The late Peter Lowe rebuilt a number of engines at his Abbey Light Railway near to Kirkstall.
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).
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.
Made a few Blenkinsop type of locos
Mainly a builder of hydraulic machinery at Croydon Works in Hunslet.
Crane builder
Built a few cranes in Leeds,
Built some electric locos, based in Otley not to be confused with the company from London with similar name.
Formed in Kilmarnock by some ex Andrew Barclay workers.
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.
Aviation manufacturing commenced on Balm Road at Hunslet not far from the Middleton Railway. Between the wars built a few road vehicles.
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.
Built in Lincoln. One engine was rebuilt at Abbey Light Railway in Leeds
The Korte car was produced by Rice & Co. Ltd of Low Hall Mills, Holbeck between 1903 - 1905
In 1953 Henry Brown designed and had built a micro car in Rodley, a forerunner to Hunslet's Scootacar
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.
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.
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.
Made a few tools including rail benders.
Leeds firm producing small rollers for cricket pitches and sports grounds
Sterling Engineering produced a few cycle-cars powered by a JAP V2 8hp engine
One of the crane makers of Leeds producing steam diesel and electric cranes in their works next door to Joseph Booth in Rodley
Built a few locos to Kitson design for own use
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Builder
Products
Notes
R
ALR
P.N. Lowe
Rail
Works History
AVRO
A V Roe (Avro)
Aviation/Military
Works History
Bar
Barran
Road
Works History
Barc
Barclay (Kilmarnock)
Rail
Works History
Berlin
Johann Friedrich Krigar
Rail
Works History
Berry
Henry Berry
Crane
Works History
Bram
Bramley Engineering
Crane
Works History
Bray
Bray & Waddington
Crane
Works History
Electro
Electromobile
Rail
Works History
GR
Grant Ritchie & Co
Rail
Other Items
Works History
MR
Motor Rail
Rail
Works History
NER
North Eastern Railway
Rail
Works History
RB
Blackburn Aviation
Road
Aviation/Military
Works History
RET
Railless Electric Traction Company
Road
Works History
RH
Ruston and Hornsby
Rail
Works History
Rice
Rice
Road
Works History
Rodl
Rodley
Road
Works History
ROE
Charles Roe
Rail
Road
Works History
ROF(L)
Royal Ordnance Factory Barnbow
Road
Aviation/Military
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
Scr
Scriven
Machine Tools
Works History
SR
Swillington Rollers
Works History
Ster
Sterling Engineering
Road
Works History
TSSR
Thomas Smith
Crane
Works History
TVR
Taff Vale, West Yard Cardiff
Rail
Works History