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- 1868 Formed as branch of Ransomes, Sims and Head to concentrate on the railway side of the business. The original partners were Allan Ransome, Robert James Ransome and Richard C. Napier. Chairs, points and rails were made. They also built steam and breakdown cranes; portable and stationary engines.
- 1871 Robert James Ransome died.
- 1875 Allan Ransome died.
- 1876 Three small locomotives made and exported to China.
- 1890 All-Round Titan Railway Crane. Illustrations and article in 'The Engineer'. [1]
- 1896 Became a limited company. The company was registered on 17 April, to acquire the business of engineers of the firm of the same name. [2]
- 1914 Engineers and Ironfounders. Manufacturers of hand, steam, petrol and electric cranes, traversers and turntables, capstans, tanks, water cranes and pumps, bridges, hydraulic buffer stops, castings, contractors' and railway plant, "Stoney" sluices, ice and refrigerating plants, concrete mixers etc. [3]
- 1937 Engineers and ironfounders. [4]
- 1939 See Aircraft Industry Suppliers
- 1960 Advert for Walking Draglines for mining. [5]
- 1961 Engineers and ironfounders, specialising in contractors' plant, mobile cranes, excavators, walking draglines, railway plant and equipment, sluice gates and water control machinery. 2,000 employees. [6]
Sources of Information
- British Steam Locomotive Builders by James W. Lowe. Published in 1975. ISBN 0-905100-816
- Steam Engine Builders of Suffolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire by Ronald H. Clark. Published 1950 by The Augustine Steward Press
- ↑ The Engineer of 6th June 1890. p460 & p464
- ↑ The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908
- ↑ 1914 Whitakers Red Book
- ↑ 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
- ↑ Mining Year Book 1960. Published by Walter E. Skinner. Advert p647
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE