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Company records of Beyer, Peacock & Co. Ltd

Collection of Material related to Beyer, Peacock & Co

Drawing No 99530 Window Curtain and Details Etc

Drawing No 99326 Cab and Tanks

Part Copy of No 99301 Isle of Man - New Engine

Beyer, Peacock Blue Prints for Eng Ord 144 Isle of Man Railway

General Dimensions of Engines and Tenders

Contains enquiries received; orders received; tenders submitted; letters in; letters out; visitors received; air-raud warnings; spotters warnings; and goods despatched.

Correspondence diary

3 items

Documents relating to events and dinners

Bundle of material relating to the centenary celebrations which took place on 18 June and 19 June 1954. Items include dinner menus; photographs; a poster; and a press-clipping.

Material relating to the centenary celebrations of Beyer, Peacock

This file contains letters and reports from mainly Fraser & Chalmers (S.A. Ltd) of Johannesburg to Beyer, Peacock relating to GEA class Garratts built for South African Railways.

File of letters and reports relating to South African Railways

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Printed invitation to Beyer, Peacock Centenary Dinner

2 items

Illustrated Catalogues of Details for Beyer-Garratt Steam Locomotive

Chart scheduling the work for the 35 (4-6-4) tank locomotives from the making of the patterns through the various stages of fabrication to the engines tried in steam.

New South Wales Progress Sheet Order Nos 8912-8913

Copy of "4-8-2+4-8-2 3ft 6in Gauge Beyer-Garratt Locomotives for the Rhodesia Railways", a reprinted article from The Railway Gazette providing a short history about the design and development of the Rhodesia Railways "20th" Class Locomotive built for the railway company from 1925 onwards.

Article - "Beyer-Garratt Locomotives for the Rhodesia Railways"

300 photographic prints

Collection of Photographic Prints of Steam Locomotives

Engraving of a Beyer, Peacock shunting locomotive for the Great Central Railway.

Display board by Beyer, Peacock & Co. Ltd of a shunting locomotive

Framed drawing of the Original Garrett Patent Specification drawn by S. Jackson

2 items

2 drawings of locomotives by Beyer, Peacock & Co. Ltd.

3 items

Beyer, Peacock & Co. Ltd. plans

252 items

Beyer, Peacock Engineering Drawings for order numbers 0521 and 9872

Drawing No. 134922.

Engineering drawing for the boiler of a locomotive, Order No. 319563/1

Drawing No. 136752 produced for the British Transport Commission.

Engineering drawing for the proposed 2700 H.P. Type 4 diesel-hydraulic locomotive, focusing on proposed design of bogie

Bundle of five advertisements for the seventh and ninth anniversary dinners for the workmen of Messrs. Beyer, Peacock & Co, Gorton Foundry. The posters detail the various events that take place on the day, including a number of foot races between workers, for prizes, with dinner served at 2pm.

Posters for the seventh and ninth anniversary dinners, for the workmen, at Gorton Foundry

Two positive and two negative photocopies of an engineering drawing for the D. Luiz locomotive, drawn by J. Snodgrass.

Four photocopies of an engineering drawing for the D. Luiz locomotive.

Shipping diagram, DRG. No. 130253.

Engineering drawing for a locomotive for the Central Railway of Peru, Order No. 1565

General arrangement drawing for the front end. This is the first of five engineering drawings, DRG. No. Z6640/2.

Engineering drawing for a "Beyer-Garratt" locomotive, ordered by the Kenya & Uganda Railways and Harbours

Engineering drawing for a 20th Class locomotive for Rhodesia Railways, Order No. 124/L.O.2068

Album containing photographs taken at the centenary dinner, and of town officials and families visiting the works on the open day, and images at the opening of the Beyer Peacock Sports Ground. Also included are telegrams from those congratulating the management of the company for reaching its centenary.

Photograph album

Menu for the centenary dinner which took place at the Midland Hotel, Manchester, on Friday 18 June 1954.

Menus for the centenary dinner

Bundle of eight images taken at the opening ceremony of the Beyer, Peacock Sports Ground. Photographs include Leslie Dawes giving a speech and images of those in attendance.

Bundle of photographs taken at the opening of Beyer, Peacock Sports Ground

Poster detailing events due to take place on Saturday 19 June. Includes the screening of the film "Beyer Garratt Locomotives in New South Wales" at the Alhambra Theatre, Openshaw, in the morning; an open day at the Gorton Works, entitled "At Home" in the afternoon; and the official opening of the Beyer, Peacock Sports Ground in the evening.

Preliminary notice for centenary celebration events

A reprinted article from the Gorton and Openshaw Reporter detailing the events that took place at the Beyer Peacock celebrations. The article includes a description of the Lord Mayor of Manchester driving a locomotive out of its shed at the open day, and of the opening of the sports ground.

Article from the Gorton and Openshaw Reporter

Proposal drawing for New South Wales Government Railway cradle type locomotive (Garratt's system). Drawing number 71411. Draughtsman: S. Jackson.

Proposal drawing for cradle type locomotive

The extracts contain information of developments from 1850 to the early twentieth century. Accompanying the extracts is a photograph containing an image of a locomotive built in 1864 by Beyer Peacock, called "Hercules."

Extracts from the Handbook of the Science Museum, with extracts focusing upon locomotive development.

Plan detailing how the Works will be reorganised in 1963, with various shops coded in a specific fashion to show whether current activity will continue in that location after the reorganisation, or whether operations at a shop will cease at a predetermined point.

Drawing plan for the reorganisation of the Gorton Works

The statement compares the bank balances with those of the 26th July 1963, and also states with which bank each subsidiary keeps its monetary assets, and provides a summary of the total amount of the Group's money kept at each bank.

Financial statement detailing the Beyer Peacock Group's bank balances as at 6th September 1963.

Drawing of Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot's fardier à vapeur, a self-propelled mechanical vehicle. The drawing is a side-view of the vehicle, mounted on card.

Drawing of Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot's fardier à vapeur, a self-propelled mechanical vehicle

Pencil side-view portrait of an unidentified elderly man, wearing glasses and smoking a cigarette. The drawing is signed and is inscribed: "with pleasant memories!"

A side-view portrait drawing of an unidentified elderly man, wearing glasses and with a cigarette in his mouth

A bundle of six coloured drawings of various locomotives, by several artists. The locomotives include the London, Midland and Scottish Railway No. 6221 "Queen Elizabeth"; the LNER No. 4472 "Flying Scotsman," the Southern Railway No. 783 "Sir Gillemere," the GWR No. 7029 "Clun Castle," the GWR No. 6018 "King Henry VI," and the LMS No. 6100 "Royal Scot."

Bundle of six coloured drawings of various locomotives, by several artists

Copy of a four page document containing the prices of manufactured copper, for various rolled and hammered work.

Copy of a document containing the prices of manufactured copper, for various rolled and hammered work

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Photographic Prints of Beyer, Peacock and Company Limited locomotives

Beyer, Peacock & Co Ltd works photograph of a completed Beyer-Garratt locomotive for Luanda Railways (Order 11147).

Black and white photographic print of locomotive (4-8-2+2-8-4) for Luanda Railway

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Beyer, Peacock & Company Limited engineering drawings for Buenos Aires & Rosario Railway locomotives

Orders received books

Image showing the '2-6-2+2-6-2' Garratt type locomotive No 512 for Rhodesian Railways, Order No 11162, Progressive number 7582. It has not been possible to link this print to an existing Beyer, Peacock & Co Ltd negative number, but it is similar to Neg 21-B-22.

Photographic print of Beyer, Peacock & Company locomotive

Image showing the South African Railways class GL Garratt type locomotive No 2352, Order No 1162, under restoration at the museum, with Mr Mitton, a former tinsmith at Beyer, Peacock & Co Ltd, standing alongside.

Photographic print of Beyer, Peacock & Company locomotive

Image showing the '4-8-2+2-8-4' Garratt type locomotive No 6021 for East African Railways, Order No 11161, Progressive number 7663. It has not been possible to link this print to an existing Beyer, Peacock & Co Ltd negative number, but it is similar to Neg 28-B-58.

Photographic print of Beyer, Peacock & Company locomotive

Image showing the '0-6-4'T locomotive for Sligo Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway, Order No 1427, Progressive number 7138. It has not been possible to link this print to an existing Beyer, Peacock & Co Ltd negative number.

Photographic print of Beyer, Peacock & Company locomotive 'Lough Melvin'

Image showing the '4-8-2' locomotive No 22 for Silverton Tramway, Australia, Order No 1563. It has not been possible to identify the Progressive number. It has not been possible to link this print to an existing Beyer, Peacock & Co Ltd negative number, but it is similar to Neg 21-C-51. The print is annotated on the reverse 'Silvertown Tramways'.

Photographic print of Beyer, Peacock & Company locomotive 'Justin Hancock'

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