Black, Hawthorn and Company was a steam locomotive manufacturer with a works situated in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, UK.
Black, Hawthorn and Company was a steam locomotive manufacturer with a works situated in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, UK.
The Quarry Field Works was opened in 1835 by John and Ralph Coulthard, known as John Coulthard and Son which became R. Coulthard and Company in 1853 when the partnership was dissolved. Their first loco was York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway number 156, a 2-4-0 to the Jenny Lind pattern. There followed more of the same and several 0-6-0 engines. Although the works numbers went up to 100, probably only twenty were new, since the company carried out a great deal of rebuilding work.
In 1865 Ralph Coulthard retired and the works was taken over by William Black and Thomas Hawthorn, who concentrated on industrial tank locomotives, both four and six coupled. The company supplied steam locomotives to collieries and works, particularly in North East England. They also built a number of crane engines. Some of the locomotives were very long-lived. A 0-4-0 ST steam locomotive is preserved and is currently getting a refit at the Tanfield Railway.
By 1896 over a thousand engines had been built when the firm was taken over by Chapman and Furneaux, A further seventy were produced before closing in 1902, with drawings, patterns and goodwill being bought by R & W Hawthorn and Leslie of Newcastle.
Preserved Black, Hawthorn locomotives include:
| Number and name | Serial No. | Image | Built Date | Wheel arrangement | Gauge | Original owner | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 421 | 263 | 1873 | 0-4-0 ST | Rajputana State Railway | Ajmer Works, India | |||
| Wellington | 266 | 1873 | 0-4-0 ST | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | Tanfield Railway | |||
| Bauxite No. 2 | 305 |  | 1874 | 0-4-0 ST | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | National Railway Museum | ||
| Portugesa | 748 | 1883 | 0-4-0 ST | 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) | Minas Y Ferrocarriles de Utrillas, Teruel, Spain | Statfold Barn Railway | Undergoing restoration [1] | |
| No. 3 [2] | 858 |  | 1885 | 0-4-0 ST | 3 ft (914,4mm) | Kettering Ironstone Railway | Waterford Suir Valley Railway, Ireland | Transferred to WSVR from the Penrhyn Castle Railway Museum in 2024. Under restoration. |
| 0 | 869 |  | 1887 | 0-4-0 ST | Beijing Railway Museum, China | |||
| 895 |  | 1887 | 2-2-0 ST | Copiapó Mining | Copiapó station, Chile | |||
| E No. 1 | 897 | 1887 | 2-4-0 VBT C | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | Consett Iron Company | Beamish Museum | ||
| City of Aberdeen | 912 | 1887 | 0-4-0 ST | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway | Owned by SRPS | ||
| No. 1 Styrbjörn | 966 |  | 1890 | 0-4-0 ST | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | Sandvikens Järnverk | Högbo bruk ’s children playground near Sandviken, Sweden |