Clyde Locomotive Company

Clyde Locomotive Company

Company type	Private
Industry	Locomotive manufacturing
Founded	1884
Founder	Walter Montgomerie Neilson
Defunct	1888
Fate	Acquired by Sharp, Stewart and Company
Headquarters	Springburn, Glasgow , Scotland, United Kingdom
Products	Locomotives

The Clyde Locomotive Company operated as a locomotive manufacturer situated in Springburn, Glasgow, Scotland.

Established in 1884 by Walter Montgomerie Neilson following his departure from Neilson, Reid and Company in 1876 due to conflicts with James Reid, the firm commenced building locomotives in 1886. Its initial production consisted of eight engines for the Highland Railway, referred to as the Clyde Bogies. Locomotives ordered in 1887 by the Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway were subsequently delivered to its successor, the Ayrshire and Wigtownshire Railway.

In 1888, the engineering company Sharp, Stewart and Company, aiming to expand but restricted by the lack of rail connectivity at their Manchester Atlas Works, acquired the Clyde Locomotive Company. They rebranded it as Atlas Works and maintained locomotive manufacturing. After Sharp Stewart became part of the North British Locomotive Company in 1903, Atlas Works continued operations until it ceased functioning in 1923.

Locomotive orders

From 1886 through 1888, the Clyde Locomotive Company secured eight separate contracts; five of these orders, comprising fourteen locomotives, were fulfilled prior to acquisition, while the remaining three orders were completed by Sharp Stewart & Co.

Order no.	Type	Customer	Total	Notes
E1	4-4-0	Highland Railway	8	Highland Railway E Class
E2	0-4-0ST	John McAndrew, Dalzell; Watt & Wilson, Greenock	2
E3	0-4-0ST	Eglinton Iron Co., Santander	1
E4	0-6-0ST	Dowlais Ironworks	1
E5	0-6-0	Ayrshire & Wigtownshire Railway	2
E6	4-4-0	Brazilian Government Railway	8	Sharp Stewart works nos. 3291–8
E7	4-4-0	Argentine Central Railway	6	Sharp Stewart works nos. 3424–9. Metre gauge
E8	2-6-0	Uruguay Northern Railway	2	Sharp Stewart works nos. 3430–1