Records of North British Locomotive Company Ltd & Constituent Companies

Made:: 1835-1959

maker:: North British Locomotive Co Ltd; Mitchell & Neilson; Kerr Mitchell & Neilson; Kerr Neilson & Co.; Neilson & Mitchell; Neilson & Co.; Neilson Reid & Co Ltd; Dubs & Co.; Sharp Roberts & Company; Sharp Bros.; Sharp Stewart & Co Ltd; Clyde Locomotive Co

The collection consists mainly of records concerning locomotive production – order books, description books and engineering drawings. There are also some trade cards, publications and photographs.

Details

Extent:: 10 boxes, 6 volumes, 4 plan chests and 8 drawers

Identifier:: NBL

Access:: Access is given in accordance with the NRM access policy. Material from this archive is available to researchers through Search Engine. The archive is fully open to researchers. However many of the engineering drawings within the archive are very physically fragile and therefore may be temporarily unavailable until conservation work is carried out. Where items form this archive have been microfilmed, access is gained through the microfilm surrogate.

System of Arrangement:: The original order of the archive has been difficult to ascertain. Therefore each constituent company has been identified as a sub fonds, within which the records are divided into series reflecting the nature of the record. The sub fonds are identified as follows, NBL/1 Clyde Locomotive Company/Sharp Stewart Locomotive Company, NBL/2 Neilson & Company/Neilson Reid & Company, NBL/3 Dubs & Company and NBL/4 North British Locomotive Company.

copyright:: Copies may be supplied of items from this archive provided that the copying process used does not damage the item or is not detrimental to its preservation. Copies will be supplied in accordance with the NRM’s terms and conditions for the supply and reproduction of copies, and the provisions of any relevant copyright legislation.

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