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ALR P.N. Lowe Rail

The late Peter Lowe rebuilt a number of engines at his Abbey Light Railway near to Kirkstall. 
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AVRO A V Roe (Avro) Aviation/Military

Plane manufacturer Avro were founded in Manchester in 1910. During the second world war they established a large "shadow factory" next to Yeadon Aerodrome (now Leeds Bradford Airport). 
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Bar Barran Road

Built a few traction engines in 1865 
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Barc Barclay (Kilmarnock) Rail

Though based in Scotland this firm has a connection to Leeds engine building as the firm was founded by Andrew Barclay. 
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Berlin Johann Friedrich Krigar Rail

Made a few Blenkinsop type of locos 
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Berry Henry Berry Crane

Mainly a builder of hydraulic machinery at Croydon Works in Hunslet. 
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Bram Bramley Engineering Crane

Crane builder 
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Bray Bray & Waddington Crane

Built a few cranes in Leeds, 
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Electro Electromobile Rail

Built some electric locos, based in Otley not to be confused with the company from London with similar name. 
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GR Grant Ritchie & Co Rail
Other Items

Formed in Kilmarnock by some ex Andrew Barclay workers. 
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MR Motor Rail Rail

Engines have been rebuilt in Leeds or using components supplied from the city. 
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NER North Eastern Railway Rail

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. 
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RB Blackburn Aviation Road
Aviation/Military

Aviation manufacturing commenced on Balm Road at Hunslet not far from the Middleton Railway. Between the wars built a few road vehicles. 
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RET Railless Electric Traction Company Road

This company carried out pioneering work into Railless trams, or trollybuses as they became better known, from a small works and office on Balm Road. 
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RH Ruston and Hornsby Rail

Built in Lincoln. One engine was rebuilt at Abbey Light Railway in Leeds 
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Rice Rice Road

The Korte car was produced by Rice & Co. Ltd of Low Hall Mills, Holbeck between 1903 - 1905 
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Rodl Rodley Road

In 1953 Henry Brown designed and had built a micro car in Rodley, a forerunner to Hunslet's Scootacar 
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ROE Charles Roe Rail
Road

Charles Roe began by making trailers for locally produced traction engines produced and bodies for commercial vehicles in a rented works on Balm Road. They went on to make large numbers of bus bodies in a much larger works in Cross Gates. 
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ROF(L) Royal Ordnance Factory Barnbow Road
Aviation/Military

Royal Ordnance Factory was opened during the First World War making ammunition later to produce many of the familiar tanks such as Centurions, Challengers and Chieftains. 
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RR Rolls-Royce Rail
Road
Aviation/Military

This engineering company took over the Sentinel company and continued building a few engines at Shrewsbury. 

RS Robert Stephenson Rail
Road

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. 
Works History

RSH Robert Stephenson and Hawthorn (Darlington etc) Rail
Road

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. 
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Scr Scriven Machine Tools

Made a few tools including rail benders. 
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SR Swillington Rollers

Leeds firm producing small rollers for cricket pitches and sports grounds 
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Ster Sterling Engineering Road

Sterling Engineering produced a few cycle-cars powered by a JAP V2 8hp engine 
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TSSR Thomas Smith Crane

One of the crane makers of Leeds producing steam diesel and electric cranes in their works next door to Joseph Booth in Rodley 
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TVR Taff Vale, West Yard Cardiff Rail

Built a few locos to Kitson design for own use 
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