Private company
Ruston-Bucyrus
Logo: Alatas, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
British manufacturer of steam shovels and cranes
Ruston-Bucyrus Ltd was an engineering company established in 1930 and jointly owned by Ruston & Hornsby based in Lincoln, England, and Bucyrus-Erie based in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the latter of which had operational control and into which the excavator manufacturing operation of Ruston & Hornsby was transferred. The Bucyrus company proper, from which the Bucyrus component of the Ruston-Bucyrus name was created, was an American company founded in 1880, in Bucyrus, Ohio.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Websitewww.rbcranes.co.uk
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Ruston-Bucyrus Ltd was an engineering company established in 1930 and jointly owned by Ruston & Hornsby based in Lincoln, England, and Bucyrus-Erie based in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the latter of which had operational control and into which the excavator manufacturing operation of Ruston & Hornsby was transferred. The Bucyrus company proper, from which the Bucyrus component of the Ruston-Bucyrus name was created, was an American company founded in 1880, in Bucyrus, Ohio.2
Timeline
- 1930Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.rbcranes.co.uk1
- WikipediaRuston-Bucyrus
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ7382543
Sources
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- 1WikidataRuston-Bucyrus on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaRuston-Bucyrus on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsRuston-Bucyrus logo by Alatas, Public domain
- 4Wikimedia CommonsRuston-Bucyrus photo by Xocolatl, CC BY-SA 4.0