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 | | The first locomotive built by the company for use in Britain was delivered to the Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway Co., but well into the 1850s, the firm continued to be engaged in a variety of general engineering projects as well as locomotive building. |
 | | Locomotive porduction increased again during World War II, and the company was recognized for its service to the country in 1942, but soon after the end of the war, demand for steam locomotives dwindled, and H. Porter became primarily a holding company for the many subsidiaries Evans had acquired. |
 | | Locomotives continued to be successfully produced for the world market, although the First World War changed the emphasis of production for the duration of the war to gun shells and mountings, mine sweeping devices, caterpillar tractors and other war items. |
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