Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company
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The Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company was a British industrial firm known for producing railway rolling stock and military vehicles, including notable World War II tanks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British company
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defunct company ⓘ rolling stock manufacturer ⓘ |
| activity | supplied tanks to the British Army during World War II ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| customer |
British Railways
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Western Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ London and North Eastern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ London, Midland and Scottish Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Railway (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedBy | William Stanier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1963 ⓘ |
| era |
20th century
ⓘ
Victorian era ⓘ |
| exportedTo |
Africa
NERFINISHED
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Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | 1854 ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Smethwick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry |
military vehicle manufacturing
ⓘ
railway rolling stock manufacturing ⓘ |
| location |
England
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Smethwick NERFINISHED ⓘ West Midlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Metro-Cammell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
export of railway rolling stock
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production of World War II tanks ⓘ |
| notableProduct |
A34 Comet tank
NERFINISHED
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Centurion tank NERFINISHED ⓘ Cromwell tank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British railway industry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Joseph Wright and Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| product |
armoured vehicles
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locomotives ⓘ multiple units ⓘ railway carriages ⓘ railway wagons ⓘ tanks ⓘ |
| regionServed |
United Kingdom
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international markets ⓘ |
| servedConflict | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| specialization |
bogie wagons
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steel-bodied carriages ⓘ |
| successor | Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company division of Metro-Cammell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFacility | Smethwick works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cromwell tank