| abstract | - The firm was originally started by Henry Stothert in 1837 as Henry Stothert and Company. Henry was the son of George Stothert (senior), founder of the nearby Bath engineering firm of Stothert & Pitt. Henry's brother, also named George, was manager of the same firm. The company was given an order for two broad gauge (7 ft 01⁄4 in ( mm)) 2-2-2 Firefly class express passenger engines Arrow and Dart, with ft (m) driving wheels, to be delivered for the opening of the Great Western Railway (GWR) from Bristol to Bath on August 31, 1840. This was soon followed by an order for eight smaller 2-2-2 Sun class engines with ft (m) driving wheels.
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