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Collection of Material related to Beyer, Peacock & Co

Drawing No 99530 Window Curtain and Details Etc

Drawing No 99326 Cab and Tanks

Company records of Beyer, Peacock & Co. Ltd

General dimensions of engines and tenders for engine stock numbers 5-8211

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

3 items

Documents relating to events and dinners

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

Correspondence diary

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

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"

Illustrated booklet containing a brief history of Beyer Peacock & Co Ltd and detailed information on Garratt locomotives. Includes comparisons between Beyer-Garratt and Conventional Type Locomotive Boilers and a labelled birds-eye view image of the Gorton works.

Booklet entitled "Beyer Peacock & Co Ltd Locomotive Engineers, Gorton, Manchester"

A framed photograph of a Beyer-Garratt locomotive, No. 6003. The photograph shows the locomotive's length, and was taken at an unidentified location.

Framed photograph of a Beyer-Garratt locomotive, No. 6003.

Bundle of 25 photographs of locomotives, either by themselves, or part of a group shot with Beyer Peacock officials and other individuals. Locomotive numbers present are: 400, 4419, 291, 502, 6015, 2971, 56102, 56103, and 5913. Some locomotives have Arabic markings.

Photographs of locomotives, either by themselves, or part of a group shot with Beyer Peacock officials and other individuals

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

One page contains diagrams of workshop machinery, including a double drilling machine. The other page contains information on the amount of tools ordered by the company and the subsequent costs, since 1862 to an indeterminate period.

Photocopies of page-extracts taken from either a diary or other source

Nine loose papers including lists of draughtsmen's wages and their names; a list of apprentices dated May 1866; documents detailing the number of men employed by the company for the years 1866-1868 and 1870; and a list of men employed in the Coppersmith Shop dated May 1870.

Bundle of loose papers taken from Charles Beyer's diaries

Bundle of papers including a document containing extracts from the Beyer Peacock minute book 1934-1937 relating to chapter 10 of the centenary book; a list of locomotives and descriptions of them; and a document containing selected extracts and references from Charles Beyer's note books from the period 1850-1875, which has been prepared for Harold Wilmot.

Bundle of documents

Series consisting of a variety of drafts and mock paste-ups relating to the creation of a publication celebrating the centenary of Beyer, Peacock. Items range from page layouts to various drafts and an incomplete revision of the history by Harold Holden, which was compiled after the closure of the company.

Drafts and mock paste-ups

Group photographs for the executives, and the technical, foremen, and commercial departments.

Photographs for inclusion in the centenary book

Paste-up of pages 119 to 124 and also the appendix. These pages include copies of photographs for locomotives; photocopies of extracts from Ralph Peacock's diary; a letter received by Peacock from the Locomotive Manufacturers Association; and drawings of American locomotives.

Incomplete paste-up

Two copies of pages 16 and 17 from the first chapter, "Formative Years." One copy contains a drawing of a locomotive and its carriages travelling through a rural location, with a town in the background. This drawing has been annotated and signed. There are also layouts for pages 100 and 101, which contain photographs of a locomotive, and a group shot of staff members that formed the company's Rescue Detachment Team during the Second World War.

Incomplete page layout

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Beyer, Peacock Engineering Drawings for order numbers 0521 and 9872

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

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Beyer, Peacock & Co. Ltd. plans

Drafts for an introductory section and chapters 6-8, 10-12, and 14. Some of the chapters are second draft while others are either earlier or later versions. Also included are press information sheets for the Beyer, Peacock centenary film, "Beyer-Garratt Locomotives on the New South Wales Railways."

Bundle of draft chapters and related material

Includes multiple copies and draft versions of chapter 9, drafts for chapters 6, 8, 10, and other unmarked sections.

Bundle of draft chapters

Later revision of past work relating to the first hundred years of the company which goes as far as chapter 6, entitled "The Early Years of the Public Company, 1902-1907." Chapters 1 and 2 contain copies of drawings of various locomotives.

Incomplete draft of "The First Hundred Years" compiled by Harold Holden

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Beyer, Peacock publications and publicity material

Catalogue providing photographs of locomotives and details relating to their gauge, weight, boiler size, and other particulars. The catalogue is in three languages: English, French, and Spanish.

Catalogue for Beyer, Peacock locomotives

Reprint from the South African Railways and Harbours Magazine. Provides descriptions and photographs of several locomotives, based at different locales, including Burma, India, South Africa, and the UK.

Publication entitled "Garratt Locomotives: Some Recent Notable Designs"

Publication detailing the use of a Garratt locomotive at the Hafod Copper Works, based at Swansea. Includes photographs of the locomotive at work.

Publication entitled "The First 'Garrett' Articulated Locomotive in Great Britain (For an Industrial railway)"

Publication containing descriptions and photographs for various "Garratt" locomotives in service at various locations, including Burma, India, and South Africa.

Publication entitled "'Garratt' Patent Articulated Locomotives: Some Recent Notable Types"

Publication containing descriptions and photographs for the various locomotives, including the Garratt, which were produced by the company at that time.

Publication entitled "The Products of Gorton Foundry"

Booklet containing photographs and dimensions for various Beyer Peacock locomotives. The dimensions are in English, French, and Spanish.

Booklet entitled "Locomotives"

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.

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

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

Drawing No. 134922.

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

Bundle of 15 small photographs showing the undercarriage of a locomotive being unloaded at Cockatoo Docks.

Photographs of the undercarriage of a locomotive being unloaded at Cockatoo Docks

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

Photographs of the Beyer-Garratt locomotive, No. 6002, being unloaded from S.S. Somerset at Pyrmont Docks, Sydney. Images show the separate sections of the locomotive, such as the engine frame and boiler, being individually unloaded on to the docks.

Photographs of the Beyer-Garratt locomotive, No. 6002, being unloaded from S.S. Somerset at Pyrmont Docks, Sydney

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

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