Builder's plate

A builder's plate is usually a metal plate that is attached to rolling stock, bogies, construction equipment, trucks, automobiles, large household appliances, bridges, ships and more. It gives such information as the name of the manufacturer, the place and country of manufacture, the model number, the serial number, as well as the date of manufacture or date of fabrication of the item or unit.

Gallery

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  New South Wales Government Railways Locomotive No. 1. Builders plate 958
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  Kerr, Stuart and Company
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  Lima Locomotive Works
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  New South Wales AD60 class locomotive Beyer, Peacock and Company. builder's plate.
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  BP and NBL works plate off (South African Class GMA 4-8-2+2-8-4) no. 4140.
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  NBL builder's plate.
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  Nippon Sharyo builder's plate.
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  TS State of Maine shipbuilder's plate (as USNS Tanner).
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  Builders Plate of the TSS Earnslaw.
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  Leyland Motors builder's plate.
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  Clyde Engineering builder’s plate on Queensland Railways 1740 class
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  Montreal Locomotive Works builder's plate
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  Builder's Plate of EMD F9(A) locomotive D&RGW 5771
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  Builder's plate of Kinki Sharyo
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  Kitson's manufacturer's plate dated 1904 from J.B.Earle displayed in the museum at Tywyn on the Talyllyn Railway

See also

• Engine number
• Nameplate
• Number plate
• Railroadiana
• Vehicle registration plate
• VIN

External links

• Thompson, Keith (2006-05-01). "Builder's plates: A locomotive's birth certificate". Kalmbach Publishing. Retrieved 2008-02-08.