R. B. Longridge and Company

The firm was directed by Robert Bewick Longridge (1821-1914), who was Michael's fourth son.

[1] The first locomotive was an 0-6-0 called Michael Longridge for the Stanhope and Tyne Railway.

It was followed by a number of 2-2-2 locomotives for several European railways, including De Arend the first locomotive to work on a public railway in the Netherlands, and Bayard[3] for the kingdom of Naples.

Some broad gauge singles – six members of the Firefly class – were also built in 1841 for Daniel Gooch of the Great Western Railway.

While the export trade experienced a lull, orders continued to be fulfilled for the home railways, including ten 4-2-0 Crampton locomotives for the Great Northern Railway, which were later converted to 2-2-2s by Archibald Sturrock.