Sharp, Stewart & Co. (Atlas Works)

Sharp, Stewart & Co. was a major British locomotive builder, the direct successor of Sharp Brothers of Manchester. The firm operated the Atlas Works at Manchester (formerly the Great Bridgewater Street works) from 1843 until 1888, when it relocated to a new and much larger Atlas Works at Springburn, Glasgow.

The firm specialised in 'standard contractor' locomotive types and supplied engines to British and overseas railways in vast numbers, particularly to the L&YR, Caledonian, Highland and many overseas customers. Notable products included Webb's 'Coal Tank' contract batches, the first 4-6-0s for the Highland Railway (Jones Goods), and many small industrial engines.

In April 1903 Sharp, Stewart amalgamated with Neilson, Reid & Co. (also of Glasgow Springburn) and Dübs & Co. (Polmadie) to form the North British Locomotive Company, at the time the largest locomotive builder in the British Empire. The Atlas Works site at Springburn was demolished in the early 1960s.