The Vulcan Foundry at Newton-le-Willows

The Story of Vulcan Works from 1830 to 2002

Prepared by Malcolm Siberry, publicity manager, MAN B&W Diesel Ltd, Ruston Copyright 2000.

Index

• Built by Vulcan

• The start of the railway era, including information about:

  • Charles Tayleur

  • Robert Stevenson

  • Daniel Gooch

  • Joseph Ruston

• Early Vulcan products

• The emergence of the oil engine

• Vulcan products 1914 to 1918

• Steam’s twilight years, including:

  • The inter-war years

  • The war effort

  • Post war

• Dawn of the diesel era, including:

  • Collaboration with English Electric

  • Export activity

  • Into English Electric

  • The renown Deltic

  • Increased diesel power activity

• After locomotive production, including:

  • Ruston Diesels for all purposes in the seventies

  • Combined heat and power Generation

  • Development of the RK engine

• Ruston diesels for the eighties

• Into GEC Alstom and the 90s

• Into MAN B&W and the New Millenium

• The final end

• Vulcan: historical highlights