Ruston & Hornsby were general engineers and engine builders. locomotive andboiler manufacturers. By WWII while the Lincoln Boultham works were pro-during narrow and standard gauge locomotives, the sheaf ironworks on thewaterside were producing a huge range of engines. from small stationaryengines through to large marine engines. primarily for minesweepers, land-ing craft, patrol boats, and submarines. Ruston & Hornsby were alsoequipped for the production of all the Matilda, Cavalier, and Crusader Tanks.The layout depicts a part of the Ruston & Hornsby Sheaf Ironworks in Lin-coln during the early 1940s, where the mainline railway from Lincolnbrought supplies in & out.
