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Sources differ on how many Crampton locomotives Longridge built for the Great Northern Railway. Number 200 was later converted from a 4-2-0 to a conventional 2-2-2. There were nine similar 2-2-2 locomotives numbered 91-99 and it is uncertain whether these were built as 2-2-2 or whether they were converted from 4-2-0 like number 200. Biscuittin ( talk) 22:00, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
I agree with your definition of a Crampton but I think we are talking about different things. GNR 200 was built as a Crampton and converted to a non-Crampton. Did GNR 91-99 receive the same treatment or were they built as non-Cramptons? Biscuittin ( talk) 16:53, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
I am investigating the connection between the Longridge and Gooch families for a Wikipedia article, ref: [1]. Biscuittin ( talk) 15:59, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
Were R. B. Longridge and Company and the Bedlington Ironworks the same company? This reference seems to suggest that they were. [2] Biscuittin ( talk) 17:49, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
There seem to have been at least three Michael Longridges (ML). ML1 purchased the Bedlington Ironworks in 1785. ML2 (born 1785) was the son of ML1. ML3 (1847-1928) was the son of James Atkinson Longridge. [3] Biscuittin ( talk) 18:01, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
According to this [4] R. B. Longridge and Company was established in 1838 by Michael Longridge (1785-1858) under the direction of Robert Bewick Longridge, who was Michael's fourth son. This accounts for the initials R.B. but does not accord with a founding date of 1785. Biscuittin ( talk) 16:14, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
I was puzzled that Michael Longridge named the company after his son, rather than himself. Then I realised that George Stephenson did the same with Robert Stephenson and Company. Perhaps it was a common practice at the time. Biscuittin ( talk) 08:57, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
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Sources differ on how many Crampton locomotives Longridge built for the Great Northern Railway. Number 200 was later converted from a 4-2-0 to a conventional 2-2-2. There were nine similar 2-2-2 locomotives numbered 91-99 and it is uncertain whether these were built as 2-2-2 or whether they were converted from 4-2-0 like number 200. Biscuittin ( talk) 22:00, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
I agree with your definition of a Crampton but I think we are talking about different things. GNR 200 was built as a Crampton and converted to a non-Crampton. Did GNR 91-99 receive the same treatment or were they built as non-Cramptons? Biscuittin ( talk) 16:53, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
I am investigating the connection between the Longridge and Gooch families for a Wikipedia article, ref: [1]. Biscuittin ( talk) 15:59, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
Were R. B. Longridge and Company and the Bedlington Ironworks the same company? This reference seems to suggest that they were. [2] Biscuittin ( talk) 17:49, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
There seem to have been at least three Michael Longridges (ML). ML1 purchased the Bedlington Ironworks in 1785. ML2 (born 1785) was the son of ML1. ML3 (1847-1928) was the son of James Atkinson Longridge. [3] Biscuittin ( talk) 18:01, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
According to this [4] R. B. Longridge and Company was established in 1838 by Michael Longridge (1785-1858) under the direction of Robert Bewick Longridge, who was Michael's fourth son. This accounts for the initials R.B. but does not accord with a founding date of 1785. Biscuittin ( talk) 16:14, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
I was puzzled that Michael Longridge named the company after his son, rather than himself. Then I realised that George Stephenson did the same with Robert Stephenson and Company. Perhaps it was a common practice at the time. Biscuittin ( talk) 08:57, 13 June 2012 (UTC)