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In 1843 the engineer William Bridges Adams founded the Fairfield Locomotive Works in Bow, where he specialized in light engines, steam railcars ( or railmotors ) and inspection trolleys, including the Fairfield steam carriage for the Bristol and Exeter Railway and the Enfield for the Eastern Counties Railway.
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In 1843, Aspdin's son William improved their cement, which was initially called " Patent Portland cement ", although he had no patent.
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