Works plate from a locomotive made in Glasgow

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This plaque or works plate is from a locomotive built in 1894 for the Highland Railway by Sharp, Stewart and Co. of the Atlas Works in Glasgow.

Scottish locomotive builder's plate from a Highland railway loco, No. 4030, by Sharp, Stewart and Co., Ltd, Atlas Works, Glasgow, 1894

By the late 19th century Glasgow was dominating British locomotive construction. The companies of Neilson Reid, Dubs & Sharp and Stewart amalgamated in 1903 to form the North British Locomotive Company, the largest in Europe with more than 7500 workers.

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• Online ID: 000-100-103-082-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  T.1996.265
• Date: 1894
  
• Material: Inscription: SHARP, STEWART & Co. / LIMITED / ATLAS WORKS / No.4030 - 1894 / GLASGOW
  Builder's plate, locomotive
  
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• What: Builder's plate, locomotive
  
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• Who: Sharp, Stewart and Co. Ltd, Atlas Works, Glasgow (Locomotive builder)
  
• Where: Scotland, Glasgow
  
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