Clayton Wagons
Clayton Wagons of Abbey Works, Lincoln
1917 This firm was established as a subsidiary of Clayton and Shuttleworth.
1917 Factory built for railway works.
1920 Public company, maker of steam motor wagons, railway rolling stock and drop forgings[1]
1920 October. Exhibited at the Commercial Motor Exhibition at Olympia with two steam topping wagons of five and six tons. [2]
1925 The company had taken up the manufacture of 2 specialised components for the automotive trade: The Rubury, Alford and Alder front wheel brake and the Dewandre vacuum servo-brake[3]
1928 Clayton Dewandre Co was formed as a public company to acquire the engineering section of the business and certain other assets.
1930 The works were taken over by Smith-Clayton Forge and the drawings for the locomotives went to Richard Duckering of Lincoln.
- Note (2016): One of Clayton's Pullman cars is now on the Bluebell Railway.
List of Models
| Built | Reg No. | Works No. | Name |
| 1929. | T1136 | T1136 | |
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times Apr. 23, 1920
- ↑ The Engineer of 22nd October 1920 p400
- ↑ The Times Oct. 23, 1925
- British Steam Locomotive Builders by James W. Lowe. Published in 1975. ISBN 0-905100-816