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Employees | Engine builder statistics | Locomotive Manufacturers Association | Bradford | Rotherham

Builder Products Notes

AAL Arrow Aircraft (Leeds) Ltd Aviation/Military

Aircraft manufacturer from Yeadon that produced two prototypes in 1932 but failed to find orders and concentrated on component manufacture until 1951
Works History

AVRO A V Roe (Avro) Aviation/Military

Plane manufacturer Avro were founded in Manchester in 1910. During the second world war they established a large "shadow factory" next to Yeadon Aerodrome (now Leeds Bradford Airport).
Works History

GBAT Greenwood and Batley Rail
Road
Aviation/Military
Machine Tools

Often known as GREENBAT this company made all manner of machinery including a number of battery locomotives in their Albion Works in Armley
Works History

JF John Fowler Rail
Road
Aviation/Military
Other Items
Located in the Steam Plough Works they were pioneers of the agricultural uses for steam power. They went on to apply steam to road haulage, road construction, fairground use and built a number of locomotives. The firm also branched out in to power generation and rope winding engines amongst other things.
Works History

MJC Marsh, Jones & Cribb Aviation/Military

Furniture manufacturer from York Road that turned its hands to Aircraft manufacture for the First World War.
Works History

RB Blackburn Aviation Road
Aviation/Military

Aviation manufacturing commenced on Balm Road at Hunslet not far from the Middleton Railway. Between the wars built a few road vehicles.
Works History

ROF(L) Royal Ordnance Factory Barnbow Road
Aviation/Military

Royal Ordnance Factory was opened during the First World War making ammunition later to produce many of the familiar tanks such as Centurions, Challengers and Chieftains.
Works History

Vic Vickers Aviation/Military

During 1986 Barnbow RoF was privatised and bought by Vickers Defence Systems. Vickers constructed a specially-designed new factory at Cross Gates for production of Challenger Tanks
Works History

Display:-	Rail	Road	Crane	Aviation/Military	Tools	Other
Employees \| Engine builder statistics \| Locomotive Manufacturers Association \| Bradford \| Rotherham

Builder		Products	Notes
AAL	Arrow Aircraft (Leeds) Ltd	Aviation/Military	Aircraft manufacturer from Yeadon that produced two prototypes in 1932 but failed to find orders and concentrated on component manufacture until 1951 Works History
AVRO	A V Roe (Avro)	Aviation/Military	Plane manufacturer Avro were founded in Manchester in 1910. During the second world war they established a large "shadow factory" next to Yeadon Aerodrome (now Leeds Bradford Airport). Works History
GBAT	Greenwood and Batley	Rail Road Aviation/Military Machine Tools	Often known as GREENBAT this company made all manner of machinery including a number of battery locomotives in their Albion Works in Armley Works History
JF	John Fowler	Rail Road Aviation/Military Other Items	Located in the Steam Plough Works they were pioneers of the agricultural uses for steam power. They went on to apply steam to road haulage, road construction, fairground use and built a number of locomotives. The firm also branched out in to power generation and rope winding engines amongst other things. Works History
MJC	Marsh, Jones & Cribb	Aviation/Military	Furniture manufacturer from York Road that turned its hands to Aircraft manufacture for the First World War. Works History
RB	Blackburn Aviation	Road Aviation/Military	Aviation manufacturing commenced on Balm Road at Hunslet not far from the Middleton Railway. Between the wars built a few road vehicles. Works History
ROF(L)	Royal Ordnance Factory Barnbow	Road Aviation/Military	Royal Ordnance Factory was opened during the First World War making ammunition later to produce many of the familiar tanks such as Centurions, Challengers and Chieftains. Works History
Vic	Vickers	Aviation/Military	During 1986 Barnbow RoF was privatised and bought by Vickers Defence Systems. Vickers constructed a specially-designed new factory at Cross Gates for production of Challenger Tanks Works History