Clayton Equipment Company

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The Clayton Equipment Company Ltd (also Clayton Equipment Ltd ) is a locomotive manufacturer specializing in locomotives for the mining industry .

Beginnings

The founding of Clayton Equipment Company Ltd as a mechanical engineering company in 1931 was preceded by Clayton Carriage and Wagon , based in Lincoln ( England ) , which manufactured wagons and steam-powered railcars . After the previous company's bankruptcy , the chief designer founded Clayton Equipment Company Ltd to build spare parts for existing Clayton machines.

Growth and development

After the Second World War , Clayton Equipment Ltd experienced significant growth as a subcontractor of International Combustion Ltd producing a wide variety of products such as agricultural equipment and conveyor systems for industries where there were bottlenecks due to the war. The expansion required new premises in Hatton , Derbyshire in 1946 . In 1957 Clayton Equipment Ltd became an independent company owned by International Combustion Ltd. British Rail agreed the delivery of 88 diesel-electric locomotives with Clayton Equipment Ltd for its own dieselization program, further deliveries of similar machines went to Cuba and Poland . In the mid-1960s, Clayton designed and built an extremely small, rubber-tired locomotive for use in mines. It was mainly supplied to British mines and quickly became one of the company's best-known products. With the decline of mining in Great Britain , Clayton Equipment Ltd was forced to advertise these vehicles on the international market in order to be able to continue the business. After a series of changes of ownership, Rolls-Royce acquired Clayton Equipment Ltd. in 1989. However, it retained significant self-employment and became an independent company again in March 2005.

Clayton Equipment Ltd Today

Most of the customers are from overseas, as well as Ireland and Russia . Diesel-hydraulic and diesel-electric mining locomotives are the main products. In addition, systems for automatic driving are manufactured.

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