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Following on from Neil's comment on Doug's review of the Lilliput 140_C_314 about looking out for locomotives from North British whenever he is out and about (in Australia and presumably elsewhere), I was wondering just how many British Locomotive Works there actually were. I once read that the British city / town which produced the largest number of locomotives was not one of the well known railway company works of Crewe, Swindon, Doncaster or Ashford but one which produced large numbers of unglamorous small tank locos for use in quarries and other places. As I have a residual connection with Leeds, I think this was the city in question, but I don't know much about the locomotive words based there and even less how many they built. The companies I have identified are Kitson, Hunslet (they are still building steam locomotives, follow this link), Fowler (There's a restored Fowler in Queensland Australia - link).
Stephenson's locomotive works were located in Newcastle. Barclays & Co were located in Kilmarnock, which is not to be confused with Andrew Barclay Locomotive works also base in Kilmarnock.
So how many more were there and has anyone any idea of how many locomotives were produced?
David
Stephenson's locomotive works were located in Newcastle. Barclays & Co were located in Kilmarnock, which is not to be confused with Andrew Barclay Locomotive works also base in Kilmarnock.
So how many more were there and has anyone any idea of how many locomotives were produced?
David