Andrew Barclay Sons & Co.,currently operating asBrodie Engineering,is a railway engineering company, specialising in the heavy maintenance, refurbishment and overhauls for both passenger and freightrolling stock.Based around its works atKilmarnock,it is the only active rail engineering business in Scotland.[1]
Brodie Engineering | |
Industry | Engineering |
Predecessor | Barclays & Co. |
Founded | 1892 |
Founder | Andrew Barclay |
Successor |
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Headquarters | West Langland Street,, Scotland |
Area served | Scotland |
Products | Locomotives |
Services | Locomotive repairs and maintenance |
Owner | Brodie Engineering Ltd. |
Website | brodie-engineering |
The company's history can be traced back to the establishment of an engineering workshop in Kilmarnock in 1840 by Andrew Barclay. It produced numeroussteam locomotivesduring the nineteenth century and, during the following century, it produced severalfirelessanddiesel locomotivesas well. Ownership of the company has been exchanged several times, having become aprivate limited companyin 1892. It was acquired by theHunslet Groupduring 1972, after which it was renamedHunslet-Barclay.
During the twenty-first century, the business has changed hands multiple times, having been purchased by LH Group in December 2003, then becoming part of theFKI Groupunder the nameBrush-Barclayduring 2007. Four years later, bothBrush Tractionand Brush-Barclay were acquired by the multinational railway engineering companyWabtec.During July 2020, the Kilmarnock works was acquired and reopened by Brodie Engineering Ltd after Wabtec had opted to close down the site. In early 2024,Porterbrooktook a stake in the business.
History
editBackground
editBorn in 1814, Andrew Barclay was only 25 years of age when he set up a partnership with Thomas McCulloch to manufacture mill shafts inKilmarnock,East Ayrshire,Scotland.Several years later, Barclay chose to branch out on his own to manufacture his patentedgas lamps.During 1847, he set up workshops specializing in the manufacture of winding engines for the local coal mining industry. However, the money from the sale of apatentgranted to the company's gas lamp design was never paid, leading to sequestration of the company during the following year.[citation needed]
By 1859, Barclay had recovered from this setback and his newly formed company produced its firststeam locomotive.Sometime around 1871, Barclay set up a second locomotive building business known asBarclays & Co,which he had set up for his younger brother, John, and his four son, yet this business remained closely associated with Andrew Barclay. Neither company enjoyed good fortunes, as they were both declared bankrupt in 1874 and 1882 respectively. Four years after this latest collapse, Andrew Barclay's business was relaunched asAndrew Barclay Sons & Co.Later on, Barclays & Co was also revived. During 1892, the firm became aprivate limited companyas Andrew Barclay Sons & Co., Ltd. Just two years later, Andrew was removed from control of the company which bore his name by its shareholders, after which he sued the company for unpaid wages, a matter which was settled out of court five years later.[citation needed]
During 1930, the company purchased a rival engine making business, John Cochrane (Barrhead) Ltd. In 1963, it acquired the goodwill of theNorth British Locomotive Company,Glasgow.[clarification needed][citation needed]
In 1972, the company was acquired by the Leeds-basedHunslet Groupof companies and its name was changed in 1989 toHunslet-Barclay Ltd.As such, it operated six ex-British Rail Class 20diesels to provide motive power for weed-killing trains used on the national rail network. Its manufacturing output in this period included eight additional centre trailer cars for theGlasgow Subway,which were delivered in 1992.[citation needed]
Twenty-first century
editThe locomotive interests of Hunslet-Barclay were purchased by the Staffordshire-based conglomerate LH Group on 31 December 2003; thereafter, Hunslet-Barclay at Kilmarnock continuing in the business of design, manufacture and refurbishment of multiple units,rolling stock,bogiesand wheel-sets. Several Barclay locomotives were supplied through Lennox Lange, who acted as an agent for Barclay.[when?][citation needed]
During 2007, the company's poor financial position compelled it intoadministration.Shortly thereafter, the company was acquired by the Loughborough-based engineering companyBrush Tractionthrough its parent, theFKI Group.[2]To reflect its change in ownership, it was rebranded asBrush-Barclay.[3]
On 28 February 2011,Wabtecannounced that it had acquired Brush Traction forUS$31 million. Accordingly, the Kilmarnock works becameWabtec RailScotland.[4][5]
During early 2020, Wabtec announced its intention to close the Kilmarnock works and put it up for sale.[6]Several months later, the Kilmarnock firm Brodie Engineering acquired the site, after which it started operating two facilities within Kilmarnock, the other being at the Bonnyton Rail Depot within the Bonnyton Industrial Estate.[7]
During February 2024, it was announced that therolling stock companyPorterbrookhad agreed terms to purchase a 49 percent stake in Brodie Engineering; this move was promoted as bolstering support for multiple train operating companies.[1]
Products
editSaddle tanks
editThe company was noted for constructing simple robust locomotives, chiefly for industrial use, and many of its products survive in use on heritage railways, over 100 inBritain.A typical product would be an 0-4-0 with squared-offsaddle tank.
Fireless locomotives
editBarclay was the largest builder offireless locomotivesin Britain, building 114 of them between 1913 and 1961. They were used in munitions factories during WW1, and the closure of theGretna munitions factoryat the end of WW1 saw an 0-4-0 Barclay fireless loco of 2 foot gauge, and two 0-6-0 Barclay fireless locos of standard-gauge up for tender.[8]Few fireless locomotives are seen in action today. This is due to the low power of the locomotives, the long time needed to charge a locomotive from cold and the low steam pressures available for charging. Perhaps the only exception was "Lord Ashfield" (Andrew Barclay works no. 1989 of 1930) at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester that ran for a while in the 1990s sharing a steam supply with the stationary exhibits in their exhibition hall.
Diesel locomotives
editThe company built dieselshunting locomotivesfor industry and forBritish Rail.Classes includedBritish Rail Class D2/5,British Rail Class 01andBritish Rail Class 06.
Export
editOver 80 Andrew Barclay locomotives were supplied to railways in Ireland (Irish Turf Board/Bord na Móna), Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka Port Authority).[9]
Preservation
editA large number of various ABS&Co locomotives have been preserved, proving popular on many Heritage Railways and Railway Centres, as listed below.
Standard Gauge
editSteam Locomotives
edit- No' 699 "Swanscombe" - Preserved and running at theBuckinghamshire Railway Centre,Quainton Road in Buckinghamshire
- No' 776 "Firefly" - Preserved and under restoration on theNorthampton and Lamport Railwayin Northampton.
- No' 782 "Kinlet" - Preserved and on display atBlists Hill Victorian Town
- No' 807 "Bon Accord" - Preserved and running on theRoyal Deeside Railwayin Scotland
- No' 826 - Built in 1898. The buyer was Davis & Soper of London, presumably an agent for “The Corporation of the City of Cape Town” (Municipality). Preserved and on display on Table Mountain in South Africa.
- No' 880 Crane Tank "Glenfield No' 1" - Preserved and currently awaiting restoration at theRibble Steam Railwayin Lancashire
- No' 885 - Preserved and awaiting restoration at theCambrian Heritage Railwayin Oswestry, Shropshire
- No' 945 "Annie" - Preserved and currently under overhaul at theWhitwell & Reepham Railwayin Norfolk
- No' 1015 "Horden" - Preserved and currently under restoration atTanfield Railwayin County Durham, North-East England
- No' 1047 "Storefield" - Preserved and running at theEast Anglian Railway Museumin Essex
- No' 1142 NCB "No' 29" - Preserved and undergoing restoration by the Shed 47 railway restoration group in Scotland
- No' 1147 "John Howe" - Preserved and on Display on theRibble Steam Railwayin Lancashire
- No' 1116 Dalemellington "No' 16" - Preserved and on Display at theScottish Industrial Railway Centrein Scotland
- No' 1175 NCB "No' 8 Dardanelles" - Preserved and on Display atPolkemmet Country Parkin Scotland
- No' 1193 Lady Victoria Colliery "No' 6" - Preserved and awaiting restoration at theTanfield Railwayin County Durham, North-East England
- No' 1219 "Caledonia Works" - Preserved and running on theWest Somerset Railwayin Somerset
- No' 1223 "Colin McAndrew" - Preserved and on Display on theMountsorrel Railwayin Leicestershire
- No' 1245 - Preserved and running on theLakeside & Haverthwaite Railwayin Cumbria
- No' 1260 "Forester" - Preserved and undergoing restoration on thePontypool & Blaenavon Railwayin Wales
- No' 1338 Dalmellington Iron Co. "No' 17" - Preserved and awaiting a major overhaul at theLlangollen Railwayin North-East Wales
- No’ 1385 “Rosyth No. 1” - Preserved and running on the Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway in Wales
- No' 1398 "Lord Fisher" - Preserved and running at theYeovil Railway Centrein Somerset
- No' 1458 "No' 3 Lady Victoria" - Preserved and awaiting restoration at theBo'ness & Kinneil Railwayin Scotland
- No' 1472 "Bluebottle" - Preserved and on Display at theBressingham Steam and Gardensin Norfolk
- No' 1473 "Sir Charles" - Preserved and on Display at theSwansea Industrial and Maritime Museumin Wales
- No' 1477 - Preserved and on Static Display at theBuckinghamshire Railway Centre
- No' 1550 "Sir James" - Now on Static Display atHM Factory, Gretna
- No' 1572 Heysham "No' 1 Lancaster" - Preserved and awaiting restoration at Carnforth in Lancashire
- No' 1598 "Efficient" - Preserved and on Display at the Ribble Steam Railway in Lancashire
- No' 1605 "W38 Ajax" - Preserved and on Display on theIsle of Wight Steam Railwayon the Isle of Wight
- No' 1614 Dalmellington "No' 19" - Preserved and awaiting restoration at theScottish Industrial Railway Centrein Scotland
- No' 1619 NCB "Toto No' 6" - Preserved and undergoing restoration at theMangapps Railway Museumin Essex
- No' 1659 "No' 32" - Preserved and undergoing overhaul at theCromford and High Peak Railwayin Derbyshire
- No' 1680 "Nora No' 5" - Preserved and currently static at theBig Pit National Coal Museum,in Wales
- No' 1719 "Lady Nan" - Preserved and running on theEast Somerset Railwayin Somerset
- No' 1823 "Harry" - Preserved and awaiting restoration at the Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway in Wales
- No' 1833 "Niddrie" - Preserved and under restoration at the Ribble Steam Railway in Lancashire
- No' 1863 - Preserved and running at theCaledonian Railway (Brechin)in Scotland
- No' 1865 "Alexander" - Preserved and on Display at the Ribble Steam Railway in Lancashire
- No' 1874 "Maite" - Preserved at theBasque Railway MuseuminAzpeitia,Spain
- No' 1875 Crane Tank "Stanton No' 24" - Preserved and on Display inside the Matthew Kirtley Museum, on theMidland Railway – Butterleyin Derbyshire
- No' 1876 - Preserved and on Display at theSittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railwayin Kent
- No' 1889 Aberdeen Gas Works "No' 3" - Preserved and on Display at theGrampian Transport Museumin Scotland
- No' 1890 Granton Gasworks "Forth No' 10" - Preserved and running on theFife Heritage Railwayin Scotland
- No' 1927 B.C.G.D "No' 1" - Preserved and on Display at theBury Transport Museumin Greater Manchester
- No' 1931 - Preserved and running at theRutland Railway Museumnear Leicestershire
- No' 1937 Clyde's Mill "No' 3" - Preserved and on Display at the Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway in Scotland
- No' 1950 "Heysham No. 2" - Preserved and on Display at the Ribble Steam Railway in Lancashire
- No' 1952 Shell Refining "No' 8" - Preserved and running at the Scottish Industrial Railway Centre in Scotland
- No' 1964 "Spitfire" - Preserved and running on theLincolnshire Wolds Railwayin Lincolnshire
- No' 1969 "JN Derbyshire" - Preserved and on Display at the Ribble Steam Railway in Lancashire
- No' 1984 "Boots No' 1" - Preserved and undergoing restoration at theWest Somerset Railwayin Somerset
- No' 1989 "Lord Ashfield" - Preserved and awaiting overhaul at theBo'ness & Kinneil Railwayin Scotland
- No' 2008 "Boots No' 2" - Preserved and on Display inside the Matthew Kirtley Museum, on the Midland Railway – Butterley in Derbyshire
- No' 2015 "Tom Parry" Preserved and awaiting restoration at Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway in Wales
- No' 2017 "Braeriach No' 17" - Preserved and awaiting overhaul at theStrathspey Railwayin Scotland
- No' 2020 Balmenach Distillery "No' 2" - Preserved and awaiting overhaul at theStrathspey Railwayin Scotland
- No' 2043 NCB "No' 6" - Preserved and running at the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway in Scotland
- No' 2047 "No' 705" - Preserved and running on thePlym Valley Railwayin Devon
- No' 2046 British Aluminium Co. "No' 3" - Preserved and awaiting restoration at the Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway in Scotland
- No’ 2068 “No’ 20” ex Wemyss - Preserved and awaiting overhaul at theBo'ness & Kinneil Railwayin Scotland
- No’ 2069 “Little Barford”
- No' 2073 "Dailuaine No' 1" - Preserved and on display atAberfeldy distilleryin Scotland
- No' 2074 "Llantarnam Abbey" - Preserved and undergoing restoration at the Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway in Wales
- No' 2086 Royal Ordinance Factory "Drake" - Preserved and on Display at Andrew Barclay Railway Centre in Scotland
- No' 2088 "Sir Thomas Royden" - Preserved and running at theRutland Railway Museumnear Leicestershire
- No' 2107 "Harlaxton" - Preserved and running on theCaledonian Railway (Brechin)in Scotland
- No' 2127 Crane Tank "No' 6" - Preserved and currently on display in the museum at the Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway in Scotland
- No' 2134 British Gypsum "W.T.T." - Preserved and stored at Carnforth in Lancashire
- No' 2138 "Swordfish" - Preserved and running on theSwindon & Cricklade Railwayin Wiltshire
- No' 2139 "Salmon" - Preserved and awaiting 10-year overhaul on theRoyal Deeside Railwayin Scotland
- No' 2157 "Fambridge" - Undergoing overhaul at theSwindon & Cricklade Railwayin Wiltshire - owned by Bristol & Somerset Locomotive Company Limited[10]
- No' 2168 "Edmundsons" - Preserved and under overhaul at theRushden Transport Museumin Northamptonshire
- No' 2183 "Earl David No' 15" - Preserved and running on theAvon Valley Railwayin Gloucestershire
- No' 2199 - Preserved and running at theWhitwell & Reepham Railwayin Norfolk
- No' 2201 "Victory" - Preserved and awaiting restoration at the Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway in Wales
- No' 2217 "Henry Ellison" - Preserved and running on theEcclesbourne Valley Railwayin Derbyshire
- No' 2219 NCB "No' 17" - Preserved and awaiting overhaul at thePrestongrange Museumin Scotland
- No' 2220 "Invicta" - Preserved and under restoration at theChatham Historic Dockyard Railwayin Kent
- No' 2221 - Preserved and awaiting restoration at theDean Forest Railwayin Gloucestershire
- No' 2226 "Katie" - Preserved and awaiting a major overhaul at theChurnet Valley Railwayin Staffordshire
- No' 2230 Cook and Nuttall "No' 1 Hurricane" - preserved and undergoing overhaul at Carnforth in Lancashire
- No' 2238 BP Chemicals - Preserved and on Display at the Welsh Industrial and Maritime Museum in Wales
- No' 2239 "Mr Therm" - Preserved and on static display atSeaton Parkin Aberdeen, Scotland[11]
- No' 2243 - Preserved and on Static Display at theBuckinghamshire Railway Centre
- No' 2244 NCB "No' 10" - Preserved and running at the Scottish Industrial Railway Centre in Scotland
- No' 2248 "Albert" - Preserved and under overhaul on thePlym Valley Railwayin Devon
- No' 2258 "Tiny" - Preserved and on Display at theKeighley and Worth Valley Railwayin Yorkshire
- No' 2260 NCB "No' 23" - Preserved and on Display at the Scottish Industrial Railway Centre in Scotland
- No' 2264 "Fife Flyer No' 6" - Preserved and running at theCambrian Heritage Railwayin Oswestry, Shropshire
- No' 2268 Glaxo Laboratories "Glaxo" - Preserved and awaiting restoration at Carnforth
- No' 2274 NCB "No' 22" - Preserved and awaiting overhaul on theBowes Railway,Tyne & Wear, North-East England
- No' 2284 NCB "No' 21" - Preserved and awaiting overhaul at theLady Victoria Collieryin Scotland
- No' 2292 NCB "No' 21" -Preserved and undergoing restoration at theFife Heritage Railwayin Scotland
- No' 2296 NCB "No' 17" - Preserved and undergoing restoration at theScottish Vintage Bus Museumin Scotland
- No' 2315 "Lady Ingrid" - Preserved and currently being overhauled at theSpa Valley Railwayin Kent/Sussex
- No' 2320 NCB "No' 22" - Preserved and under overhaul at theEmbsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway,in North Yorkshire
- No' 2323 - preserved and under restoration at Northampton and Lamport Railway in Northamptonshire
- No' 2333 "David" - Preserved and under overhaul at theLakeside and Haverthwaite Railwayin the Lake District
- No' 2335 NCB "No' 24" - Preserved and on Display at the Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway in Scotland
- No' 2343 "British Gypsum No'4" - Preserved and currently awaiting restoration at the Ribble Steam Railway in Lancashire
- No' 2350 "Belvoir" - Preserved and awaiting restoration at the Rutland Railway Museum near Leicestershire
- No' 2352 GEPG Goldington "No. 67 Hong Kong Flyer" - Preserved and undergoing restoration at theTanat Valley Railwayin Shropshire
- No' 2354 "Richard Trevithick" - Preserved and undergoing overhaul on theSwindon & Cricklade Railwayin Wiltshire
- No' 2358 NCB "No' 25" - Preserved and awaiting restoration at the Scottish Industrial Railway Centre in Scotland
- No' 2360 "Brian Harrison No' 3" - Preserved and running on theEcclesbourne Valley Railwayin Derbyshire
- No' 2361 "W.S.T" - Preserved and awaiting an overhaul on theBowes Railwayin Tyne & Wear, North-East England
- No' 2368 NCB "No' 1" - Preserved and awaiting restoration at the Scottish Industrial Railway Centre in Scotland
- No' 2369 - Preserved and under overhaul at theAppleby Frodingham Railway Preservation Societyin Lincolnshire
- No' 2373 Imperial Paper Mills "No' 1" - preserved and on Display at theNational Railway Museumin York
- No'? Fireless ex CEGB Castle Meads Power Station, Gloucester − Preserved and displayed at Gloucester Docks.
Diesel Locomotives
edit- No' 333 "John Peel" - Preserved and operates at theEast Anglia Railway Museum,in Essex.
- No' 343 - Preserved and on display, at the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway in Scotland.
- No' 347 "Powfoot No' 1" - Preserved and operational at the Scottish Industrial Railway Centre.
- No' 349 - Preserved and operates on theLeiston Works Railway,in Suffolk.
- No' 354 - Preserved and operational on theLavender Line,in Sussex.
- No' 357/WD42 "Overlord" - Preserved and operational, at theChatham Historic Dockyard Railway,in Kent.
- No' 358/WD 70043 "Gumpy" - Preserved and operational, at theAvon Valley Railway,in Gloucestershire.
- No' 363/WD 70048 - Preserved and operational, at theRushden, Higham and Wellingborough Railwayin Northamptonshire.
- No' 369/Army 235 - Preserved and operational, at theIsle of Wight Steam Railway.
- No' 376 "Princess Margaret" - Preserved and undergoing overhaul, atTyseley Locomotive Worksin Birmingham.
- DM No' 399 - Preserved and undergoing overhaul at the Scottish Industrial Railway Centre.
- DM No' 400 "Duke of Edinburgh" "Bardon No 28" - Preserved and operated by Georail Services Ltd in Cheshire.
- No' 415 - Preserved and operational on theKeith and Dufftown Railway.
- No' 416 - Preserved and currently being overhauled on the Midland Railway – Butterley in Derbyshire.
- No' 422 "Hot Wheels" - Preserved, but currently stored out of use on theBattlefield Line Railwayin Leicestershire.
- No' 440 "Meaford No' 2" - Preserved and operational at theEmbsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway,in North Yorkshire.
- No' 441 - Preserved and currently undergoing repairs on the Midland Railway – Butterley in Derbyshire.
- No' 446 "Kingswood" - Preserved and operational on theHelston Railway,in Cornwall.[12]
- No' 472 - Preserved and stored out of use at theSummerlee, Museum of Scottish Industrial Life.
- No' 486 "Clive" No' 4 - Preserved and currently being overhauled at theFoxfield Railway,in Staffordshire.
- No' 499 - Operational at W.H. Davis inShirebrook.
- No' 506 - Stored at C.F. Booth's scrapyard in Rotherham.
- No' 517 "Power of Enterprise" - Preserved, though currently stored out of use on theStrathspey Railway.
- No' 552 "F.G.F. British Gypsum" - Preserved and on display, at the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway in Scotland.
- DH No' 578 - Preserved and operates as a shunter on the West Somerset Railway.
- DH No' 579 - Preserved and operates as a shunter on the West Somerset Railway.
- No' 594 "Big Momma" - Preserved and stored out of use, at theBattlefield Line Railwayin Leicestershire.
- No' 615 - Preserved and currently at theAln Valley Railway,in Northumberland.
- No' 421697 - Preserved and currently awaiting cosmetic restoration at the Scottish Industrial Railway Centre.
Narrow Gauge
edit'Steam Locomotives'
- No' 2 LM44- Preserved and running on theStradbally Woodland Railwayin Ireland.
- No' 3 Darent- Preserved and running on theKempton Steam Railwayin Hounslow, West End of London.
- No' 3 Shane- Preserved and running on theGiant's Causeway and Bushmills Railwayin Ireland.
- No' 4 Doll- Preserved and running on theLeighton Buzzard Light Railwayin Bedfordshire.
- No' 6 Douglas- Preserved and running on theTalyllyn Railwayin Wales.
- No' 8 Dougal- Preserved and running on theWelshpool and Llanfair Light Railwayin Mid-Wales.
- No' 9 Jack - Preserved and running somewhere in Reading, Berkshire.
- Cegin - Preserved and undergoing restoration at theStatfold Barn Railwayin Staffordshire.
- Glyder - Preserved and running at theBeamish Museum.
- Gertrude - Preserved and under overhaul on theLeighton Buzzard Light Railwayin Bedfordshire.
- No' 1181 - Preserved and under restoration at theSilver Stream Railwayin theHutt Valley,New Zealand.
- No' 1222 - Converted to diesel power byA & G Pricefor Westfield Freezing Company. Preserved at Ngongotaha, nearRotorua.
- No' 1270 - 0-4-0ST 1912 – Preserved and under restoration (2024).Western Springs Railway,MOTAT,New Zealand. Built for the Taupo Totara Timber Company and became their No.6. Then to Auckland Gas Company 1925, Pukemiro Colleries 1960.
- No' 1335 Gear Meat "No' 3" - Preserved and awaiting restoration at theSilver Stream Railwayin the Hutt Valley, New Zealand.
- No' 1749 PWD "531" - Preserved and running on the Silver Stream Railway in the Hutt Valley, New Zealand.
- No' 1894 - In outside storage with theCanterbury Railway SocietyatFerrymead Heritage Parkin Christchurch, New Zealand.
'Narrow Gauge Diesel Locomotives'
- AB554/1970 - Preserved at theWelsh Highland Heritage Railwayin Porthmadog.
- AB555/1970 - Preserved at theWelsh Highland Heritage Railwayin Porthmadog.
- AB556/1970 - Preserved and awaiting restoration at theApedale Valley Light Railwayin Staffordshire.
- AB557/1970 - Preserved at theAlmond Valley Light Railwayin West Lothian.
- AB560/1971 - Preserved
- AB561/1971 - Preserved Ayrshire Railway Preservation Group.
Gallery
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No.2016Steel Company of Wales
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"Doll" built 1919 at theLeighton buzzard narrow gauge railway
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"Nora No.5" built 1912 at theBig Pit,Wales
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Ex-military Barclay diesel locomotive at the West Somerset Railway
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No.446 "Kingswood" atBitton railway station
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Sri Lanka Port Authority - Engine No17.
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1949 Bord na Móna locomotive at theStradbally Woodland Railway
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"Victory" built 1945 at Whitwell & Reepham railway station
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"Little Barford" built 1939 at theMid-Suffolk Light Railway
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Fireless locomotive "South of Scotland Electricity Board, No.1"
See also
edit- Grant, Ritchie and Company- In 1876, there was a disastrous fire at Andrew Barclay's Caledonia works in Kilmarnock. At this point, two employees Thomas Grant and William Ritchie, set upGrant, Ritchie and Companyat Townholme Engine Works, Kilmarnock to manufacture steam locomotives.[13][14]
References
edit- ^abBudgen, Emily (21 February 2024)."Porterbrook takes stake in Brodie Engineering".globalrailwayreview.
- ^"£2.1m deal puts Hunslet -Barclay back on the rails".Herald Scotland.13 November 2007.
- ^"Brush buys Hunslet-Barclay".Railway Gazette International.25 November 2007.
- ^"Wabtec buys Brush Traction".Railway Gazette International.28 February 2011.
- ^Samuel, A. (28 February 2011)."Wabtec Rail announces acquisition of Brush Traction Group".rail.co.Archived fromthe originalon 9 September 2012.
- ^Cameron, Greig (1 April 2020)."Historic Caledonia rail works set to shut".The Times.
- ^"Brodie's expands into former Wabtec plant".keymodernrailways.27 August 2020.
- ^Tenders are Invited for Locomotives and Railway Wagons, Sheffield Daily Telegraph, 12 September 1919, p8
- ^Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin,June 1984, pp.121-136
- ^"About".bristolsomersetlococompany.co.uk.Retrieved5 January2024.
- ^Hebditch, Jon (26 May 2016)."If you grew up in Aberdeen you definitely played on this train… It's now getting a £60,000 refurb".The Press & Journal.Archivedfrom the original on 3 February 2021.Retrieved3 February2021.
- ^Barnes, Barbara."Merry Christmas and a Marvellous New Year".Helston Railway.Helston Railway.Retrieved27 September2022.
- ^Grant Ritchie 272/1894,Ribble Steam Railway,retrieved14 January2012
- ^"British locomotive manufacturers",steamindex,Grant Ritchie & Co., Townholme Engine Works, Kilmarnock,retrieved12 January2012
Further reading
edit- Wear, Russell (1990).Barclay 150: a brief history of Andrew Barclay, Sons & Co. Ltd. and Hunslet-Barclay Ltd., Kilmarnock from 1840 to 1990.Kilmarnock: Hunslet-Barclay.
- Wear, Russell (1977).The Locomotive Builders of Kilmarnock.Industrial Railway Society.