Private company

Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns

Defunct locomotive builder in North East England

Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns Ltd (RSH) was a locomotive builder with works in North East England.2 It is part of Vulcan Foundry.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1937Founded1
  • Industrylocomotive manufacturing1
  • Founded inDarlington1
  • Legal formjoint-stock company1

Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns Ltd (RSH) was a locomotive builder with works in North East England.2

Corporate structure

Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns is part of a group headed by English Electric. 11 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1964Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1945Acquired Acquired by Vulcan Foundry1
  3. 1937Founded Founded in Darlington1

Sources

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