Locomotive Builders of Leeds
John Fowler & Co, Leeds.
1864: Established.
1974: Ceased trading.
Thomas Green & Sons, Smithfield Ironworks, North Street, Leeds.
1835/1848?: founded by Thomas Green as Smithfield Ironworks.1880: incorporated as Thomas Green & Son Ltd.
1975: ceased trading.
Documents:
- West Yorkshire Archive Service, Leeds. 1856-1971: registers, accounts, balance sheets, cash and order books, costings and part book, patents etc.
Greenwood & Batley, Leeds.
1856: Established.1988: Ceased trading. (To Hunslet engine Co Ltd.)
Robert Hudson Ltd, Leeds.
1865: Established.
1985: Ceased trading.
Hudswell Clarke & Co Ltd, Railway Foundry, Leeds.
1860: founded by William S. Hudswell (ex Kitson), John Clarke (ex Kitson, works manager)1870: name changed to Hudswell, Clarke & Rodgers
1880: name changed to Hudswell, Clarke & Co.
1972: ceased trading, locomotive patterns, drawings and goodwill bought by Hunslet.
Books:
- The Railway Foundry, Leeds 1839 - 1969, Ronald Nelson Redman, Published 1972 Goose & Son (Norwich)
- The works list by Clive Hardy, published 1982.
William Hudswell is mentioned as being the former leading draughtsman at Kitson, Thompson and Hewitson. They bought part of the Railway Foundry estate (formerly run by E. B. Wilson & Co.), and started a general engineering company. The company traded as Hudswell Clark and Rodgers for ten years from 1870. It was taken over by the Trind Group in 1968, and the locomotive patterns, drawings and goodwill was sold to Hunslets in 1972.
Documents:
- Armley Mills Industrial Museum.
Hudswell Clarke 1861-1961: technical records. - National Railway Museum Library and Archives.
Hudswell Clarke 1861-1961: order books (copies)
Hunslet Engine Company, Leeds.
1864: founded by J. T. Leather.1902: became The Hunslet Engine Co. Ltd.
1996: ceased trading.
To carry on all or any of the businesses of electrical and light, heat, motive power, water supply, and sanitary and general engineers, manufacturers and dealers in motor carriages, traction engines, locomotives, railway carriages, tramway cars, cycles, bicycles, tricycles, velocipedes and any other kinds of carriages, engines and vehicles whether drawn, propelled or worked by electricity, steam, gas, oil, animals, human beings or otherwise; and plant and machinery of all kinds and also miners smelters, colliery proprietors, coal and coke merchants, machinists, fitters, metal founders, workers, converters, and merchants, metallurgists, boilermakers, millwrights, smiths, carpenters, and joiners, wood-workers, builders, painters, enamellers, annealers, gas makers, printers, box and packing case makers, proprietors of vans, wagons and other vehicles, carriers and warehousemen.
Absorbed:
- 1930: Kerr Stuart bought by Hunslet.
- 1960: Kitson drawings bought by Hunslet from Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn who bought them sometime after the last loco was built in 1938 (whilst in receivership).
- 1972: Hudswell Clarke locomotive patterns, drawings and goodwill bought by Hunslet.
- 1972: Andrew Barclay & Son merged with Hunslet.
Books:
- Hunslet Narrow Gauge Locomotives by: Andrew Neale ISBN: 1871980283 1995: Plateway Press format: paperback; 64 pages
- A Hunslet Hundred by: L. T. C. Rolt 1964: David & Charles format: hardback, 177 pages, 29 plates
- The Hunslet Engine Works by: D. H. Townsley ISBN: 1871980380 1998: Plateway Press format: a4; hardback; 305 pages
Documents:
- Armley Mills Industrial Museum.
Kerr Stuart 1891-1930: order, production and technical records.
Hunslet 1865-c1959: order, production and technical records. - National Railway Museum Library and Archives.
Hunslet 1865-1971: order books (copies) - West Yorkshire Archive Service, Leeds. Hunslet 1898-1990: records, incl plans; ref: 4105
Kitson & Co, Airedale Foundry, Hunslet, Leeds.
1813: ?? 1835: Established by James Kitson and Charles Todd, as Airedale Foundry.1838: David Laird joins.
1838: Name changed to Todd, Kitson and Laird.
1838: Charles Todd leaves.
1838: Name changed to Kitson and Laird.
1847: Name changed to Kitson, Thompson & Hewitson, (partners: Isaac Thompson, William Hewitson).
1863: Name changed to Kitson & Co.
1934: Went into receivership.
1938: Last loco built.
1947?: Drawings bought by Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn.
1960: Drawings bought by Hunslet.
Documents:
- Armley Mills Industrial Museum.
Kitson 1880-1920: misc drawings. - National Railway Museum Library and Archives.
Kitson c1880-c1920: photograph albums.
Manning Wardle & Co Ltd, Leeds.
1858: Established.1926: Ceased trading.