The Balmforth family were partners with the Smiths and Booths that went on to form the famous Rodley crane makers. After these partnerships broke up William Balmforth formed the Peel Ings Foundry. The works produced steam cranes, though not to the extent their former partners enjoyed. A small number of locos were also produce before the firm crashed in 1916
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
Often known as GREENBAT this company made all manner of machinery including a number of battery locomotives in their Albion Works in Armley
This was the name under which the Airedale Foundry operated for around 20 years before the name Kitson & Co was adopted. The two oldest working steam locomotives in the world, India's Express and Fairy Queen were produced in this period
The Railway Foundry. Some books list many of these as built by Charles Todd. Also see Sun Foundry & TKL.
Thomas Green began as a big manufacturer of lawnmowers, they diversified somewhat in to producing steam rollers, tram engines and locomotives in their Smithfield Works on North Street
The first engine makers in the Hunslet area of Leeds, they built a small number of locomotives, including the Liverpool and Manchester's Lion before changes in partnership that eventually lead to the company becoming Kitson & Co
A short lived early manufacturer who had begun locomotive and stationary engine production at their Providence Foundry on Hunslet Lane in 1839 but were devastated by a fire at the works.
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Bfth
William Balmforth / Balmforth Bros
Rail
Crane
Works History
CT
Charles Todd
Rail
Works History
Elect
Electromobile (Leeds)
Rail
Road
Works History
GBAT
Greenwood and Batley
Rail
Road
Aviation/Military
Machine Tools
Works History
KTH
Kitson Thompson Hewitson
Rail
Road
Works History
ST
Shepherd and Todd
Rail
Works History
TG
Thomas Green
Rail
Road
Crane
Other Items
Works History
TKL
Todd, Kitson and Laird
Rail
Works History
TO
Turner and Ogden
Rail
Other Items
Works History