Though based in Scotland this firm has a connection to Leeds engine building as the firm was founded by Andrew Barclay.
Fowler and Hunslet designed products built in Australia.
Formed when Booth's merged with a crane builder in Clydeside.
Tool maker
Clayton, Son & Co Ltd had works on Pepper Road, the Moor End Works off Balm Road and the Dartmouth Works just off Dewsbury Road in the Hunslet area of Leeds. Key products were mill boilers, gas holders, water tanks and pipes, they also produced boilers for Yorkshire Patent Steam Wagon Co, a member of the same group of companies.
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 of the early manufacturers of Trolleybuses to have premises in Leeds.
See the history of Shepherd and Todd and also Todd Kitson & Laird.
Made 'electric vehicles, trucks and locomotives' at their Prospect Works in Otley between 1914 and 1933
Built some electric locos, based in Otley not to be confused with the company from London with similar name.
The Railway Foundry in Hunslet saw a few changes of partnerships in the 1840s and 1850s. For a short time James Fenton (son of the James Fenton of the Round Foundry) and John Chester Craven were in charge while Edward Brown Wilson was absent
For over 100 years Hudswell Clarke's Railway Foundry supplied large numbers of industrial locomotives for use all over the world
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
Built a few traction engines in 1869
Early manufacturer of bus bodies on Barclay Street, Sheepscar, Leeds.
Trams were built at Kirkstall Road works
Produced 5 horse trams
Furniture manufacturer from York Road that turned its hands to Aircraft manufacture for the First World War.
The Korte car was produced by Rice & Co. Ltd of Low Hall Mills, Holbeck between 1903 - 1905
Christoph Schöttler Maschinenfabrik, Diepholz, Germany rebuilt some of the HE locos used in the construction of the Channel Tunnel as standard gauge shunters.
Made a few tools including rail benders.
This Bradford firm produced a few locos
During 1986 Barnbow RoF was privatised and bought by Vickers Defence Systems. Vickers constructed a specially-designed new factory at Cross Gates for production of Challenger Tanks
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.
Built a few plough/tractors in Guiseley 1910-1919. Also a few oil engines.
The rail division of this company is situated in Leeds and has made components for anything from a replica LNER class A1 to the high speed Pendolino and TGV trains.
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Builder
Products
Notes
C
Barc
Barclay (Kilmarnock)
Rail
Works History
BFC
Bundaberg Foundry Co Ltd
Rail
Works History
CCB
Clyde Crane and Booth
Crane
Works History
CH
Campbell Hunter Ltd, Hunslet
Machine Tools
Works History
CLAY
Clayton, Sons and Co
Other Items
Works History
CM
Carret, Marshall and Co
Rail
Road
Other Items
Works History
CS
Clough, Smith and Company Limited
Road
Works History
CT
Charles Todd
Rail
Works History
Elect
Electromobile (Leeds)
Rail
Road
Works History
Electro
Electromobile
Rail
Works History
FC
Fenton and Craven
Rail
Works History
HC
Hudswell Clarke
Rail
Works History
HTC
Hunslet Taylor Consolidated
Rail
Works History
Jac
Jackson
Road
Works History
LC
Lockwood and Clarkson
Road
Works History
LCT
Leeds City Transport
Road
Works History
LTC
Leeds Tramway Co
Road
Works History
MJC
Marsh, Jones & Cribb
Aviation/Military
Works History
Rice
Rice
Road
Works History
SCH
Schöma
Rail
Works History
Scr
Scriven
Machine Tools
Works History
TC
Thwaites and Carbutt
Rail
Other Items
Works History
Vic
Vickers
Aviation/Military
Works History
WBC
William Beardmore
Rail
Road
Aviation/Military
Other Items
Works History
WC
Walsh and Clark
Road
Other Items
Works History
WCC
William Cook Cast Products
Other Items
Works History