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National Gas Engine Co. Ltd - background
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Facts About Ashton (Including a brief section on the company's history)
Henry Neild Bickerton, the pioneer of the gas engine, established the National Gas Engine Company Ltd at the Wellington Works in Ashton in 1889. These works produced two-cycle gas engines which were widely used in electric power plants, cotton mills and other works. In 1907 the National Gas Engine Company Ltd became part of Miles, Bickerton & Day, which Henry set up to produce diesel engines. By the time of Bickerton's death in 1929, the company was one of the largest producers of gas engines and oil engines in the world!
Last updated: 1/7/2001
