Ransomes & Rapier
Preserved Ransomes & Rapier narrow gauge diesel loco no. 80 at Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre. | |
| Company type | plc |
|---|---|
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Predecessor | Ransomes partnerships |
| Founded | Subsidiary: 1789 Independent: 1869 |
| Defunct | 1987 |
| Fate | Taken over by Newton, Chambers & Company Sold patents to Bucyrus International |
| Successor | Newton, Chambers & Company |
| Headquarters | Waterside Works, Ipswich, England |
Key people | R. C. Rapier (1836–1897) Sir Wilfred Stokes |
| Parent | Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies |
Ransomes & Rapier was a major British manufacturer of railway equipment and later cranes, from 1869 to 1987. Originally an offshoot of the major engineering company Ransome's it was based at Waterside Works in Ipswich, Suffolk.