Neilson and Co. 1836 - 1903

occupation:
Manufacturer
Nationality:
Scottish
born in:
Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Founded in 1836 at McAlpine Street by Walter Neilson and James Mitchell but did not begine building locomotives until 1843. The company changed name to Neilson, Reid and Company in 1898. In 1903 Neilson Reid combined with Dübs and Company and Sharp Stewart and Company to form the North British Locomotive Company