Lowca Engineering Company Ltd.

The Lowca Engineering Company Ltd. bought Fletcher, Jennings & Co., based at the Lowca Engine Works near Whitehaven, in February 1884. Fletcher, Jennings was put up for auction in 1884 due to the ill health of the managing partner, Henry Fletcher, and was sold for £12,000 with £2,000 payable in cash, 100 shares at £20 and 80 debentures of £100.

Locomotive production was continued using Fletcher, Jennings designs. The focus on narrow gauge locomotives continued in this period. Orders became increasingly scarce and only 3 locomotives were produced between 1902 -1905.

The company went into liquidation on several occasions and ceased trading on 12th December 1907. Lowca Engineering was bought by James Burns, Cecil Walton and Harry Bentley on 6th December 1907 for £30,000. They launched the New Lowca Engineering Co. Ltd. on 12th February 1908.