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Name

Neilson & Co. Hyde Park Locomotive Works

Occupation

Locomotive Works

Description

The Hyde Park works was the home of Neilson & Company. The name of the works was taken from the company's original works which were located in Hyde Park Street in Finnieston, Glasgow. Neilson & Company were the first private locomotive company in Springburn, building locomotives on a commercial basis for both domestic and export markets. The company was taken over by James Reid, a former works manager and partner of the company. The works amalgamated with the Atlas and Glasgow Locomotive Company in 1903. At its peak the works covered 60 acres, employed 8,000 people and had the capacity to build 600 locomotives a year, the majority of which were for export.