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c30 large format files of drawings for steam locomotives, tenders, boilers and other components and arrangements, produced by the Vulcan Foundry drawing office. Includes drawings in folders sorted by component type as well as folders covering specific locomotive orders. Most drawings dated between 1935 and 1956. Includes drawings for the Chinese National Railways 4-8-4 KF class, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration Liberation Class, the LNER B1 class, Nigerian Railways River Class, Victorian Railways J Class, as well as for locomotives for Indian Government Railways, Ministry of Supply, Burma Railways, Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway, Turkish State Railway, Gold Coast Railway, Argentine Railways, Queensland Government Railways, Tasmanaian Government Railways, Egyptian State Railways, East African Railways, Iranian State Railways, Iraqi Railways, Antofagasta Railway (Chili and Bolivia), North Borneo Railway and Nyasaland. Most folders include an index of drawings. Some folders are incomplete.

Vulcan Foundry Drawings

1935-1956
Engines Class "B" 4-4-0 - drawing made in the M&GN Locomotive Carriage & Wagon department, Melton Constable, November 1919. Drawing no. 29/3147.

Engines Class "B" 4-4-0 - drawing made in the M&GN Locomotive Carriage & Wagon department

1929-11
0-10-0 - Midland Railway drawing on wax linen of Lickey Incline banking locomotive.

Midland Railway drawing on wax linen

circa 1919-circa 1965
Engines Class "C" 4-4-0 - drawing made in the M&GN Locomotive Carriage & Wagon department, Melton Constable, November 1929. Drawing no. 29/3863.

Engines Class "C" 4-4-0 - drawing made in the M&GN Locomotive Carriage & Wagon department

1929-11
10 Wheeled Bogie Passenger Engine - L&YR drawing of 4-6-0 locomotive.

Drawing of Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway 10 Wheeled Bogie Passenger Engine

circa 1847-circa 1922
Drawing, paper with linen backing, Proposed Tank Engine for the South Western Railway of Venezuela, drawing made at The Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, 20 April 1888. Depicts a narrow gauge 0-6-2T locomotive. Stamped "Please return tracing if tender not accepted." Drawing no. 3534.

Proposed Tank Engine for the South Western Railway of Venezuela

1888-04-20
Drawings, 229 architectural drawings, mostly linen-backed cartridge paper, some with colour wash, plus wax linen copies, various sizes, Newcastle New Bridge Street Goods Station Drawings, made and used in the Architect’s Office of the North Eastern Railway / London & North Eastern Railway, 1906-1940. The drawings relate to the construction and alteration of the goods station, warehouse and offices at New Bridge Street in Newcastle-on-Tyne. The intial set was made in 1906, with subsequent alterations and additions dating up to 1904. The drawings were transferred to the NRM from the Plan Room of Hudson House, York in August 1985 on the sale of the warehouse by British Rail.

Newcastle New Bridge Street Goods Station Drawings

1906-1940
Three engineering drawings showing proposed design for British Rail float for the City of London Lord Mayors Procession 1980 and 1982. Design incorporates slogans this is the age of the train 'British Rail Supports The City: 400, 000 Commuters daily' 'intercity 125', 'railrover vouchers', depicts Stephenson's Rocket and double arrow Regional Architect, Chief Architect's Department, British Railways Board, Hudson House, York drawn by CP and RTD

City of London Lord Mayors Procession Proposed Float

1980-1982
Drawing, black ink on linen, Sheffield Station Locations 40+ 4527A to 41+ 4675A, produced by British Insulated Callender's Construction Co. Ltd. from British Railways and North Eastern Regions' originals, 1948. Depicts track layout of the now-demolished Sheffield Victoria Station with locations for anchor structures for overhead DC cabling. Also gives much attendant information including location of air raid shelters, cart docks etc.

Sheffield Station Locations 40+ 4527A to 41+ 4675A

1948
Roll of drawings of Great Northern Railway cranes, as follows: Underframe for Halifax Crane, Doncaster, 15 December 1880, drawing no. TT/21; One Ton Crane for Halifax, Doncaster, 21 December 1880, drawing no. TT/22; Steam Travelling Crane, Docnaster, 28 December 1886, drawing no. TT/59; 30 cwt Road Travelling Crane, Doncaster, August 1890, drawing no. TT/91. Coloured drawings mounted on linen.

Great Northern Railway crane drawings

1880-1890