North British Locomotive Co

North British was formed in 1903 by merging three Glasgow builders: Sharp, Stewart and Company, Neilson, Reid and Company, and Dübs and Company. It went into liquidation in 1962.

Based in Glasgow, UK.

Grew out of

History

  1. 1903

    Formed by merging Sharp, Stewart, Neilson, Reid and Dübs.

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  2. 1959

    GEC, the Clydesdale Bank and the Treasury invested in a restructuring.

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  3. 19 April 1962

    Went into voluntary liquidation; Andrew Barclay took over the goodwill.

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Steam locomotives

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

Class Number Years
6D13½ Abt Class41905–1915

References

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