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Ruston Diesels

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of Vulcan Works, Newton-le-Willows

1955 Enlglish Electric took over the Vulcan Foundry Co Ltd.

1962 New wholly-owned subsidiary formed: English Electric Traction to bring all English Electric's railway-related activities under one management. These included The Vulcan Foundry, Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns and W. G. Bagnall[1].

1968 English Electric Co was taken over by GEC.

1970 The works still produced diesel engines under the name Ruston Paxman Diesels, which operation had been moved from Lincoln. Output was mainly for marine and stationary applications, but the company was the engine supplier of choice for British Rail Engineering for locos built at Doncaster and Crewe.

2002 Ruston Diesels was taken over by MAN B and W Diesel AG on June 12th 2000.

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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ The Times, 5 May 1962
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