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| Company type | General Partnership |
|---|---|
| Industry | Engineering Heavy industry |
| Predecessor | Smalley, Thwaites & Co. |
| Founded | 1822 |
| Founder | Peter Rothwell |
| Defunct | 1864 |
| Successor | Rothwell, Hick & Co. Rothwell & Co. Bolton Iron and Steel Co. Henry Bessemer & Co. |
| Headquarters | Union Foundry, Black Horse Street, , |
Key people | Benjamin Hick Peter Rothwell Jr. Benjamin Cubitt |
Rothwell, Hick and Rothwell was an engineering company in Bolton, England. Set up in 1822, the partners became interested in the production of steam locomotives after the Rainhill Trials. The company's first engine was Union, a vertical boiler, 2-2-0 with horizontal cylinders for the Bolton and Leigh Railway[1] of which Hick and Rothwell were promoters and original shareholders, followed by three more locomotives the following year for American railways.
- ^ Marshall, Chapman Frederick (2014). A History of Railway Locomotives down to the End of the Year 1831. Books on Demand. ISBN 9783845712871. Retrieved 4 October 2019.