SGF Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Can anyone help with locating the locomotive records, and hopefully drawings of R & W Hawthorn? I am looking for details of an 0-4-0T locomotive, works number 958 of 1856. It was named Havilah, and ordered by the Edenham Branch Railway. There was a photograph of it in The Locomotive Magazine in 1908. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Hadyn Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/search/archives/9caf5aae-b679-3ae6-8fe1-ededdd7e419f 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Burnham Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Tyne & Wear Archives hold the Hawthorn Leslie archives - I looked out some photos there about 10 or 15 years ago and they were very good about supplying copies. Not sure how much older material (i.e. the R W Hawthorn records you're after) but it may be worth enquiring. They are closed for personal visits at present it seems - https://twarchives.org.uk/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rope runner Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 You will struggle for older drawings as a sizeable portion were destroyed in an effort to douse fires caused by incendiary bombs dropped on the works (RS&H by that time) during WW2. This is why only a small percentage of Kitson & Co. and Manning Wardle drawings survive, RS&H having inherited the goodwill, drawings and patterns during the inter-war years. Paul A. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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