NCB1 Cardowan 0-4-0ST No. 11
Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, UK 		Location: Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life
Status: Display
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1 NCB National Coal Board National Coal Board
Posted: Oct 29, 2018 @ 17:10:14 by Robin R Beck
The only surviving locomotive built by Gibb & Hogg at their Victoria Engine works, Airdrie, Scotland. An old engineering company that built just over twenty steam locomotive from 1898 until the works closed in 1912. Around 1900 it also started rebuilding steam locomotives from other builders. The company may have given new builders number to these rebuilt locos, which makes it hard to known the works number for any locomotive.

This loco was built in 1898, most likely the first or second steam loco built. Not sure of its early history. At some time became part of the fleet of United Collieries Ltd, a company started in 1898 formed by acquiring 8 colliery and associated firms. Expanding further in 1902, it acquired 24 more coal companies. This loco became number 16 in the United fleet, working for a long time at Loganlea Colliery, near Addiewell, Midlothian. The United business passed to the National Coal Board in 1947. In 1962 it moved to Cardowan Colliery, Lanarkshire. At some time its running number changed to 11.

Withdrawn in 1967 and in 1968 put on display at Pittencrieff (Carnegie Memorial) Park, Dunfermline. In the 1980s moved to Summerlee Heritage Museum, Coatbridge. Was displayed outside for many years. Recently been cosmetically restored and displayed in the main museum building. The Summerlee Heritage Museum is a free entry museum built on the site of the 1836 Summerlee Ironworks which operated until 1930. There is plenty to see at the museum, well worth a visit.