Nasmyth, Wilson & Co. : Patricroft Locomotive Builders
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Place reservation for Nasmyth, Wilson & Co. : Patricroft Locomotive BuildersThis is a short history of one of the most famous steam locomotive manufacturers in Britain. Nasmyth, Wilson & Co. became a familiar name across several continents until the 1930s economic recession forced a planned contraction upon the locomotive-building industry.
Main title:
Nasmyth, Wilson & Co. : Patricroft Locomotive Builders / John Cantrell.
Author:
Imprint:
Stroud : Tempus Publishing Ltd : [distributor] The History Press Ltd, 2005.
Collation:
160 p. ; 24x17x1 cm.
Notes:
Paperback.
Contents:
Acknowledgements-- Abbreviations-- 1. Introduction-- 2. Foundations-- 3. The Bridgewater Foundry-- 4. Workforce-- 5. The Nasmyth Locomotive Contracts 1838-1853-- 6. The Wilson Years 1857-1882-- 7. Nasmyth Wilson & Co Ltd 1882-1919-- 8. Interwar and Decline-- Locomotive Listing-- Bibliography-- Person Index.
Biography/History:
John Cantrell has written a number of books and articles on the early engineering industry. He is the co-editor with Gillian Cookson of Henry Maudslay and the Pioneers of the Machine Age published by Tempus in 2002.
ISBN:
9780752434650 (pbk)0752434659 (pbk)
Dewey class:
338.762526
Language:
English
Index terms:
Robert WilsonEngineeringDunbarIndustryBenjamin WilsonPallasScrew PropellerLocomotivesTrainingPatricroft
BRN:
3348476
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