In 1847, the engineer William George Armstrong founded the Elswick works at Newcastle, to produce hydraulic machinery, cranes and bridges, soon to be followed by artillery, notably the Armstrong breech-loading gun, with which the British Army was re-equipped after the Crimean War. In 1882, it merged with the shipbuilding firm of Charles Mitchell to form Armstrong Mitchell & Company and at the time its works extended for over a mile (about 2 km) along the bank of the River Tyne. Armstrong Mitchell merged again with the engineering firm of Joseph Whitworth in 1897. The company expanded into the manufacture of cars and trucks in 1902, and created an "aerial department" in 1913, which became the Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft subsidiary in 1920.
Many Hunslet designed locomotives were built under licence in the workshops of Babcock & Wilcox located in Galindo (Vizcaya) quite a few parts were made by the Jack Lane works for these.
Famous USA locomotive builder.
Based in Caernarfon this firm built a few vertical boilered locos mainly for the slate industry.
EB Wilson's Railway Foundry produced locomotives for many of the early railway comapnies as well as a number of overseas orders including several important orders for Spain and India. Many of their locomotives were based on the popular Jenny Lind design. The company also experimented with marine engines and road steam.
The Round Foundry was a pioneer not only for Leeds but for the world, producing the first succesful freight locos. They also produced fine stationary engines, experimented with steam ships. The core of their business was supplying machinery to the textile industry. After the death of Murray and Wood the firm became known as Fenton, Murray and Jackson
The Whitham family engineering business was first established in 1794 by John Whitham.
Many components were made here for the loco builders.
The Boyne loco works practically rose from the ashes of E.B.wilson and continued to turn out their designs of small contractor locomotives as well as plenty of narrow gauge locos and a few unusual orders
Crane builder
Built some Austerity 0-6-0ST's for the history please read Bagnalls of Stafford by Allan C Baker & TD Allen Civil. ISBN978 0 9544546 2 3
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.
Formed of a series of mergers including Leeds firms Joseph Booth and Thomas Smith, this firm are still producing cranes. Design work takes place in Yeadon but production is in Gateshead.
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.
Produced Dennell motorcycles from 1906 to 1908
One of the smaller makers of cranes in the city of Leeds situated in the Horsforth subburb.
Made at least a couple of Blenkinsop locos by arrangement. They may have been built by Haigh Foundry also in Wigan.
Made a replica Kerr Stuart Tattoo for Corris
Supplied a few items to R Hudson.
Coach and Motor Bus Body Makers established around the early 1940s, after the second world war the firm was taken over by coach operator Wallace Arnold, allowing that firm to overcome post war shortages. Though this meant much of Wilks & Meade's production was for Wallace Arnold, the firm did produce coach and bus bodies for a number of other operators.
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AW
Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd
Rail
Road
Aviation/Military
Other Items
In 1927, it merged with Vickers Limited to form Vickers-Armstrongs.
BAW
Babcock & Wilcox
Rail
Other Items
Works History
BLW
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Rail
Works History
DeW
De Winton
Rail
Machine Tools
Other Items
Works History
EBW
EB Wilson
Rail
Road
Other Items
Works History
FMW
Fenton Murray and Wood
Rail
Other Items
Works History
JW
Joseph Whitham
Road
Other Items
Works History
MBIW
Monk Bridge Iron Works
Other Items
Works History
MW
Manning Wardle
Rail
Other Items
Works History
TW
Tannett, Walker & Co
Crane
Other Items
Works History
WB
W G Bagnall (Stafford)
Rail
Works History
WBC
William Beardmore
Rail
Road
Aviation/Military
Other Items
Works History
Wbo
Wellman Booth
Crane
Works History
WC
Walsh and Clark
Road
Other Items
Works History
WCC
William Cook Cast Products
Other Items
Works History
West
West Leeds Motor Co
Road
Works History
Whit
Whitaker Bros
Crane
Works History
Wigan
Robert Daglish
Rail
Works History
Win
Winson
Rail
Works History
Wkm
D Wickham (Ware)
Rail
Works History
WM
Wilks & Meade
Road
Works History