LEEDS LOCOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

WEST YORKSHIRE

ENGLAND

Leeds produced more railway locomotives than any other town or city in England.

The following links go some way to documenting that history, and what is left today.

As this part of the website progresses it is hoped that more detailed history can be made available to everybody who shares an interest in the engineering achievements of Leeds.

If YOU were involved in these industries and would like to contribute to this archive, either with photographs, or recollections, please email .

John Fowler & Co. – A brief history of the company and it’s products by Middleton Member Kris Ward.

Hunslet Engine Co. , Jack Lane, Hunslet, Leeds – Help to identify archived photographs in the Middleton Railway Museum.

Middleton Railway Trail - A walking route from Leeds City Station to Middleton Railway's Moor Road station. The route was devised by Middleton member, Kris Ward, and goes via several of the sites of the former Leeds locomotive building firms.

Sun Foundry Leeds - Sun Foundry on Dewsbury Road in Leeds was established in 1844 by Charles Todd. A brief history of the company and it’s products by Middleton Member Kris Ward.

The following links are not part of the Middleton Railway Website, but we are very grateful to their owners for allowing us to link to them.

Manning Wardle (E.B.Wilson and Co.) – A web site about the history and restoration of preserved Manning Wardle locomotive no. 1795 'E.B.Wilson'