Neilson Reid & Co Ltd

In 1898 the company changed its name from Neilson & Co to Neilson, Reid & Co. When the company became part of the North British Locomotive Company in 1903, Neilson, Reid & Co employed 3500 people and was producing around 200 locomotives a year. The works retained the name Hyde Park Works at amalgamation.

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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.

Records of North British Locomotive Company Ltd & Constituent Companies
Engineering Drawings

Engineering Drawings
Order No. E480

Drawing of 0-4-2 3' 3" Gauge 3' 0?" Between Wheels Locomotive General Arrangement
Volume covering details regarding locomotive production by Neilson & Co. 3 December 1863 – 21 December 1897, order nos. E277 – E805 and Neilson, Reid & Co. Ltd. 4 January 1898 – May 1898 E806 – E813. Includes railway company details, dates, order numbers and details and technical specifications.

Engine Orders
Order No. E512 E582

Drawing of 2-4-0T 3'6" Gauge Locomotive
20 printing out paper prints, card mounted, featuring newly completed industrial locomotives at Neilson & Company’s Glasgow works, about 1865 to 1888. Locomotives are painted 'works grey' and posed broadside on against a blank background. The photographs feature engines built for British companies, and for export to Italy, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, the West Indies, Philippines, India, Egypt, Tasmania and South Africa. Prints are 15 x 10 ins (380 x 255mm) and mounts 16½ x 11¾ ins (410 x 275mm).

Locomotive Prints
Neilson & Co./ Neilson Reid & Co. Ltd

Neilson & Co./ Neilson Reid & Co. Ltd
Order No. E849

Drawing of Fairlie Locomotive
Order No. E414 E478

Drawing of 2-4-0 3'6" Gauge Locomotive General Arrangement
The contents page that lists order number, order date, year built, railway company, number built, railway company number and Neilson works number. The pages are numbered.

Neilson & Co., Hyde Park Locomotive Works, Glasgow Order Nos. 954. 277 to 460 Photo Album
Order No. T470 T479

Drawing of 5'6" Gauge Tender 1500G

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