Armstrong Whitworth Archive

Does anyone know which organisation, if any, holds an archive from Armstrong Whitworth which covers the steam locomotives they built? Not been able to find such a thing so far. Thanks

 

I don't think there is an archive. I made enquiries some years ago when I was working on one of my books on Chinese locos. I had some help from a gentleman called Eric Maxwell who was based in the Northeast, but he may have been the same person who was involved in the Tanfield Railway and who passed away several years ago. He supplied me with an image of a loco and it is possible/likely[?] he had other AW material. I managed to find quite a lot of useful material elsewhere but that was by pursuing the China connection. Brian Webb's book "Armstrong Whitworth - A Pioneer of World Diesel Traction" gives various acknowledgements but may be of limited use re their steam-building activities. Ominously Webb starts off his Acknowledgements "The total lack of surviving documents at those official sources thought most likely to have them..." Sadly Webb passed away in 1981 at the early age of 46 and the book was published posthumously.

 

Graces Guide?

 

Thanks, what a shame it seems lost.