Shildon Works Co. 1825 - 1876

occupation:
Railway works
Nationality:
British
born in:
Shildon, Durham, England, United Kingdom

The Stockton & Darlington Railway started to expand into the area of locomotive and wagon construction in around 1825. When William Bouch succeeded Hackworth in 1840, the railway company and the works seperated – The Shildon Works Company, continued until Bouch’s death in 1876.