Complex sentence: Robert wanted to improve the drive to the wheels, and had a chance when an order for a locomotive arrived in January 1828 from the L&MR; named the "Lancashire Witch", the inclined cylinders allowed the axles to be sprung.
Split into simpler sentences: Robert wanted to improve the drive to the wheels and had a chance when an order for a locomotive arrived in January 1828 from the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. Named the "Lancashire Witch", the inclined cylinders allowed the axles to be sprung.