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[[Image: Walker_Bros01.jpg|thumb|1898 Walker Bros compound ventilating engine at Garswood Hall Collieries]]
[[Image: Walker_Bros01.jpg|thumb|1898 Walker Bros compound ventilating engine at Garswood Hall Collieries]]
[[Image:Im1898EnV86-p060.jpg|thumb| 1898. ]]
[[Image:Im1898EnV86-p060.jpg|thumb| 1898. ]]
[[Image:Walker Bros 01.jpg|thumb|Pagefield Ironworks c.1900]]
[[Image:Walker Bros 01.jpg|thumb|Pagefield Ironworks c.1905]]
‎‎[[Image:Im1901EnV91-p646.jpg ‎|thumb|1901. ]]
‎‎[[Image:Im1901EnV91-p646.jpg ‎|thumb|1901. ]]
[[Image:Im1903EnV95-p163.jpg|thumb| 1903. ]]
[[Image:Im1903EnV95-p163.jpg|thumb| 1903. ]]
‎‎[[Image:ImEnV101-p618j.jpg ‎|thumb| 1906. ]]
‎‎[[Image:ImEnV101-p618j.jpg ‎|thumb| 1906. ]]
[[image:Im1910v109-p410.jpg|thumb| 1910. Horizontal compound air compressor.]]
[[Image:Im20100530Wig-Walker1910.jpg|thumb| 1910. Ventilating fan. Exhibit at [[Trencherfield Mill]] ]]
[[Image:Im20100530Wig-Walker1910.jpg|thumb| 1910. Ventilating fan. Exhibit at [[Trencherfield Mill]] ]]
[[Image:Im20100530Wig-Walker1920.jpg|thumb| 1920. Horizontal air compressor. Exhibit at [[Trencherfield Mill]] ]]
[[Image:Im20100530Wig-Walker1920.jpg|thumb| 1920. Horizontal air compressor. Exhibit at [[Trencherfield Mill]] ]]
[[Image:Im1913Eing-WalkerBros.jpg|thumb| 1913. ]]
[[Image:Im1913Eing-WalkerBros.jpg|thumb| 1913. ]]
[[Image:Im1913Eing-WalkerBros2.jpg|thumb| 1913. ]]
[[Image:Im1913Eing-WalkerBros2.jpg|thumb| 1913. ]]
[[image:Im1921EnV132-p037.jpg|thumb| 1921.]]
[[Image:Im1933EnV156-p452a.jpg ‎|thumb|1933. Three Ton Refuse Collector.]]
[[image:Im1936EnV161-p178.jpg|thumb| 1936. Dehumidifier air compressor for South Africa.]]
[[image:Im1953v196-p268.jpg|thumb| 1953. 8 ton mobile crane.]]
[[Image:Im1960Ry-Walk3.jpg|thumb| 1960. ]]


'''Walker Brothers''' of Pagefield Ironworks, Wigan were mining engineers and also produced [[Pagefield]] commercial vehicles.
'''Walker Brothers''' of Pagefield Ironworks, Wigan were mining engineers and also produced [[Pagefield]] commercial vehicles.


* 1866 Company founded. See [[J. Scarisbrick Walker and Brothers]]
1866 Company founded. See [[J. Scarisbrick Walker and Brothers]]
 
1886 Brief description and drawings of Fisher and Walker's friction clutches, designed principally for use in mining applications<ref>[[Engineering 1886/08/20]]</ref>
 
1890s: Engines at Whitburn Colliery, near Sunderland, were photographed by  George Watkins: One was a cross compound fan engine made by Walker Bros, and the other was a winding engine believed to be by Walker Bros.  Walker’s fitted new HP cylinders when higher pressure boilers were installed. <ref>'Stationary Steam Engines of Great Britain, Volume 2' by George Watkins: Landmark Publishing Ltd. </ref>
 
1898 Compound ventilating engine for Garswood Hall Collieries (see illustration)<ref>‘The Engineer’ December ? 1898</ref>
 
1902 Fan engine for [[Dean and Chapter Colliery]] at Ferryhill. George Watkins photographed this vertical compound engine in 1953 <ref>'Stationary Steam Engines of Great Britain, Volume 2' by George Watkins: Landmark Publishing Ltd. </ref>


* 1890s: Engines at Whitburn Colliery, near Sunderland, were photographed by  George Watkins: One was a cross compound fan engine made by Walker Bros, and the other was a winding engine believed to be by Walker Bros. Walker’s fitted new HP cylinders when higher pressure boilers were installed. <ref>'Stationary Steam Engines of Great Britain, Volume 2' by George Watkins: Landmark Publishing Ltd. </ref>
1904 Private company.


* 1898 Compound ventilating engine for Garswood Hall Collieries (see illustration)<ref>‘The Engineer’ December ? 1898</ref>
c.1905 The company issued a catalogue containing hundreds of high quality photographs of the works and its products. Some of the photos are reproduced in [[Walker Brothers: Works Photographs c.1905]].


* 1902 Fan engine for [[Dean and Chapter Colliery]] at Ferryhill. George Watkins photographed this vertical compound engine in 1953 <ref>'Stationary Steam Engines of Great Britain, Volume 2' by George Watkins: Landmark Publishing Ltd. </ref>
1908 Ventilating fan engine for [[Crumlin Navigation Colliery]].


* 1904 Private company.
1913-1917 For a list of the models and prices of '''Petrol Motor Commercial Vehicles''' see the [[1913-1917 Motor, Marine and Aircraft Red Book: Petrol Motors| 1917 Red Book]] under the [[Pagefield]] name.


* 1908 VertFan engine for [[Crumlin Navigation Colliery]].
1919 - 1920 A few '''Pagefields''' buses were made on a lorry chassis.


* 1913-1917 For a list of the models and prices of '''Petrol Motors''' see the [[1913-1917 Motor, Marine and Aircraft Red Book: Petrol Motors| 1917 Red Book]] under the '''Pagefield''' name.
1921 One of these was bodied as a bus in Britain.


* 1919 - 1920 A few '''Pagefields''' buses were made on a lorry chassis.
1923 Ventilating fan engine for The Severn Tunnel.


* 1921 One of these was bodied as a bus in Britain.
1927 A low frame ''PSV'' chassis was produced. It was very ahead of its time having a six-cylinder [[W. H. Dorman and Co|Dorman]] engine, four wheel internally-expanding drum brakes.


* 1923 Ventilating fan engine for The Severn Tunnel.
The whole engine assembly could be detached and wheeled out; this was an idea later brought about by [[Morris-Commercial]].


* 1927 A low frame ''PSV'' chassis was produced. It was very ahead of its time having a six-cylinder [[W. H. Dorman and Co|Dorman]] engine, four wheel internally-expanding drum brakes.
Users of '''Pagefields''' were Grant's Saloon Services and Wigan Corporation who were local to the company.


* The whole engine assembly could be detached and wheeled out; this was an idea later brought about by [[Morris-Commercial]].
The company were known for making the most successful battery-electric trucks.


* Users of '''Pagefields''' were Grant's Saloon Services and Wigan Corporation who were local to the company.
Bus bought by Liverpool Corporation with a 25 passenger body.  


* The company were known for making the most successful battery-electric trucks.
1936 Made a light railcar for the Paita-Pauira section of the Peruvian Corporation Railway, with a [[Gardner]] 6LW engine. A similar pair of railcars was supplied to the Sao Paulo Railway of Brazil. The design was based on that of railcars supplied to Ireland.<ref>[https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Special:MemberUsers?file=f/f1/Er19360925.pdf] 25 Sept 1936, p.316</ref>


* Bus bought by Liverpool Corporation with a 25 passenger body.
By 1949 was a member of the [[Walmsley|Walmsleys (Bury) Group]]<ref>The Times, Jan 06, 1949</ref>


* 1961 Engineers and makers of mining and paper making machinery. <ref>[[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]</ref>
1961 Engineers and makers of mining and paper making machinery. <ref>[[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]</ref>


== See Also ==
== See Also ==
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1880.
January 1888.
1898 Walker Bros compound ventilating engine at Garswood Hall Collieries
1898.
Pagefield Ironworks c.1905
1901.
1903.
1906.
1910. Horizontal compound air compressor.
1910. Ventilating fan. Exhibit at Trencherfield Mill
1920. Horizontal air compressor. Exhibit at Trencherfield Mill
1913.
1913.
1921.
1933. Three Ton Refuse Collector.
1936. Dehumidifier air compressor for South Africa.
1953. 8 ton mobile crane.
1960.

Walker Brothers of Pagefield Ironworks, Wigan were mining engineers and also produced Pagefield commercial vehicles.

1866 Company founded. See J. Scarisbrick Walker and Brothers

1886 Brief description and drawings of Fisher and Walker's friction clutches, designed principally for use in mining applications[1]

1890s: Engines at Whitburn Colliery, near Sunderland, were photographed by George Watkins: One was a cross compound fan engine made by Walker Bros, and the other was a winding engine believed to be by Walker Bros. Walker’s fitted new HP cylinders when higher pressure boilers were installed. [2]

1898 Compound ventilating engine for Garswood Hall Collieries (see illustration)[3]

1902 Fan engine for Dean and Chapter Colliery at Ferryhill. George Watkins photographed this vertical compound engine in 1953 [4]

1904 Private company.

c.1905 The company issued a catalogue containing hundreds of high quality photographs of the works and its products. Some of the photos are reproduced in Walker Brothers: Works Photographs c.1905.

1908 Ventilating fan engine for Crumlin Navigation Colliery.

1913-1917 For a list of the models and prices of Petrol Motor Commercial Vehicles see the 1917 Red Book under the Pagefield name.

1919 - 1920 A few Pagefields buses were made on a lorry chassis.

1921 One of these was bodied as a bus in Britain.

1923 Ventilating fan engine for The Severn Tunnel.

1927 A low frame PSV chassis was produced. It was very ahead of its time having a six-cylinder Dorman engine, four wheel internally-expanding drum brakes.

The whole engine assembly could be detached and wheeled out; this was an idea later brought about by Morris-Commercial.

Users of Pagefields were Grant's Saloon Services and Wigan Corporation who were local to the company.

The company were known for making the most successful battery-electric trucks.

Bus bought by Liverpool Corporation with a 25 passenger body.

1936 Made a light railcar for the Paita-Pauira section of the Peruvian Corporation Railway, with a Gardner 6LW engine. A similar pair of railcars was supplied to the Sao Paulo Railway of Brazil. The design was based on that of railcars supplied to Ireland.[5]

By 1949 was a member of the Walmsleys (Bury) Group[6]

1961 Engineers and makers of mining and paper making machinery. [7]

See Also

Sources of Information

  1. ↑ Engineering 1886/08/20
  2. ↑ 'Stationary Steam Engines of Great Britain, Volume 2' by George Watkins: Landmark Publishing Ltd.
  3. ↑ ‘The Engineer’ December ? 1898
  4. ↑ 'Stationary Steam Engines of Great Britain, Volume 2' by George Watkins: Landmark Publishing Ltd.
  5. ↑ [1] 25 Sept 1936, p.316
  6. ↑ The Times, Jan 06, 1949
  7. ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
  • Ian Allan - British Buses Since 1900 - Aldridge and Morris
  • The Steam Engine in Industry by George Watkins in two volumes. Moorland Publishing. 1978. ISBN 0-903485-65-6
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