1851 Great Exhibition: Official Catalogue: Class V.: Thomas Lester
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700. LESTER THOMAS, C. E., 15 Ure Place, Glasgow — Inventor.
Elevation of an outside cylinder passenger tank engine, and first-class carriage, for the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway. Among some of the advantages of this engine are its lightness, being only about 13 tons, with its complement of water; the fact of engine and tender being combined and placed on one frame; the extreme lowness of the centre of gravity, giving an angle of stability of 75 degrees; and its large heating surface. The carriage is constructed with great regard to the comfort of passengers, and will hold about three times the number of the ordinary carriages. The engine and carriage are constructed at Greenock by Robert Sinclair.
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