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Melling, John

John Melling of Rainhill was a railway engine builder and was in charge of the locomotive shop of the London and Midland Railway in the 1830s, becoming in complete charge of the locomotive department in 1837, he was replaced by John Dewrance and then established the Rainhill Iron Works with his son. He was also Superintendent of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway’s Edge Hill Workshop. He promoted his ‘improved fireplace for a locomotive engine, with hollow bars, and ash pit constructed so as to form part of the boiler’ this was incorporated into his patent of 1837.

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Papers of John Melling, Locomotive Superintendent

Letters patent, Great Britain Patentee: John Melling of Liverpool, UK. Intervention: certain improvements in locomotive steam engines also applicable to stationary engines [no technical details]

Business card for T Mellings and son, Engineers, Rainhill Iron Works, Railway Station, Rainhill

Letter Edward Woods, 6B Victoria Street, Westminster to Thomas Melling Esq, 39 Scarisbrick, New Raod, Southport asking when the ‘Old Rocket’ was sold and to whom - possibly 1833 to the Jane Colliery. He comments on changes made to Rocket after the Rainhill Trials by Melling’s father

List of locomotive engines on the Grand Junction Railway from the commencement up to April 10 1839’ [lists engines with old eccentric gearing and with Mellings Patent Improvements] list of ‘locomotive engines on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway from the commencement to the present time 10th April 1839’

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