Fossick & Hackworth

Fossick & Hackworth was founded in 1839 by George Fossick and Thomas Hackworth (brother of Timothy Hackworth. The company was located in Norton Road, Stockton-on-Tees. The first locomotive was built in 1839 and, in its lifetime, the company built about 120 locomotives.

Fossick & Hackworth
IndustryEngineering
Founded1839
FounderGeorge Fossick and Thomas Hackworth
Headquarters
Stockton-on-Tees
,
England
ProductsSteam locomotives and marine engineering

The Llanelly Railway took delivery of Victor, a 0-6-0 long boilered tender engine in 1864 (Wks No 176).[1] This was subsequently sold to the Carmarthen & Cardigan Railway (C&CR) in December 1872. The C&CR amalgamated with the Great Western Railway on 1 July 1881, but Victor was not taken into GWR stock. It was moved to Swindon, and not scrapped until September 1889.[2]

The company began to supply marine engines in 1853, and, after a while, marine engineering replaced railway work. In 1855, George Young Blair (1826-1894) became manager of the company and, when Hackworth retired in 1864, Blair became a partner. The company then changed its name to Fossick, Blair and Company. Fossick retired in 1866 and Blair became the sole owner. The company name then changed to Blair and Company.[3]

References
  1. Reed, P.J.T. (December 1956). White, D.E. (ed.). The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, part three: Absorbed Engines, 1854-1921. Kenilworth: RCTS. p. C47. ISBN 0-901115-33-9.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Reed 1956, p. C77
  3. https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Fossick_and_Hackworth


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