Ashbury Railway Carriage and Iron Company Ltd
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The Ashbury Carriage and Iron Company Limited was a manufacturer of railway rolling stock
founded by John Ashbury in 1837 at Knott Mill in Manchester
, England
, near the original terminus of the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway
. It moved to Openshaw
in 1841 and became a limited company
in 1862 as The Ashbury Railway Carriage and Iron Company Ltd.
In 1902 the business was transferred to Saltley
in Birmingham
when it merged with Ashbury, Brown and Marshalls. This was absorbed into the Metropolitan Amalgamated Railway Carriage and Wagon Company Ltd
, which later became the Metropolitan-Cammell Carriage and Wagon Co Ltd
.
Examples of its rolling stock survive to this day on preserved railways all over the world. The company name has been recently revived by a group in North Wales to recreate some of the carriages that it built.
Rolling stock
Rolling stock comprises all the vehicles that move on a railway. It usually includes both powered and unpowered vehicles, for example locomotives, railroad cars, coaches and wagons...
founded by John Ashbury in 1837 at Knott Mill in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, England
England
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, near the original terminus of the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway
Sheffield, Ashton-Under-Lyne and Manchester Railway
The Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway was an early British railway company which opened in stages between 1841 and 1845 between Sheffield and Manchester via Ashton-under-Lyne...
. It moved to Openshaw
Openshaw
Openshaw is a ward of the city of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, North West England. It lies about two miles east of Manchester city centre. Historically a part of Lancashire, Openshaw was incorporated into the city of Manchester in 1890. Its name derives from the Old English Opinschawe, which...
in 1841 and became a limited company
Limited company
A limited company is a company in which the liability of the members or subscribers of the company is limited to what they have invested or guaranteed to the company. Limited companies may be limited by shares or by guarantee. And the former of these, a limited company limited by shares, may be...
in 1862 as The Ashbury Railway Carriage and Iron Company Ltd.
In 1902 the business was transferred to Saltley
Saltley
Saltley is an inner-city area of Birmingham, east of the city centre. The area is currently part of the Washwood Heath ward, although formerly a feature of the Nechells ward...
in Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
when it merged with Ashbury, Brown and Marshalls. This was absorbed into the Metropolitan Amalgamated Railway Carriage and Wagon Company Ltd
Metro Cammell
The Metropolitan Cammell Carriage and Wagon Company was a Birmingham, England based manufacturer of railway carriages and wagons, based in Saltley and subsequently Washwood Heath....
, which later became the Metropolitan-Cammell Carriage and Wagon Co Ltd
Metro Cammell
The Metropolitan Cammell Carriage and Wagon Company was a Birmingham, England based manufacturer of railway carriages and wagons, based in Saltley and subsequently Washwood Heath....
.
Examples of its rolling stock survive to this day on preserved railways all over the world. The company name has been recently revived by a group in North Wales to recreate some of the carriages that it built.
See also
- Ashbury Railway Carriage and Iron Co Ltd v RicheAshbury Railway Carriage and Iron Co Ltd v RicheAshbury Railway Carriage and Iron Co Ltd v Riche LR 7 HL 653 is a UK company law case, which concerned the objects clause of a company....
, a well known UK company law case
External Links
- Details of a revived incarnation
- Bluebell Ashbury Supporters and Helpers - Restoration project for three Victorian Ashbury-built carriages, now completed
- The Ashbury Composite Cars Johnson, Geoff Australian Railway Historical Society BulletinAustralian Railway HistoryAustralian Railway History , is the premier magazine covering railway history in Australia...
, February, 1971 pp36-38