Ruston&Hornsby 88DS No. 20HOR R3897 Hornby BR, Ruston & Hornsby 88DS, 0 4 0, No. 20 Era 7 Ruston & Hornsby Ltd, of Lincoln, was formed as the result of the merger between Ruston, Proctor & Co. Ltd and Richard Hornsby & Sons Ltd on September 11, 1918 and their first narrow gauge diesel locomotive left the works on September 1, 1931. In the summer of 1932, production was moved to the larger Boultham Works, where the firm were eventually to become Britains largest builder of