Hardy Motors
of 46, Charing Cross, London, S.W.1
of Slough
of Southall.
1930 Hardy Rail Motors was referred to as Hardy Motors[1]
1930 4-ton vehicles bearing the designation Hardy were the latest types of what were formerly known as F.W.D. machines. They are manufactured by Hardy Motors, Ltd., whose offices are at 46, Charing Cross, London, S.W.1, and works at Slough. [2]
1930 Vehicles built by the Associated Equipment Co., Ltd., Windmill Lane, Southall, Middlesex, and by its allied concern, Hardy Motors, Ltd., 46, Charing Cross, London, S.W.1, had penetrated to almost all parts of the world. They were known under the name Ado in South America and Germany.[3]
1931 Hardy Motors had wide experience of making vehicles for difficult work. For many years machines with all wheels available for driving have been produced from the factory; recently released the 4/4 model, the chassis was first described by The Commercial Motor in the issue dated December 2nd, 1930.[4]
1931 Hardy Motors, Ltd. constructed a Hardy/A.E.C. rail-coach chassis for the Argentine Transandine Railway, which was demonstrated at the works of the company at Slough. It used an A.E.C. 110 h.p. six-cylinder engine.[5]
1931 The Hardy 4/4 and R/6/8 models were manufactured of standard A.E.C. components except they had an auxiliary gearbox behind the main gearbox which automatically engaged the drive to the live front axle when the low series of ratios was in use. This four-wheel drive or six-wheel drive (as appropriate) provided extra adhesion, useful when hauling a trailer or traversing fields. Details from Hardy Motors, Ltd., 12, Whitehall, London, S.W.1.[6]
1932 AEC became the sole shareholder, following the arrangement made with FWD.
1933 Designed a special vehicle for overseas duty for a government committee; the vehicles was made by R. A. Dyson and Co of Liverpool.[7]
1933 Hardy Motors supplied a streamlined oil-engined railcar to the GWR[8]. The engine was made by AEC and the bodywork by Park Royal Coachworks Ltd.; Hardy Motors was at Southall.[9]
1934 3 more railcars were delivered, fitted with twin engines (unlike the single engine of the first railcar).
1936 By the end of the year there were 17 of these railcars in service with the GWR, including one designed for parcels traffic.[10]
1937 A trailer was built by AEC for use with these railcars. Subsequently more of these railcars were built under the AEC name.
See Also
Sources of Information
- The Engineer 1935/11/08
- GWR railcars [1]