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James Stirling (1800–1876)

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Nationality
  
Scottish

Role
  
Robert Stirling\'s brother

Siblings
  
Robert Stirling

Name
  
James Stirling

Engineering discipline
  
Mechanical Engineering

James Stirling (1800–1876)
Born
  
20 July 1800
Methven

Died
  
January 10, 1876, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Nephews
  
Patrick Stirling, James Stirling (1835–1917)

James Stirling (3 March 1799, Methven – 10 January 1876, Edinburgh) was a Scottish engineer, who was the brother of Robert Stirling. He studied for the Kirk but later moved to engineering and was apprenticed to Claude Girdwood as a mechanical engineer.

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Dundee Foundry

James Stirling (1800–1876)

He then became manager of the Dundee Foundry which built several locomotives for the Dundee and Newtyle Railway.

James Stirling and Co

James Stirling and Co was located at East Foundry/Victoria Foundry, Dundee. It is unclear whether it was a separate business from the Dundee Foundry.

Locomotives

Steam locomotives built by the Dundee Foundry/James Stirling & Co included:

  • Trotter, built 1834 for the Dundee and Newtyle Railway
  • Princess, Victoria and Britannia, (all 2-2-2s) built 1838/9 for the Arbroath and Forfar Railway - 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
  • Two further locomotives for the Arbroath and Forfar Railway
  • At least one locomotive for the Newtyle and Coupar Angus Railway

    • Move to Edinburgh

    In 1846 James Stirling left Dundee and set up an engineering practice in Edinburgh. He died in Edinburgh in 1876.

    References

    James Stirling (1800–1876) Wikipedia
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