It was established in 1826 at the Bath Street Foundry to build marine and stationary steam engines.
[1] The first engine was a small four-coupled tank locomotive in 1827, in addition to a steam traverser and two mobile cranes.
[citation needed] In 1836 they had four designs for six wheeled engines: 2-2-2, 0-4-2, 0-6-0 and 0-4-2, which they built initially for display purposes.
However they also built broad gauge engines for the Great Western Railway with seven and eight foot drivers.
[citation needed] In 1839 the company moved to the North Foundry, in William Street, Bootle.