// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did the builder's plate say? "I'm a plate former

Not to be confused with Vehicle registration plate.

A builder's plate is a metal plate that is attached to railway locomotives and 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.

Galleries

Locomotives

• 
  Baldwin Locomotive Works
• 
  Beyer, Peacock & Company
• 
  Lima Locomotive Works
• 
  Rogers Locomotive Works
• 
  Vulcan Foundry

Multiple units

• 
  Alstom
• 
  Bombardier
• 
  Budd
• 
  Hyundai Rotem
• 
  Kawasaki
• 
  Tulloch Limited

Ships

• 
  Bethlehem Steel
• 
  Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Company
• 
  Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
• 
  Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Company
• 
  Vickers Limited

See also

• Engine number
• Head badge
• Headboard (train)
• Nameplate
• Railroadiana
• Vehicle Identification Number
• Vehicle registration plate

References

• Thompson, Keith (1 May 2006). "Builder's plates: A locomotive's birth certificate". Kalmbach Media. Archived from the original on 25 January 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2008.

External links

• Media related to Rail vehicle builder's plates at Wikimedia Commons
• Media related to Shipbuilder's plates at Wikimedia Commons