Talk:Robert William Thomson

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This is my first editing so apologies if I've done anything wrong. I've been researching Robert Thomson and specifically the Road Steamers for a few years now. Given two or three weeks I should be able to check a few more things and add contemporary references - including obituries. Also will try to sort out illustration of road steamer as well.

The basis for the changes made.

1) Removed section relating to North British Rubber Company and 1847 trials as the NBRC did not exist at that time. Possible confusion from their later supplying of solid tyres.

2) The first road steamers were produced 'in house' with Tennants taking over production after a couple of years - will sort date in next few weeks.

3) The wheels were smooth on the outside but corrugated internally to help grip the metal surface of the inner wheels.

4) Removed Brazil from list of countries as am unaware of any machines going there but added Australia and Canada instead.

5) Changed date of licencing deal and added small list of those building under licence.

6) Removed section about ploughing as it was a minor side issue that had no impact on farm practices. Within a couple of years of Thomson's death I know of no-one in the UK who was still trying to plough with a road steamer.

7) Removed repeats from list of developments.

Chenab 14:33, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Eastern Counties Railway

Unless anyone is aware of a good source for this I propose at some point to amend it to a Railway in the Eastern Counties. This is as specific as any contemporary source I'm aware of (obits for instance) and equally there seems to be no mention of Thomson from the ECR side in researching something else. It appears someone has at some point changed Railway in Eastern Counties to Eastern Counties Railway not realising it made it far more specific and apparently wrong.

Chenab (talk) 17:07, 5 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Bronze Plaque

"In 1922 the Royal Scottish Automobile Club presented the town of Stonehaven with a bronze plaque to mark the centenary of Robert William Thomson's birth. This was placed on the building on the south side of Market Square which occupies the site of his birthplace."

Why, then, is this article illustrated with a picture of a "commemorative plaque" on the side of the local Kwik-Fit? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.195.142.1 (talk) 11:33, 12 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

British spelling standard for Wikipedia?

"Robert William Thomson (baptised 26 July 1822 – 8 March 1873), from Stonehaven, Scotland, was the original inventor of the pneumatic tyre."

Is the British spelling used because that's what Thomson used? Shouldn't it be "tire"?