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'''Walker Brothers''' of Wigan were mining engineers | |||
*1919 - 1920 a few buses were made on a lorry chassis. | * 1919 - 1920 a few '''Pagefields''' buses were made on a lorry chassis. | ||
*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. | * 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. | ||
*The whole engine assembly could be detached and wheeled out, this was an idea later brought about by [[Morris-Commercial]]. | * 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. | * Users of '''Pagefields''' were Grant's Saloon Services and Wigan Corporation who were local to the company. | ||
==Sources of Information== | ==Sources of Information== | ||
Ian Allan - British Buses Since 1900 - Aldridge and Morris | Ian Allan - British Buses Since 1900 - Aldridge and Morris | ||
Revision as of 07:12, 28 July 2007
Walker Brothers of Wigan were mining engineers
- 1919 - 1920 a few Pagefields buses were made on a lorry chassis.
- 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.
Sources of Information
Ian Allan - British Buses Since 1900 - Aldridge and Morris