Though based in Scotland this firm has a couple of connections to Leeds engine building, they built some Austerity 0-6-0ST's and were later taken over by Hunslet in the 1970s
The original Avonside Engine Company was based in St Philips, Bristol, and founded in 1837 as Henry Stothert and Company. This firm had got into financial difficulties and was liquidated in the 1880s. A new company was formed using the Avonside name as the Avonside Locomotive Works, It ailed again in the 1930’s and was one of the locomotive companies who’s designs were taken over by Hunslet Engine Co.
Builds a few replicas and rebuilt other locos
In 1847, the engineer William George Armstrong founded the Elswick works at Newcastle, to produce hydraulic machinery, cranes and bridges, soon to be followed by artillery, notably the Armstrong breech-loading gun, with which the British Army was re-equipped after the Crimean War. In 1882, it merged with the shipbuilding firm of Charles Mitchell to form Armstrong Mitchell & Company and at the time its works extended for over a mile (about 2 km) along the bank of the River Tyne. Armstrong Mitchell merged again with the engineering firm of Joseph Whitworth in 1897. The company expanded into the manufacture of cars and trucks in 1902, and created an "aerial department" in 1913, which became the Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft subsidiary in 1920.
Built a few traction engines in 1865
Though based in Scotland this firm has a connection to Leeds engine building as the firm was founded by Andrew Barclay.
Engineering business in Burton-on-Trent supplied engines mainly to the local breweries, four rebuilt by Hunslet
Many Hunslet designed locomotives were built under licence in the workshops of Babcock & Wilcox located in Galindo (Vizcaya) quite a few parts were made by the Jack Lane works for these.
Brush (Loughborough) was previously known as the Falcon works and they built a few Leeds trams as sub-contractors.
Made a few Blenkinsop type of locos
Fowler and Hunslet designed products built in Australia.
Famous USA locomotive builder.
Built a few Kitson Meyer locomotives in 1913
This later became part of North British in Glasgow.
Based in Caernarfon this firm built a few vertical boilered locos mainly for the slate industry.
Rotherham based manufacturer of a few railway locomotives.
Some items jointly built with Leeds builders
English Electric (Preston) previously Dick Kerr built a few items as sub-contractors for Leeds.
Built some electric locos, based in Otley not to be confused with the company from London with similar name.
Built a replica Quarry Hunslet
Budapest company 51% owned by Hunslet
Formed in Kilmarnock by some ex Andrew Barclay workers.
This is the name as later adopted by Andrew Barclay upon merger with Hunslet in Leeds. Many items carry a works number in the normal Hunslet range.
Later merged into the Kerr Stewart company
Newcastle based company who manufactured a few diesel locos powered by McLaren diesel engines.
Hunslet's South African partners, over 2000 Hunslet Taylor locomotives were built for the African market in the works set up in Johannesburg by Hunslet personnel. Some work was sent to Leeds, including new boilers for overhauling Garratt locomotives
This Bradford firm produced one loco
This famous Staffordshire company made many locos on behalf of Robert Hudson. All of the diesel locos made used McLaren engines from Leeds. Upon the company having financial difficulties the designs and name were taken over by Hunslet Engine Co. The last steam engine built for industry (Trangkil) was a KS design built by Hunslet in 1971.
Engine was rebuilt at Abbey Light Railway in Leeds
Engines have been rebuilt in Leeds or using components supplied from the city.
This is one of the mainline railway companies that was formed from some of the companies that operated into Leeds from both the north and east of the city. Some locos were built in the sheds at Leeds (Holbeck) before there was a dedicated workshop.
Bristol based competitor to Avonside which was previously Fox Walker.
Built in Lincoln. One engine was rebuilt at Abbey Light Railway in Leeds
This engineering company took over the Sentinel company and continued building a few engines at Shrewsbury.
Some of the early ploughing engines were built by this maker on behalf of John Fowler prior to him stetting up the Steam Plough works in Leeds.
Though based in the North East there are a couple of links to Leeds engine building. Many of the locomotive orders built at the Round Foundry were subcontracted from Robert Stephenson, a century later Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn built some of Hunslet's Austerity 0-6-0ST's. After Kitson had closed the goodwill was transferred to RSH so when Corby wanted. Some of the early Fowler ploughing engines were built by RSH.
Rebuilt a few engines with new boilers and cylinders
Christoph Schöttler Maschinenfabrik, Diepholz, Germany rebuilt some of the HE locos used in the construction of the Channel Tunnel as standard gauge shunters.
Pilsen in the Czech republic
The Sun Foundry on Dewsbury Road was one of a few works set up by Charles Todd, it built fairly few locomotives, though one of them was the first to run in South Africs. They went in to building steam powered pumps and after a few changes of ownership became part of the Sulzer group
One locomotive in Howrah museum claims to be built by this maker in Leeds and is wrong. Further research has revealed the loco to have been made by Vulcan Foundry 3134/1915 as a 0-6-0CT for the East Bengal Railway as a pair (VF 3133/1915) used at Kanchrapura works. It now carries a spurious Indian Railway 3134 number and is preserved without the crane.
This Bradford firm produced a few locos
They rebuilt a few locomotives with new engines and bodies. Later part of RFS.
Built a few locos to Kitson design for own use
Built some Austerity 0-6-0ST's
Built some Austerity 0-6-0ST's for the history please read Bagnalls of Stafford by Allan C Baker & TD Allen Civil. ISBN978 0 9544546 2 3
An attempt was made during the 1920s to diversify into the manufacture of railway locomotives at Dalmuir. Beardmore's locomotive production was small compared with the established competition.
Made at least a couple of Blenkinsop locos by arrangement. They may have been built by Haigh Foundry also in Wigan.
Made a replica Kerr Stuart Tattoo for Corris
Supplied a few items to R Hudson.
Built some Austerity 0-6-0ST's at the Meadowhall works in Sheffield see Yorkshire Engine Co by Tony Vernon for more details. ISBN 978 0 7524 4530 4
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Builder
Products
Notes
AB
Andrew Barclay (Kilmarnock)
Rail
Works History
AE
Avonside (Bristol)
Rail
Works History
AK
Alan Keef
Rail
Works History
AW
Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd
Rail
Road
Aviation/Military
Other Items
In 1927, it merged with Vickers Limited to form Vickers-Armstrongs.
Bar
Barran
Road
Works History
Barc
Barclay (Kilmarnock)
Rail
Works History
BASS
Thornewill & Warham
Rail
Other Items
Works History
BAW
Babcock & Wilcox
Rail
Other Items
Works History
BE
Brush Electric
Rail
Works History
Berlin
Johann Friedrich Krigar
Rail
Works History
BFC
Bundaberg Foundry Co Ltd
Rail
Works History
BLW
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Rail
Works History
BP
Beyer Peacock
Rail
Works History
D
Dübs
Rail
Works History
DeW
De Winton
Rail
Machine Tools
Other Items
Works History
Dod
Dodd's
Rail
Works History
EE
English Electric
EEDK
English Electric (Preston)
Rail
Works History
Electro
Electromobile
Rail
Works History
EXE
Exmoor Steam Rly
Rail
Works History
Ganz
Hunslet Ganz
Rail
Other Items
Works History
GR
Grant Ritchie & Co
Rail
Other Items
Works History
HAB
Hunslet-Barclay
Rail
Works History
HAF
Hartley Arnoux and Fanning
Rail
Other Items
Works History
HL
Hawthorn Leslie
Rail
HTC
Hunslet Taylor Consolidated
Rail
Works History
JS
John Smith
Rail
Other Items
Works History
KS
Kerr Stuart (Stoke on Trent)
Rail
Works History
L
Lister
Rail
Works History
MR
Motor Rail
Rail
Works History
NER
North Eastern Railway
Rail
Works History
P
Peckett
Rail
RH
Ruston and Hornsby
Rail
Works History
RR
Rolls-Royce
Rail
Road
Aviation/Military
RS
Robert Stephenson
Rail
Road
Works History
RSH
Robert Stephenson and Hawthorn (Darlington etc)
Rail
Road
Works History
S
Sentinel
Rail
Road
Works History
SCH
Schöma
Rail
Works History
Sko
Skoda
Rail
Road
Other Items
Works History
SUN
Carret and Marshall
Rail
Road
Other Items
Works History
TAY
Taylor
Rail
Works History
TC
Thwaites and Carbutt
Rail
Other Items
Works History
TH
Thomas Hill
Rail
Works History
TVR
Taff Vale, West Yard Cardiff
Rail
Works History
VF
Vulcan Foundary (Newton le Willows)
Rail
Works History
WB
W G Bagnall (Stafford)
Rail
Works History
WBC
William Beardmore
Rail
Road
Aviation/Military
Other Items
Works History
Wigan
Robert Daglish
Rail
Works History
Win
Winson
Rail
Works History
Wkm
D Wickham (Ware)
Rail
Works History
YE
Yorkshire Engine Co
Rail
Works History