This is a list of early British private locomotive manufacturers in chronological order. Many listed manufacturers have changed their names, have been taken over or merged. Some began with other products, such as textile or mining machinery. Some later made only industrial or specialised locomotives, often for export. 1785 RB Longridge & Company Bedlington First loco built 1837. Closed 1855 after producing 206 locomotives. 1790 William & Alfred Kitching, Darlington First loco 1832. Bought by Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1862. Closed 1886. 1790 Benjamin Outram & Company, Butterley, Derbyshire Civil engineering firm, but had a strong interest in railways. Became Butterley Company in 1805 1795 Fenton, Murray & Wood, The Round Foundry Leeds, First loco 1812. Became Fenton, Murray & Jackson in 1826. 1805 Butterley Company, Butterley, Derbyshire Built locos for its own use plus two for the Midland Counties Railway. Closed in 1965, though the Butterley Engineering Company survives 1810 Haigh Foundry, Wigan First loco 1835. Closed 1856, after producing 103 locomotives. 1810 J and C Carmichael, Ward Foundry Dundee Two locos only in 1833. Became James Carmichael in 1853. Limited liability in 1894. Closed 1929. 1816 William Fairbairn & Sons Manchester First loco 1839. Loco business bought by Sharp Stewart in 1863. 1817 R & W Hawthorn, Newcastle Became Hawthorn Leslie in 1884. 1819 Foster, Rastrick and Company, Stourbridge, Four locomotives in 1829, including first in USA. Closed 1831. 1823 Robert Stephenson & Company Newcastle Became R.Stephenson & Hawthorn in 1937. 1823 Edward Bury & Company, Liverpool Became Bury, Curtis & Kennedy in 1842 1824 G and J Rennie, Blackfriars see George and John Rennie 1826 Fenton, Murray & Jackson, The Round Foundry Leeds Closed 1843. Fenton took over Shepherd and Todd's Railway Foundry in 1846. 1826 Mather, Dixon and Company, Liverpool Moved to Bootle in 1839. Closed 1843. 1828 Sharp, Roberts & Company, Manchester First loco 1833. Became Sharp Brothers and Company in 1843. 1828 Timothy Hackworth, Shildon First loco 1829. 1830 Rothwell, Hick and Rothwell, Bolton Became Rothwell and Company 1832 1830 Charles Tayleur and Company, (Vulcan Foundry) Warrington Became Vulcan Foundry in 1847 1830 Tulk and Ley, Whitehaven. Taken over by Fletcher Jennings Ltd. in 1857 1831 Crook and Dean, Little Bolton. Built locos for Bolton and Leigh Railway in 1831 including Salamander and Veteran 1832 Rothwell and Company, Bolton Closed approx 1864 1833 Benjamin Hick and Sons, Bolton Last locos 1850. Became Hick,