William Beardmore

Beardmore and Company was a British engineering and shipbuilding conglomerate based in Glasgow and the surrounding Clydeside area. It was active from 1886 to the mid-1930s and at its peak employed about 40,000 people. It was founded and owned by William Beardmore, later Lord

The Parkhead Forge, in the east end of Glasgow, became the core of the company. It was established by Reoch Brothers & Co in 1837 and was later acquired by Robert Napier in 1841 to make forgings and iron plates for his new shipyard in Govan

William Beardmore  Works No 132    Class HGS    26761   2-8-0      Oudh and Rohilkhund Railway & East India Railway   Gauge 5ft 6in

William Beardmore  Works  422   –  3634 & IR 22541 Class XE     IR 22501-22593    2-8-2  East India Railways & Indian Railways    Gauge 5ft 6in

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