Fairlie Engine Co

Queensland's three A10 Fairlies were ordered from the Fairlie Engine Company and built by the Vulcan Foundry in 1877, with both firms supplying builder's numbers. By then the company had stopped building locos itself and was working as a design and licensing office, so they're counted under Vulcan.

Based in Bristol, UK.

History

  1. September 1869

    Robert Fairlie and partners took over the Hatcham Works and formed the Fairlie Engine & Steam Carriage Co.

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  2. end of 1870

    Locomotive production ceased; the company carried on as a design and licensing office.

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References

'Builders of Steam Locomotives that were in service during 20th Century', Mike Quirk, 2006
'Robert Francis Fairlie', Wikipedia (accessed October 2026)