McEwan, Pratt and Co
of Wickford, petrol and paraffin locomotives.
of 13 South Place, London EC2
c.1905 Started building locomotives with internal combustion engines rather than steam-power. The company had been formed by Robert Henry McEwan, an engineer, Arthur Wellesley Pratt, draughtsman, and Robert Davison - who provided financial backing. The company's headquarters was at Wick Lane in Wickford.
1907 The Darby Digger Works at Wickford were reopened as motor works. They had been purchased by Messrs. Pratt, McEwan and Co.[1]
1909 Petrol locomotive for Assam
1912 An Extraordinary General Meeting was called to wind up voluntarily. Robert McEwan was chairman[2].
1912 Assets purchased by Baguley Cars Ltd of Burton on Trent. Baguley set up a new subsidiary called McEwan Pratt (1912) Ltd. which resumed production.
1912 Reported to have had the best year in their experience; a number of foreign and colonial railways were new customers as well as home government departments[3]
1913 of Burton on Trent, supplied a Petrol Hydraulic Railway Coach under order from John Birch and Co to the Edmonton Interurban Railway Co[4]
1913-1917 For a list of the models and prices of Petrol Motor Commercial Vehicles see the 1917 Red Book
1922 Supplied locomotives with petrol/paraffin engines to the Crown Agents for the Gold Coast Colony for use on the Takordi Harbour Scheme[5]
1930 An EGM was held in Birmingham to wind up the company. F. O. N. Hurdle was chairman of the meeting[6]
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Sources of Information
- [1] Wikipedia