Rowntree Halt Case Study

In 1895, the Rowntree’s purchased one locomotive and one-and-a-half miles of standard track. The locomotive that they used was used on December 20, 1890 from a man named Hudswell Clarke and was named “Marshall.” “Marshall” was used to shunt coal to the factory. Their second locomotive was purchased in 1909 and was the first new engine that the Rowntree’s invested in. It shared duties for the company and as a result, a third was obtained in 1915. As the factory developed and expanded, a station halt was constructed in 1927 at Hampleton Terrace; this was called Rowntree Halt. Finally, a fourth locomotive was purchased in 1943 and was named “Swansea.” Unfortunately, the four steam locomotives were scrapped on the site in December 1959 when