Neilson & Co

Neilson's Hyde Park Works, by then Neilson, Reid and Company, merged with Dübs and Sharp Stewart in 1903 to form the North British Locomotive Company.

Based in Glasgow, UK.

Became part of

History

  1. 1836

    Started in Glasgow by Walter Neilson and James Mitchell.

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  2. 1843

    Became Neilson and Mitchell, and began building locomotives.

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  3. 1855

    Became Neilson and Company.

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  4. 1861

    New Hyde Park Works built at Springburn.

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  5. 1898

    Became Neilson, Reid and Company.

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  6. 1903

    Combined with Dübs and Sharp, Stewart to form the North British Locomotive Company. See North British Locomotive Co.

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Steam locomotives

Counted from the class rosters, so only engines that ran in Queensland are included.

Class Number Years
A10 Neilson - Originally B Class131865–1866
B12 - Originally E Class21877
6D13 - Originally F - Class21882

References

'North British Locomotive Company', Wikipedia (accessed October 2026)
'Builders of Steam Locomotives that were in service during 20th Century', Mike Quirk, 2006
'Neilson and Company', Wikipedia (accessed October 2026)