Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns Ltd (RSH) was a locomotive builder with works in North East England.
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The company was formed in September 1937 when Robert Stephenson and Company, which was based in Darlington took over the locomotive building department of Hawthorn Leslie and Company, based in Newcastle upon Tyne. The goodwill of Leeds locomotive builders Kitson & Co. was obtained in 1938.
RSH locomotive numbering began at 6939, this being the first number following the sum total of locomotives built by Robert Stephenson & Co. and Hawthorn Leslie, (6938).
RSH became part of English Electric in 1955.
Locomotive building at the Newcastle upon Tyne works ended in 1961 and at Darlington in 1964.
RSH entered the diesel locomotive market in November 1937 with a "direct reversing" locomotive fitted with a Crossley two-stroke engine. There was no reversing gearbox and the diesel engine itself was reversible, as in marine practice. When starting, in either direction, power was supplied by compressed air until the engine fired [1]. One of these locomotives, Beryl (RSH 7697/1953), is preserved at the Tanfield Railway.
| Location | Name | Works Number | Built | Arrangement | Gauge | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avon Valley Railway | 7151 | 1944 | 0-6-0T | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | Operational, boiler ticket expires in 2015 | |
| East Somerset Railway | Meteor | 7609 | 1950 | 0-6-0T | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | Undergoing restoration |
| Battlefield Line Railway | Richard III | 7537 | 1949 | 0-6-0T | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | Undergoing overhaul. Has the same tractive effort as an LMS Black Five |
| Colne Valley Railway | Jupiter | 60 | 1951 | 0-6-0ST | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | Built for the Corby Ironstone works. Undergoing overhaul |
| Coventry Railway Centre | Doug Tottman | 7284 | 1945 | Bo-Bo | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | Built for Kearsley Power Station, rebuilt as battery electric for Heysham Power Station |
| East Anglian Railway Museum | Pen Green (now Thomas) | 7031 | 0-6-0ST (now with side tanks also) | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | Operational, converted into a Thomas the Tank Engine replica in March 2008, boiler ticket expires in 2018 | |
| Didcot Railway Centre | Bonnie Prince Charlie | 7644 | 1951 | 0-4-0ST | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | Operational |
| Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway | Beano | 7661 | 1959 | 0-4 | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | Stored awaiting overhaul |
| Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway | 7169 | 1945 | 0-6-0ST | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | Operational | |
| Foxfield Light Railway | Roker | 7006 | 1940 | 0-4-0CT | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | On static display awaiting overhaul |
| Chasewater Railway | Meaford | 7648 | 1951 | 0-6-0T | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | Operational, boiler ticket expires in 2013 |
| Keighley and Worth Valley Railway | Southwick | 7069 | 1942 | 0-4-0CT | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | On static display awaiting overhaul |
| East Somerset Railway | Moorbarrow | 7849 | 1955 | 0-6-0ST | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | Operational |
| Midland Railway - Butterley | Castle Donington Power Station No. 1 | 7817 | 1954 | 0-4-0ST | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | Operational, boiler ticket expires in 2015, on loan to the Colne Valley Railway |
| Midland Railway - Butterley | George | 0-4-0ST | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | Undergoing restoration | ||
| Museum of Science and Industry | Agecroft No. 1 | 7416 | 1948 | 0-4-0ST | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | Operational |
| National Railway Museum | Eustace Forth | 7063 | 1942 | 0-4-0ST | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | Undergoing overhaul |
| Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre | Ruddington | 7667 | 1950 | 0-6-0ST | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | Stored awaiting repairs |
| Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre | Corby | 7761 | 1954 | 0-6-0ST | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | Operational |
| Peak Rail | Zebedee | 7597 | 1949 | 0-6-0T | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | Undergoing overhaul |
| Peak Rail | Royal Pioneer | 7136 | 1944 | 0-6-0ST | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | Operational, originally built for the War Department to an Auterity design |
| Ribble Steam Railway | Agecroft No. 2 | 7485 | 1947 | 0-4-0ST | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | On static display awaiting overhaul |
| Spa Valley Railway | Samson | 7668 | 1950 | 0-6-0ST | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | Restoration on hold |
| Spa Valley Railway | Ugly | 7673 | 1950 | 0-6-0ST | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | Operational |
| Spa Valley Railway | North Downs | 7846 | 1955 | 0-6-0T | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | Undergoing overhaul, a spare boiler has been purchased |
| Strathspey Railway | 7097 | 1943 | 0-6-0ST | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | In service | |
| Swindon Steam Railway Museum | Agecroft No. 3 | 0-4-0ST | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | Undergoing overhaul | ||
| Tanfield Railway | 7078 | 1944 | Bo-Bo | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | Built for 500v DC overhead system at Kearsley Power Station | |
| Tanfield Railway | Beryl | 7697 | 1953 | 0-6-0DM | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | |
| Weardale Railway | 40 | 1954 | 0-6-0T | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | Operational | |
| Weardale Railway | Norwood | 77 | 0-6-0ST | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | Undergoing restoration off site |