Collection of material related to Beyer, Peacock & Co Locomotive Engineers.

Made:
1855-1966 in Gorton
creator:
Beyer, Peacock and Company Limited

The material comprises largely of proposal drawings for locomotives and as such includes some valuable items previously thought lost e.g. the 'SuperGarratt' and designs for American locomotives - none of which were put into production. There are also ledgers from the Drawing Office and other company documents plus original artwork and mock-ups from the Beyer, Peacock Quarterly Review.

Details

Category:
Archive
Object Number:
YA2003.6
Materials:
paper (fibre product)
type:
company records
credit:
From D Talbot