Beyer, Peacock and Company

Railway locomotive manufacturer
Organization business Q853110
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Beyer, Peacock and Company

Summary

Beyer, Peacock and Company is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Beyer, Peacock and Company is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Beyer, Peacock and Company's image is recorded as Beyer, Peacock & Co. Ltd builder's plate on NSWGR AD60 class no. 6029 (Christine Lynch).jpg[4].
  • Beyer, Peacock and Company's instance of is recorded as business[5].
  • Beyer, Peacock and Company's founder is recorded as Charles Beyer[6].
  • Beyer, Peacock and Company's founder is recorded as Richard Peacock[7].
  • Beyer, Peacock and Company's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 127241935[8].
  • Beyer, Peacock and Company's child organization or unit is recorded as Bowesfield Works[9].
  • Beyer, Peacock and Company's child organization or unit is recorded as Richard Garrett & Sons[10].
  • Beyer, Peacock and Company's Commons category is recorded as Beyer, Peacock and Company[11].
  • Beyer, Peacock and Company's industry is recorded as locomotive manufacturing[12].
  • Beyer, Peacock and Company's industry is recorded as vehicle construction[13].
  • +1854-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Beyer, Peacock and Company[14].
  • Beyer, Peacock and Company was dissolved in +1966-00-00T00:00:00Z[15].
  • Beyer, Peacock and Company's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0532kq[16].
  • Beyer, Peacock and Company's location of formation is recorded as Manchester[17].
  • Beyer, Peacock and Company's official website is recorded as http://beyerpeacock.co.uk[18].
  • Beyer, Peacock and Company's product or material produced is recorded as locomotive[19].
  • Beyer, Peacock and Company's product or material produced is recorded as Beyer Peacock works no. 1583[20].
  • Beyer, Peacock and Company's product or material produced is recorded as Beyer Peacock works no. 1584[21].
  • Beyer, Peacock and Company's product or material produced is recorded as Isle of Wight Central Railway no. 8[22].
  • Beyer, Peacock and Company's product or material produced is recorded as Beyer Peacock works no. 2231[23].
  • Beyer, Peacock and Company's product or material produced is recorded as Isle of Wight Railway “Ryde”[24].
  • Beyer, Peacock and Company's product or material produced is recorded as Isle of Wight Railway “Sandown”[25].
  • Beyer, Peacock and Company's product or material produced is recorded as Beyer Peacock 2-4-0T works no. 402[26].
  • Beyer, Peacock and Company's product or material produced is recorded as Isle of Wight Railway “Shanklin”[27].

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Founding

Founders include Charles Beyer[6] and Richard Peacock[7]. +1854-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Beyer, Peacock and Company[14]. Its location of formation is recorded as Manchester[17].

Operations

Subsidiaries include Bowesfield Works[9], a factory[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1949[30] and Richard Garrett & Sons[10], a business[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1778[33].

Industry

Industries include locomotive manufacturing[12] and vehicle construction[13].

Ownership

Products include locomotive[19], Beyer Peacock works no. 1583[20], Beyer Peacock works no. 1584[21], Isle of Wight Central Railway no. 8[22], Beyer Peacock works no. 2231[23], and Isle of Wight Railway “Ryde”[24].

Dissolution

Beyer, Peacock and Company was dissolved in +1966-00-00T00:00:00Z[15].

Why It Matters

Beyer, Peacock and Company ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  6. [8] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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