William West and Sons of St Blazey Foundry, St Blazey, Cornwall was a firm of Iron founders and steam engineers founded in 1848 by William West a self taught engineer.
History[]
William West and Sons [1]
- 1848 Founded by William West; the company to work the Newquay and Cornwall Junction Railway which opened in 1869. Possibly built four locomotives.
- 1879 William West died
- 1891 the company closed
Products[]
- castings
- steam pumping engines and pumps
- railway components
See also[]
- William West (1801-1879)
References / Sources[]
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- British Steam Locomotive Builders by James W. Lowe. Published in 1975. ISBN 0-905100-816
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