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[[Image:Im19050909Auto-Rykneild.jpg|thumb| September 1905.]] | [[Image:Im19050909Auto-Rykneild.jpg|thumb| September 1905. 15 h.p. car built for Mrs Lewis Walker. ]] | ||
[[Image:Im191103CVJ-Rykneild.jpg|thumb| March 1911. Omnibus. ]] | |||
of Burton-on-Trent | |||
See also [[Ryknield Engine Co]] | |||
1902 October. Building new factory. First vehicle already on the road.<ref>[[The Autocar 1902/11/08]]</ref> | |||
1903 [[E. E. Baguley]] formerly of [[W. G. Bagnall]] joined them. | |||
1904 March. Details of their petrol cars.<ref> [[Automotor Journal 1904/03/05]]</ref> | |||
1905 February. Details of the cars and van. 12-hp two-cylinder and 15-hp three-cylinder.<ref>[[The Autocar 1905/02/11]]</ref><ref>[[The Autocar 1905/02/25]]</ref> | |||
1905 The first ''PSV'' was announced and 20 were run in Brussels by 1910. | |||
1906 Produced 15 h.p. (three-cylinder) and 20 h.p. (four-cylinder) cars with shaft-drive. Described as British made. <ref> The Automobile Vol. III. Edited by Paul N. Hasluck and published by Cassell in 1906.</ref> | |||
1905 September. Details of the T.T. car.<ref>[[The Autocar 1905/09/09]]</ref> | |||
1906 Agents were the [[Central Motor Car Co]] | |||
British operators included Leeds, [[London General Omnibus Co|LGOC]], and Tormorden. | |||
1907 The emergency brake designed for use by the conductor was launched. | |||
1911 May. Insolvent. 'In the Matter of the RYKNIELD MOTOR COMPANY Limited. IN pursuance of section 188 of the Companies (Consolidation) Act, 1908, a Meeting of the creditors of the above named Company...'<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/28493/page/3661 The London Gazette Publication date:12 May 1911 Issue:28493 Page:3661]</ref> | |||
When they went bankrupt, Barton Transport were offered thirty chassis that '''Tom Barton''' bought and resold. | |||
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* Ian Allan - British Buses Since 1900 - Aldridge and Morris | * Ian Allan - British Buses Since 1900 - Aldridge and Morris | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:53, 3 April 2018
of Burton-on-Trent
See also Ryknield Engine Co
1902 October. Building new factory. First vehicle already on the road.[1]
1903 E. E. Baguley formerly of W. G. Bagnall joined them.
1904 March. Details of their petrol cars.[2]
1905 February. Details of the cars and van. 12-hp two-cylinder and 15-hp three-cylinder.[3][4]
1905 The first PSV was announced and 20 were run in Brussels by 1910.
1906 Produced 15 h.p. (three-cylinder) and 20 h.p. (four-cylinder) cars with shaft-drive. Described as British made. [5]
1905 September. Details of the T.T. car.[6]
1906 Agents were the Central Motor Car Co
British operators included Leeds, LGOC, and Tormorden.
1907 The emergency brake designed for use by the conductor was launched.
1911 May. Insolvent. 'In the Matter of the RYKNIELD MOTOR COMPANY Limited. IN pursuance of section 188 of the Companies (Consolidation) Act, 1908, a Meeting of the creditors of the above named Company...'[7]
When they went bankrupt, Barton Transport were offered thirty chassis that Tom Barton bought and resold.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Autocar 1902/11/08
- ↑ Automotor Journal 1904/03/05
- ↑ The Autocar 1905/02/11
- ↑ The Autocar 1905/02/25
- ↑ The Automobile Vol. III. Edited by Paul N. Hasluck and published by Cassell in 1906.
- ↑ The Autocar 1905/09/09
- ↑ The London Gazette Publication date:12 May 1911 Issue:28493 Page:3661
- Ian Allan - British Buses Since 1900 - Aldridge and Morris