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595: 53: 41: 141: 574: 546: 581: 560: 132:. The engines were covered by an article illustrated with drawings in The Practical Mechanic and Engineer's Magazine in Jan 1844. They were beam engines mounted on an entablature supported on fluted columns. The engines had 28 inch cylinders, and 6 foot stroke. They were supplied with steam at 50psi by 8 boilers, each 30 foot long and 5 foot diameter. 22: 198:
to run on British rails were built for William Adams of the Great Eastern. One of these was named "Mogul" and this became the name applied to all locomotives of this wheel arrangement. (However, the name had already been employed in the USA about ten years earlier.)
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However, by this time, intense competition from United States meant that small companies were unable to survive. There was a need for amalgamation, and in 1903 Neilson Reid combined with
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Locomotive building began in 1843 for the local railways. In 1855 production of marine and stationary engines discontinued and the company changed its name again to
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More overseas orders followed, with engines for South Africa and South America. The Engineer journal in 1883 carried a photograph of a Neilson
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and James Mitchell to manufacture marine and stationary engines. In 1837 the firm moved to Hyde Park Street and was known as
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Neilson and Company supplied the first (F13 of 1872) and last (F216 of 1888) members of the 88-strong New Zealand Railways
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was opened in 1842, it used a pair of Neilson & Mitchell beam engines to work the rope incline from Glasgow to
465: 125: 283:• 3872 1890 FCNEA #29, FCNGU #43. 0-6-0+4 “Juarez Celman” Preserved at Basavilbaso, province of Entre Ríos. 696: 112:, also named "Hyde Park Works." In 1864, Henry Dübs set up in business on his own at Queens Park Works, as 679: 381: 602: 470: 234: 75: 286:• 3873 1890 FCNEA #30, FCNGU #44. 0-6-0+4 “Sarmiento” Preserved at Oro Verde, province of Entre Ríos. 446: 259:• 3804 1888 FCNEA #5, FCNGU #66. 2-6-0+4 “San Martín” Preserved at Cerrito, province of Entre Ríos. 641: 630: 219: 207: 165: 905: 254: 691: 653: 375: 323: 277: 267: 161: 34: 369: 184: 875: 622: 8: 915: 387: 422:
0-4-0ST No. 229 (works number 2119) of 1876, in store at The Flour Mill, Gloucestershire
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for India. The company's first eight-coupled locos were built in 1872, also for India.
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0-4-0WT No. 1 (works number 4444) of 1892, awaiting sale at Preston Services, Kent
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By 1861, business had increased to such an extent, that a new works was built at
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Steam Locomotives in Finland Including the Finnish Railway Museum
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4-4-2T No. 488 (works number 3209) of 1885, preserved at the
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0-4-0ST No. 25 (works number 5087) of 1896, preserved at
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4-4-0 No. 131 (works number 5727) of 1901, preserved at
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Among those who later became notable in the field were
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Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 1903
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0-4-0ST (works number 2203) of 1876, preserved at the
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The company was started in 1836 at McAlpine Street by
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Cranstonhill: Mackay & Kirkwood. p. 87. 480: 431:0-4-0ST (works number 2937) of 1882, preserved at 218:In 1884, Neilson left to form a new company, the 882: 33:from 1869 well into the 1920s, preserved at the 148:By 1855, the company was building four-coupled 896:Locomotive manufacturers of the United Kingdom 745:Glasgow : locomotive builder to the world 678:is a 'box tank' locomotive, who worked on the 301:The Workshops, Ipswich 0-4-2 No 1214 of 1866 295:The Workshops, Ipswich 0-4-2 No 1170 of 1865 736: 633:and lost in the first round, 2–1 at home to 244: 921:Manufacturing companies established in 1836 262:• 3854 1888 FCNEA #11, FCNGU #68. 2-6-0+4 “ 213: 798:"Hyde Park Locomotive Works v Crosshill". 171:Through the 1870s considerable numbers of 16:British locomotive manufacturer, 1836–1903 931:British companies disestablished in 1903 901:Manufacturing companies based in Glasgow 742: 473:0-6-2T No. 85 of 1899, preserved on the 449:4-2-2 No. 123 of 1886, preserved at the 139: 56:The cab interior, on the same locomotive 51: 39: 20: 352:Railway Preservation Society of Ireland 303:Queensland A10 Neilson class locomotive 297:Queensland A10 Neilson class locomotive 883: 718: 891:British companies established in 1836 787:. Mackay & Kirkwood. p. 104. 427:Scottish Railway Preservation Society 206:with Joy valve gear produced for the 160:tender locos. Some of these were for 119: 827: 782: 538: 13: 936:1903 disestablishments in Scotland 858:British Steam Locomotive Builders, 637:, the club's goal scored by Watt. 366:– "Peveril" No. 1692 of 1872 (F13) 14: 947: 864: 813:"Scottish Football Association". 672:is based on a Neilson prototype. 475:Keighley and Worth Valley Railway 413: 332:Finnish Steam Locomotive Class C1 177:London, Chatham and Dover Railway 27:Finnish Steam Locomotive Class C1 830:Scottish Football Annual 1876–77 785:Scottish Football Annual 1876–77 621:In 1876, the company founded an 593: 586: 579: 572: 565: 558: 551: 544: 537: 239:North British Locomotive Company 175:tank engines were built for the 911:1836 establishments in Scotland 489:Hyde Park Locomotive Works F.C. 481:Hyde Park Locomotive Works F.C. 168:, but many more went to India. 836: 821: 806: 791: 776: 761: 709: 357: 266:” Preserved on restoration at 144:4-6-0 locomotive built in 1883 135: 1: 702: 466:Bressingham Steam and Gardens 126:Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway 732:: supplement. 30 March 1883. 697:Category:Neilson locomotives 680:Sodor & Mainland Railway 642:following year's competition 289: 280:, province of Buenos Aires. 270:, province of Buenos Aires. 249: 7: 843:"Local football fixtures". 768:"Hyde Park v Possil Park". 685: 382:Helensville Railway Station 10: 952: 743:Nicolson, Murdoch (1987). 659: 627:Hyde Park Locomotive Works 471:Taff Vale Railway O2 class 338: 317: 235:Sharp, Stewart and Company 80:Kerr, Mitchell and Neilson 640:The club entered for the 615: 529: 525: 517: 509: 501: 493: 447:Caledonian Railway Single 402:– No. 3751 of 1888 (F216) 396:– No. 2565 of 1880 (D221) 384:– No. 2563 of 1880 (D170) 372:– No. 1847 of 1874 (D143) 245:Preserved Neilson engines 224:Neilson, Reid and Company 84:Kerr, Neilson and Company 845:North British Daily Mail 815:North British Daily Mail 800:North British Daily Mail 770:North British Daily Mail 644:, and was drawn to play 378:– No. 2306 of 1878 (D16) 220:Clyde Locomotive Company 214:Turn of the 20th century 208:Cape Government Railways 48:, on the same locomotive 817:: 4. 12 September 1877. 682:between 1853 and 1901. 390:– No. 2564 of 1880 (D6) 310:0-6-0T No 3631 of 1888 255:General Urquiza Railway 25:Restored Neilson 0-6-0 871:Finnish Railway Museum 828:Dick, William (1877). 783:Dick, William (1876). 747:. Edinburgh: Polygan. 692:Finnish Railway Museum 376:Pleasant Point Railway 324:Finnish Railway Museum 145: 57: 49: 37: 35:Finnish Railway Museum 847:: 6. 24 January 1877. 772:: 3. 31 October 1876. 370:Silver Stream Railway 143: 55: 43: 24: 802:: 6. 2 October 1876. 631:1876–77 Scottish Cup 623:association football 95:Neilson and Company. 88:Neilson and Mitchell 856:Lowe, J.W., (1989) 490: 388:Ocean Beach Railway 278:Ferroclub Argentino 268:Ferroclub Argentino 61:Neilson and Company 666:The Railway Series 488: 433:Chasewater Railway 194:In 1879 the first 146: 120:Stationary Engines 58: 50: 38: 656:in January 1877. 625:club, called the 619: 618: 611: 610: 462:Beckton Gas Works 456:Beckton Gas Works 400:Bush Tramway Club 364:Ferrymead Railway 44:Neilson & Co 943: 860:Guild Publishing 849: 848: 840: 834: 833: 825: 819: 818: 810: 804: 803: 795: 789: 788: 780: 774: 773: 765: 759: 758: 740: 734: 733: 722: 716: 713: 597: 596: 590: 589: 583: 582: 576: 575: 569: 568: 562: 561: 555: 554: 548: 547: 541: 540: 531: 530: 491: 487: 451:Riverside Museum 442:Bluebell Railway 394:Kaitaia Township 308:Rail Heritage WA 231:DĂĽbs and Company 130:Cowlairs station 114:DĂĽbs and Company 103:Patrick Stirling 67:manufacturer in 951: 950: 946: 945: 944: 942: 941: 940: 881: 880: 867: 853: 852: 842: 841: 837: 826: 822: 812: 811: 807: 797: 796: 792: 781: 777: 767: 766: 762: 755: 741: 737: 724: 723: 719: 714: 710: 705: 688: 664:A character in 662: 607: 606: 599: 598: 594: 591: 587: 584: 580: 577: 573: 570: 566: 563: 559: 556: 552: 549: 545: 542: 486: 483: 416: 360: 341: 334:No 1427 of 1869 320: 292: 252: 247: 216: 138: 122: 82:and, in 1840, 17: 12: 11: 5: 949: 939: 938: 933: 928: 923: 918: 913: 908: 906:Neilson family 903: 898: 893: 879: 878: 873: 866: 865:External links 863: 862: 861: 851: 850: 835: 820: 805: 790: 775: 760: 753: 735: 717: 707: 706: 704: 701: 700: 699: 694: 687: 684: 661: 658: 617: 616: 613: 612: 609: 608: 600: 592: 585: 578: 571: 564: 557: 550: 543: 536: 535: 534: 527: 526: 523: 522: 519: 515: 514: 511: 507: 506: 503: 499: 498: 495: 484: 482: 479: 478: 477: 468: 459: 453: 444: 438:LSWR 415 class 435: 429: 423: 415: 414:United Kingdom 412: 404: 403: 397: 391: 385: 379: 373: 367: 359: 356: 355: 354: 340: 337: 336: 335: 319: 316: 315: 314: 305: 299: 291: 288: 251: 248: 246: 243: 215: 212: 137: 134: 121: 118: 76:Walter Neilson 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 948: 937: 934: 932: 929: 927: 924: 922: 919: 917: 914: 912: 909: 907: 904: 902: 899: 897: 894: 892: 889: 888: 886: 877: 874: 872: 869: 868: 859: 855: 854: 846: 839: 831: 824: 816: 809: 801: 794: 786: 779: 771: 764: 756: 754:0-948275-46-4 750: 746: 739: 731: 727: 721: 712: 708: 698: 695: 693: 690: 689: 683: 681: 677: 676: 671: 670:Rev. 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Finnish Steam Locomotive Class C1
Finland
Finnish Railway Museum

works plate

locomotive
Glasgow
Walter Neilson
Henry DĂĽbs
Patrick Stirling
Springburn
DĂĽbs and Company
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
Cowlairs station

tank engines
2-4-0
0-4-2
Cowlairs
St. Rollox
0-4-4
London, Chatham and Dover Railway
Midland
Great Eastern
0-4-2s
2-6-0s
4-6-0
Cape Government Railways

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