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Ruston & Hornsby
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<p>Ruston & Hornsby was an industrial equipment manufacturer in <a href="/facts/Lincoln%2c_England/3gwo2aMl">Lincoln, England</a> founded in 1918. The company is best known as a manufacturer of <a href="/facts/Narrow-gauge_railway/AM4D6E6I">narrow</a> and <a href="/facts/Standard-gauge_railway/T2XVtLNY">standard gauge</a> <a href="/facts/Diesel_locomotive/RvJF30q2">diesel locomotives</a> and also of <a href="/facts/Steam_shovel/yV8T7Hkm">steam shovels</a>. Other products included <a href="/facts/Car/I1IsH8IK">cars</a>, <a href="/facts/Steam_locomotive/cXEQwhFk">steam locomotives</a> and a range of <a href="/facts/Internal_combustion_engine/Ju4BXzj0">internal combustion engines</a>, and later <a href="/facts/Gas_turbine/JJJNwXrG">gas turbines</a>. It is now a subsidiary of <a href="/facts/Siemens/coa80TQn">Siemens</a>. </p>