R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company

R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Company
Company typePublic
IndustryLocomotive manufacturing
Shipbuilding
Founded1886
Defunct1993
FateAcquired
SuccessorVodafone
HeadquartersHebburn, UK

R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company, Limited, usually referred to as Hawthorn Leslie, was a shipbuilder and locomotive manufacturer. The company was founded on Tyneside in 1886 and ceased building ships in 1982.

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