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This foundry, also known as the East Foundry, produced a wide range of products, including railway stationary engines and locomotives.

When opened it was located on the shoreline. Dock Street, and the docks to the south, were built on recovered seabed.

Under James Stirling, James Stirling & Co.

1834
Dundee and Newtyle Railway Stationary engines for inclines - the Hatton Engine and Balbeuchly Engine.
Locomotive 4-3-9 No 3 'Trotter'.

1838/9
Arbroath and Forfar Railway Locomotive 0-4-0 'Victoria'.
Locomotive 2-2-2 'Caledonia'.

1841
Arbroath and Forfar Railway Locomotive 0-4-2 'Princess'

1846
Foundry now owned by Gourlay, Mudie and Company, associated with the Camperdown Shipyard.

1846
Arbroath and Forfar Railway Conversion of two locomotives to standard gauge.

The works was directly west of the Dundee East End Mineral Depot of the Dundee and Arbroath Railway / Trades Lane and Carolina Port Railway.

1847
Dundee, Perth and Aberdeen Junction Railway Locomotive 0-4-0 'Caledonia'
Locomotive 0-4-0 'Gowrie'

1848
Aberdeen Railway Locomotive 0-4-2 No 66
Locomotive 0-4-2 No 68

1849
Dundee and Arbroath Railway Locomotive 'Craigie'
Locomotive 'Carlogie'

1871
Engine works rebuilt.

1901
Built engines for RRS Discovery of 1901.

One building, the erecting shop, has survived and been re-assembled to the west of its original site, in use as a food court.

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