Clayton Equipment Company
The Clayton Equipment Company Ltd. (also Clayton Equipment Ltd ) is a locomotive manufacturer specializing in locomotives for the mining industry.
The establishment of the Clayton Equipment Company Ltd. as an engineering company in 1931 was preceded by the in Lincoln (England) is moved Clayton Carriage and Wagon, which wagons and steam-powered railcars made . After the bankruptcy of its predecessor the chief engineer, the Clayton Equipment Company Ltd. founded to build spare parts for existing machines Clayton.
Growth and development
After the Second World War, the Clayton Equipment Ltd experienced significant growth as a subcontractor of the International Combustion Ltd with the production of various products such as agricultural equipment and conveyor systems for industry, where there were shortages due to the war. The expansion required in 1946 new premises in Hatton, Derbyshire. In 1957, the Clayton Equipment Ltd, an independent company owned by the International Combustion Ltd.. British Rail agreed for the own Verdieselungsprogramm with the Clayton Equipment Ltd for the supply of 88 diesel-electric locomotives, further deliveries of similar machines went to Cuba and Poland. Mid-1960s designed and built Clayton an extremely small, rubber-tyred locomotive for use in mines. It was mainly supplied to British mines and quickly became one of the most famous products of the company. With the decline of mining in the UK, the Clayton Equipment Ltd was forced to massively advertise on the international market for these vehicles to be able to continue to run the business. After a series of changes of ownership acquired Rolls- Royce in 1989, the Clayton Equipment Ltd.. However, they retained a significant independence in March 2005 and was again an independent company.
Clayton Equipment Ltd Today
Most of the customers come from overseas, as well as Ireland and Russia. Diesel-hydraulic and diesel-electric mining locomotives are the main products. Also, systems for automatic train operation are made .