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Irish Narrow Gauge - Locomotives - Nasmyth, Wilson

works: Bridgewater Foundry, Patricroft
1836: Bridgewater Foundry established by James Nasmyth and Holbrook Gaskell as Nasmyth, Gaskell & Company
1850: Gaskell leaves, name changed to James Nasmyth & Company
1857: name changed to Patricroft Iron Works
1867: Robert Wilson joins, name changed to Nasmyth Wilson & Company
1867: partners: Robert Wilson and Henry Garnett
1882: becomes limited company, name changed to Nasmyth, Wilson & Co. Ltd
1939: loco building ceased, became Patricroft Royal Ordnance Factory
statistics: [BSLBL]:
- total locomotives produced 1839-1938: 1531
- approx workforce in 1900: 700
books: [BSLBL: x-5-p497 ]
documents:
- Lancashire Record Office
- National Library of Scotland, Manuscripts Division
- National Railway Museum Library and Archives
- Salford Archives Centre
- Science Museum Library
- see also: Museum Department, Borough of Eccles

Works No.	Year built	Customer, No (as delivered)	Wheel Arrangement
a	1888	S&SR 4 Erin	4-4-0T
697	1904	CDR 12 Eske	4-6-4T
698	1904	CDR 13 Owenea	4-6-4T
699	1904	CDR 14 Erne	4-6-4T
700	1904	CDR 15 Mourne	4-6-4T
828	1907	CDR 16 Donegal	2-6-4T
829	1907	CDR 17 Glenties	2-6-4T
830	1907	CDR 18 Killybegs	2-6-4T
831	1907	CDR 19 Letterkenny	2-6-4T
832	1907	CDR 20 Raphoe	2-6-4T
956	1912	CDR 2A Stranorlar	2-6-4T
957	1912	CDR 3A Strabane	2-6-4T
958	1912	CDR 21 Ballyshannon	2-6-4T

i3@rrmail.com 2002.07.21

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