Ruston (engine builder)
engine company
Ruston was an industrial equipment manufacturer in Lincoln, England, the company's history going back to 1840. The company is best known as a manufacturer of narrow and standard gauge diesel locomotives and also of steam shovels.
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| Company type | private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Engineering |
| Predecessor | Proctor and Burton |
| Founded | 1857 (1840) |
| Defunct | 1918 |
| Fate | Merger |
| Successor | Ruston & Hornsby |
| Headquarters | Lincoln, England |
| Products | Engines, Locomotives, Steam Engines, Turbines |
| Parent | English Electric  |
| Subsidiaries | Ruston-Bucyrus |
