Papers of Lester Goodall-Copestake, Chief Design Engineer for North British Locomotive Company, Springburn, Glasgow, Scotland

This material is held atUniversity of Glasgow Archive Services

Reference
- GB 248 ACCN 3036
Dates of Creation
- 1919-1958
Name of Creator
- Goodall-Copestake, Lester
Language of Material
- English
Physical Description
- 0.5 linear metres

Scope and Content

The collection consists of papers collected by Goodall-Copestake during his time working at North British Locomotive Co (NBL). The subject of much of the documentation includes the design of MAN diesel engines and Voith transmissions, NBL's operations in India, and general NBL operations.

NBL Directors' reports, 1919-1958
Design, production & technical documents, 1931-1957
Goodall-Copestake's correspondence, 1954-1956
Drawings, 1950s
Info on recruitment and training at NBL, 1945-1949
Boultham works personnel papers, 1949
Photographs, c1950s
Published brochures and pamphlets, 1950-1955

Administrative / Biographical History

Lester Goodall-Copestake worked as Chief Design Engineer for the North British Locomotive Company from 1945-1957.

Arrangement

Listed by box. Items are generally listed in their original order

Access Information

Access to records within this collection is open, subject to the Data Protection Act 1998. Please email Archives and Special Collections for advice: library-asc@glasgow.ac.uk