I know that the Bergius-Kelvin (Kelvin Diesels) Company was purchased by Ruston & Hornsby in 1966, who in turn where purchased by English Electric, which of course became GEC. After that I suppose it became whatever company GEC became. It's pretty interesting to see how several companies all became linked. A nice video. Does this engine have indicator cocks?
I worked for Ruston and then MAN as it was taken over by the Germans. Great days. Sadly, there is not a lot left of it now. Another example of great British engineering lost forever....
Well basically the Ruston name ended once they were taken over by MAN in Germany. As far as I know there is only a Spares service remaining in Stockport but a service and maintenance factory still remains in Colchester. No Ruston (RK) engines are being built in the UK. I believe some rights were sold abroad in Korea or someplace similar. Hope that answers the question!
Well, Mirrlees was where the 3 factories ended up, in Stockport. That's where the spares service remains. Only, it's MAN Diesels not Mirrlees, Ruston or Colchester. The B&W on MAN was also ditched. I believe that had an effect on some European factories. It's just MAN now.
I have one of these in my truck... a little heavy, but it gets the job done.
Sabrehockeylw29 1 year ago
u knw about ruton slow speed engine 300-350rpm coold starting?
xblacksmithx22 2 years ago
What do you need to know?
semidiesel 2 years ago
I know that the Bergius-Kelvin (Kelvin Diesels) Company was purchased by Ruston & Hornsby in 1966, who in turn where purchased by English Electric, which of course became GEC. After that I suppose it became whatever company GEC became. It's pretty interesting to see how several companies all became linked. A nice video. Does this engine have indicator cocks?
TheChiefEngineer 2 years ago
Where was it for 25 years not running?
tpvalley 2 years ago
I worked for Ruston and then MAN as it was taken over by the Germans. Great days. Sadly, there is not a lot left of it now. Another example of great British engineering lost forever....
carpediem447 3 years ago
Are Ruston still designing and building new engines, or are they now just a factory making MAN B&W designs?
SteamboatWilley 3 years ago
Well basically the Ruston name ended once they were taken over by MAN in Germany. As far as I know there is only a Spares service remaining in Stockport but a service and maintenance factory still remains in Colchester. No Ruston (RK) engines are being built in the UK. I believe some rights were sold abroad in Korea or someplace similar. Hope that answers the question!
carpediem447 3 years ago
Thanks for the info. I guess the same probably applies to Mirrlees Blackstone, who were also taken over by MAN B&W.
SteamboatWilley 3 years ago
Well, Mirrlees was where the 3 factories ended up, in Stockport. That's where the spares service remains. Only, it's MAN Diesels not Mirrlees, Ruston or Colchester. The B&W on MAN was also ditched. I believe that had an effect on some European factories. It's just MAN now.
carpediem447 3 years ago
rustons are poorly designed engines!
marineassetservices 3 years ago
lol i know a joke about engineers, heaven and rustons
TheChiefEngineer 3 years ago
Blimey! thats some transformation since I visited the museum in august! great job!
angamoos 4 years ago
Is that a two-stroke diesel? The valve rockers are massive!
douro20 4 years ago
Judging from the nickname of the person that posted the video, I'd say it's a "semidiesel" :)
mattb4rd 3 years ago
No, it's a solid injection engine.
douro20 3 years ago
Excellent!
TECHKLEC 4 years ago