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Bourne, Bartley and Co

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Bourne, Bartley and Co of Mayor Street, Manchester were machinists between 1838 and 1840.

  • Possibly built a locomotive [1]
  • 1839 Bourne, Bartley & Co advertised 'A locomotive for sale with six of their patent wheels, now undergoing a most satisfactory trial on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway' [2]
  • Pigot & Slater's Directory of Manchester & Salford, 1841 does not link Bourne and Bailey as a company, but gives the following information: John Frederick Bourne, engineer, house 25 New York Street; John Bartley, engineer, house 37 Richmond Street

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. British Steam Locomotive Builders by James W. Lowe. Published in 1975. ISBN 0-905100-816
  2. 'The Railway Times' p.347 27 April 1839