Difference between revisions of "Murdoch, Aitken and Co"
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[[Image:06-68-22.jpg|thumb| 1851. Beam Blowing Engine - [[Lilleshall Co]]]] | [[image:Im1839Enc-p538.jpg|thumb|A locomotive made for the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway]] | ||
[[Image:06-68-22.jpg|thumb| 1851. Beam Blowing Engine - [[Lilleshall Co]]. See [[Blists Hill: Blowing Engines]] ]] | |||
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1831 Built one locomotive for the [[Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway]] followed by another the following year; these were simple Killingworth type engines, with plain guides for the piston-rods, to the designs of Mr. [[Isaac Dodds]]. These were the first locomotives built in Scotland. The wheels had a lateral play of about 1in to allow for the sharp curves on the line, and the coupling rods worked on spherical pins to provide for this lateral motion.<ref>The Engineer 1925/01/09</ref> | 1831 Built one locomotive for the [[Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway]] followed by another the following year; these were simple Killingworth type engines, with plain guides for the piston-rods, to the designs of Mr. [[Isaac Dodds]]. These were the first locomotives built in Scotland. The wheels had a lateral play of about 1in to allow for the sharp curves on the line, and the coupling rods worked on spherical pins to provide for this lateral motion.<ref>The Engineer 1925/01/09</ref> | ||
1845 Made large blowing engine for [[Coltness Iron Co]]<ref>Stirling Observer - Thursday 16 January 1845</ref> | c.1837 Built 2 locomotive for the [[Paisley and Renfrew Railway]] | ||
1845 Made a large blowing engine for [[Coltness Iron Co]]<ref>Stirling Observer - Thursday 16 January 1845</ref> | |||
1852 High pressure blowing engine | 1852 High pressure blowing engine | ||
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Murdoch, Aitken and Co of Hill Street Foundry, Glasgow were manufacturers of marine, high-pressure and stationary engines, pumps and machine tools
1831 Built one locomotive for the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway followed by another the following year; these were simple Killingworth type engines, with plain guides for the piston-rods, to the designs of Mr. Isaac Dodds. These were the first locomotives built in Scotland. The wheels had a lateral play of about 1in to allow for the sharp curves on the line, and the coupling rods worked on spherical pins to provide for this lateral motion.[1]
c.1837 Built 2 locomotive for the Paisley and Renfrew Railway
1845 Made a large blowing engine for Coltness Iron Co[2]
1852 High pressure blowing engine
See Also
Sources of Information
- British Steam Locomotive Builders by James W. Lowe. Published in 1975. ISBN 0-905100-816
- The Imperial Journal 1852 Volume II. p462