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New Courier were motorcycles produced in 1899 and from 1919 to 1923, originally in Alexander Street, Wolverhampton.

At the end of the nineteenth century a bicycle maker briefly produced motorised tricycles with the name of New Courier.

The British Motorcycle Directory - Over 1,100 Marques from 1888 - by Roy Bacon and Ken Hallworth. Pub: The Crowood Press 2004 ISBN 1 86126 674 X
[1] Wolverhampton Heritage and History Society
Powered Vehicles made in the Black Country by Jim Boulton and Harold Parsons. Published 1990. ISBN 0 904015 30 0

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	At the end of the nineteenth century a bicycle maker briefly produced motorised tricycles with the name of '''New Courier'''.		At the end of the nineteenth century a bicycle maker briefly produced motorised tricycles with the name of '''New Courier'''.

	The name appeared again after the end of World War I, when the manufacturers of the [[Olympic]] motorcycle produced low-cost alternative models. These were of medium weight with a variety of engine and gearbox combinations, as the frame layout had been specifically designed for a choice of specifications.