Grace's Guide
British Industrial History
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Cravens
From Graces Guide
Cravens of Staniforth Road, Darnall, Sheffield
formerly Craven Brothers and Co
1891 Public company; Cravens Ltd
1901 Railway Carriage Builders[1]
1911 Manufacturer of Carriages and Wagons for the Railways.[2]
1914 Manufacturers of railway carriages and wagons. Specialities: high class rolling stock of every description including Pullman cars, wheels and axles, iron work. Employees 800 to 1,000. [3]
1919 Name changed to Cravens Railway Carriage and Wagon Co
1954 Name shortened again to Cravens Ltd[4]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ White's Directory of Sheffield and Rotherham, 1901 p979
- ↑ Bradshaw’s Railway Manual 1911
- ↑ 1914 Whitakers Red Book
- ↑ The Times Oct 04, 1954