what is it?
Edward Borrows and Sons was founded in 1865 by Edward Borrows, formerly of James Cross and Company. It was located at Providence Works, Sutton, near St Helens, England. The company's business included iron and brass founding and repairs to small locomotive engines.
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 154 years ago, in 1872.
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1872–1921
- number built
- 60
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Edward Borrows
- designer
- James Cross, 1866
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 0-4-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q42847680, Wikipedia: Edward Borrows and Sons (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.