed down to engage the pair of friction wheels, and raised to disengage the wheels and then press the driven wheel against a brake block.
1863 Tendered for three locomotives for the Ffestiniog Railway but probably not successful [3]