Ruston & Hornsby
British industrial equipment manufacturer, 1918–1966 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ruston & Hornsby was an industrial equipment manufacturer in Lincoln, England founded in 1918. The company is best known as a manufacturer of narrow and standard gauge diesel locomotives and also of steam shovels. Other products included cars, steam locomotives and a range of internal combustion engines, and later gas turbines. It is now a subsidiary of Siemens.
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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Engineering |
Predecessor | Ruston, Proctor and Company |
Founded | 1918 |
Fate | Purchased by English Electric |
Headquarters | Waterside South, Lincoln, England |
Products | Diesel engines, Locomotives, Steam engines, Gas turbines |
Parent | English Electric (1966–1968) GEC (1968–2003) Siemens (2003–) |
Subsidiaries | Ruston-Bucyrus |
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