File of notes, cuttings, correspondence, photographs and drawings relating to locomotives of the North British Railway
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TitleFile of notes, cuttings, correspondence, photographs and drawings relating to locomotives of the North British Railway
ReferenceT25/8/1
Date19th-20th century
Scope and ContentIncluding correspondence with Walter Chalmers, former Chief Draughtsman at Cowlairs Works; article on 'The Tay Bridge Disaster, 1879, N.B. Ry. Engine No.224' from 'The Locomotive' of 15th January 1930; sketch of 'Adam's Safety Valve, North British Ry'; newspaper article 'North British drivers'; notes re Edinburgh & Glasgow Railway 2-2-2 tank engines; drawing of 4-4-0 'Abbotsford' from 'The Engineer' of 4th January 1878; article on 'The Simplex Petrol Shunting Locomotive', from 'The Locomotive' of 15th August 1919; photograph of Alva Station in the late 1870s, with vintage locomotive; articles on 'The 4-4-0s of the North British Railway, 1871-1903' by A.J.S. Paterson, from 'Trains Illustrated' of May and June 1954; blueprints of 0-4-2 and 2-4-0 engines, by Stirling Everard, etc.
LanguageEnglish
Level of descriptionfile
Repository nameEast Dunbartonshire Archives - Kirkintilloch