Airdrie Iron Co
From Graces Guide
The Airdrie Iron Co of Standard Works, Airdrie were general engineers.
- 1860 Company established.
- 1869 Built first railway locomotive.
- 1905 Incorporated as a Limited Company. Manufacturers of colliery plant, pumps, air compressors, locomotives, tube-making machinery and general ironfoundry. Employees 250. [1]
- 1913 The works closed after building twenty to thirty locomotives.
Sources of Information
- British Steam Locomotive Builders by James W. Lowe. Published in 1975. ISBN 0-905100-816