Dübs and Co
Henry Dübs came to Glasgow from Beyer Peacock to be works manager for Walter Neilson at the Springburn Hyde Park Works. However, the two men had major disagreements over the operation of the works, as a result of which Dübs left in 1863 and founded his own, very successful locomotive works at Queen's Park on the south side of Glasgow. The distinctive diamond-shaped works plate is believed to have derived from the mark on the bricks used for building at Queen's Park.
This 4-6-0 steam locomotive, now in retirement at the entrance to Graaff Reinet station in South Africa was constructed at the Queen's Park works of Dübs & Co,
as the works plate shows.
It was built for the Cape Government Railway, and absorbed into the South African Railways stock as Class 6 number 429.
Henry Dübs died in 1876. The company was afterwards managed by William Lorimer, although the Dübs family retained partnerships in it.
In 1903 Dübs & Co combined with Sharp, Stewart and Neilson, Reid to form the North British Locomotive Company. The Queen's Park Works, however, continued to be known locally as "Dubses" for long after amalgamation had taken place.