Waring Brothers
Waring Brothers was an English company specialising in railway structures.
History
The company was founded by Charles Waring, William Waring and Henry Waring in 1841 in York as a civil engineering business.By 1853 the company was working for the Central Peninsular Railway Company in Portugal.
It went on to complete numerous railway structures including three viaducts in Luxembourg and the station of St Pancras in London.
Major projects
Major projects included:- The Dorset Central Railway, completed in 1858. Incorrect: Messrs Waring completed the line from Wimborne to Blandford St Mary's temporary station in October, 1860; they then laid the section from Blandford St Mary to Templecombe for the newly formed Somerset & Dorset Railway, completing it in August, 1863.
- The Ceylon Railway, completed in 1859. Colombo to Ambepussa 35 miles of Ceylon Railway was completed by Faviell and the 1st train ran on 27 December 1864.
- The Pernambuco, Recife and San Francisco Railway, completed in 1860
- The Sicily Railway, completed in 1862
- The East Indian Railway, completed in 1862
- The Bristol Port Railway, completed in 1863
- The Honduras Railway, completed in 1870
- The Central Uruguay Railway, completed in 1871
- The Central do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, 1884
- The Minas an Rio Railway,, 1884
Demise of the company