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Builder Products Notes

T

AT A.Taylor and Son
Metal working firm still going strong in Hunslet, operating in the former Mann works
Works History

Bfth William Balmforth / Balmforth Bros Rail
Crane

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
Works History

BUT Samuel Butler and Co Crane

Builder of cranes in Stanningley.
Works History

CT Charles Todd Rail

See the history of Shepherd and Todd and also Todd Kitson & Laird.
Works History

Elect Electromobile (Leeds) Rail
Road

Made 'electric vehicles, trucks and locomotives' at their Prospect Works in Otley between 1914 and 1933
Works History

Electro Electromobile Rail

Built some electric locos, based in Otley not to be confused with the company from London with similar name.
Works History

GBAT Greenwood and Batley Rail
Road
Aviation/Military
Machine Tools

Often known as GREENBAT this company made all manner of machinery including a number of battery locomotives in their Albion Works in Armley
Works History

HTC Hunslet Taylor Consolidated Rail

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
Works History

JBUT John Butler & Co Crane

Crane builder
Works History

KTH Kitson Thompson Hewitson Rail
Road

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
Works History

LCT Leeds City Transport Road

Trams were built at Kirkstall Road works
Works History

LTC Leeds Tramway Co Road

Produced 5 horse trams
Works History

Opt Optare Road

Optare made buses in the former Cross Gates works of Charles Roe, taken over by employees and managers of that firm on its closure in the 1980s. The company has since moved to Sherburn in Elmet. In 2020 has changed name with the emphasis on electric vehicles and currently owned by the Indian company Ashok Leyland.
Works History

Opt Switch mobility Road

Optare made buses in the former Cross Gates works of Charles Roe, taken over by employees and managers of that firm on its closure in the 1980s. The company has since moved to Sherburn in Elmet. In 2020 has changed name with the emphasis on electric vehicles and currently owned by the Indian company Ashok Leyland.
Works History

Pott Potts Other Items
Potts made about 1700 clocks in Leeds that use precision engineering. Many are still in use in original locations.

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.
Works History

SBT Smith, Beacock and Tannett Crane
Machine Tools

Manufacturer of machine tools that took over the former Round Foundry, they became part of the Greenwood and Batley Group.
Works History

ST Shepherd and Todd Rail

The Railway Foundry. Some books list many of these as built by Charles Todd. Also see Sun Foundry & TKL.
Works History

Ster Sterling Engineering Road

Sterling Engineering produced a few cycle-cars powered by a JAP V2 8hp engine
Works History

TandF Thomas and Foster Machine Tools

Heavy machine maker
Works History

TAY Taylor Rail

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.
Works History

TC Thwaites and Carbutt Rail
Other Items
This Bradford firm produced a few locos
Works History

TG Thomas Green Rail
Road
Crane
Other Items
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
Works History

TH Thomas Hill Rail

They rebuilt a few locomotives with new engines and bodies. Later part of RFS.
Works History

TKL Todd, Kitson and Laird Rail

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
Works History

TO Turner and Ogden Rail
Other Items
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.
Works History

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
Works History

TVR Taff Vale, West Yard Cardiff Rail

Built a few locos to Kitson design for own use
Works History

TW Tannett, Walker & Co Crane
Other Items
Crane builder
Works History

West West Leeds Motor Co Road

Produced Dennell motorcycles from 1906 to 1908
Works History

Whit Whitaker Bros Crane

One of the smaller makers of cranes in the city of Leeds situated in the Horsforth subburb.
Works History

Builder		Products	Notes
T
AT	A.Taylor and Son		Metal working firm still going strong in Hunslet, operating in the former Mann works Works History
Bfth	William Balmforth / Balmforth Bros	Rail Crane	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 Works History
BUT	Samuel Butler and Co	Crane	Builder of cranes in Stanningley. Works History
CT	Charles Todd	Rail	See the history of Shepherd and Todd and also Todd Kitson & Laird. Works History
Elect	Electromobile (Leeds)	Rail Road	Made 'electric vehicles, trucks and locomotives' at their Prospect Works in Otley between 1914 and 1933 Works History
Electro	Electromobile	Rail	Built some electric locos, based in Otley not to be confused with the company from London with similar name. Works History
GBAT	Greenwood and Batley	Rail Road Aviation/Military Machine Tools	Often known as GREENBAT this company made all manner of machinery including a number of battery locomotives in their Albion Works in Armley Works History
HTC	Hunslet Taylor Consolidated	Rail	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 Works History
JBUT	John Butler & Co	Crane	Crane builder Works History
KTH	Kitson Thompson Hewitson	Rail Road	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 Works History
LCT	Leeds City Transport	Road	Trams were built at Kirkstall Road works Works History
LTC	Leeds Tramway Co	Road	Produced 5 horse trams Works History
Opt	Optare	Road	Optare made buses in the former Cross Gates works of Charles Roe, taken over by employees and managers of that firm on its closure in the 1980s. The company has since moved to Sherburn in Elmet. In 2020 has changed name with the emphasis on electric vehicles and currently owned by the Indian company Ashok Leyland. Works History
Opt	Switch mobility	Road	Optare made buses in the former Cross Gates works of Charles Roe, taken over by employees and managers of that firm on its closure in the 1980s. The company has since moved to Sherburn in Elmet. In 2020 has changed name with the emphasis on electric vehicles and currently owned by the Indian company Ashok Leyland. Works History
Pott	Potts	Other Items	Potts made about 1700 clocks in Leeds that use precision engineering. Many are still in use in original locations.
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. Works History
SBT	Smith, Beacock and Tannett	Crane Machine Tools	Manufacturer of machine tools that took over the former Round Foundry, they became part of the Greenwood and Batley Group. Works History
ST	Shepherd and Todd	Rail	The Railway Foundry. Some books list many of these as built by Charles Todd. Also see Sun Foundry & TKL. Works History
Ster	Sterling Engineering	Road	Sterling Engineering produced a few cycle-cars powered by a JAP V2 8hp engine Works History
TandF	Thomas and Foster	Machine Tools	Heavy machine maker Works History
TAY	Taylor	Rail	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. Works History
TC	Thwaites and Carbutt	Rail Other Items	This Bradford firm produced a few locos Works History
TG	Thomas Green	Rail Road Crane Other Items	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 Works History
TH	Thomas Hill	Rail	They rebuilt a few locomotives with new engines and bodies. Later part of RFS. Works History
TKL	Todd, Kitson and Laird	Rail	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 Works History
TO	Turner and Ogden	Rail Other Items	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. Works History
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 Works History
TVR	Taff Vale, West Yard Cardiff	Rail	Built a few locos to Kitson design for own use Works History
TW	Tannett, Walker & Co	Crane Other Items	Crane builder Works History
West	West Leeds Motor Co	Road	Produced Dennell motorcycles from 1906 to 1908 Works History
Whit	Whitaker Bros	Crane	One of the smaller makers of cranes in the city of Leeds situated in the Horsforth subburb. Works History

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