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* 1913-1917 For a list of the models and prices of Steam Motor Wagons, Tractors and Ploughs etc. see the [[1917 Motor, Marine and Aircraft Red Book: Steam Engines| 1917 Red Book]]
* 1913-1917 For a list of the models and prices of Steam Motor Wagons, Tractors and Ploughs etc. see the [[1917 Motor, Marine and Aircraft Red Book: Steam Engines| 1917 Red Book]]


* Company name changed.


* 1960 Advert for Atkinson dumpers. (of Winery Lane, Walton-le-Dale, nr Preston)


* 1961 Employees 320 persons. Capital of £10,000. Of Winery Lane, Walton-le-Dale, Preston. A subsidiary of Atkinson Lorries (Holdings) Ltd. <ref>[[1961 Guide to Key British Enterprises: Motor, Motor-Cycle and Commercial Vehicle Manufacturers]]</ref>


* 1924 [[Atkinson]] were said to be building a bus based on a four-ton steam wagon chassis with an upright boiler.
* 1970 Acquired by [[Seddon]].


* 1933 Formed '''Atkinson Lorries Ltd''' for the production of diesel powered vehicles using the [[Gardner]] engine.
* 1974 Vehicles marked as [[Seddon-Atkinson]] after [[Seddon]] was acquired by '''International Harvester''' of America.


* WW2 Built 160 6-wheelers and 100 8-wheelers for wartime contracts.
== Buses ==
See [[Atkinson: Buses]]


* 1950 They built their first purpose-designed diesel bus.
== Lorries ==
See [[Atkinson: Lorries]]


* 1953 Launched range with the bow front.
* 1916 Designed and built his own steam wagon with a 6-ton payload.


* Company name changed.
* 1920 October. Exhibited at the Commercial Motor Exhibition at Olympia with a vehicle with the Uniflow engine. <ref>[[The Engineer]] of 29th October 1920 p424</ref>


* 1957 Heavier vehicles launched for cross-country and oil-field operations.
* 1933 Formed '''Atkinson Lorries Ltd''' for the production of diesel powered vehicles using the [[Gardner]] engine.


* 1960 Advert for Atkinson dumpers. (of Winery Lane, Walton-le-Dale, nr Preston)
* WW2 Built 160 6-wheelers and 100 8-wheelers for wartime contracts.


* 1961 Employees 320 persons. Capital of £10,000. Of Winery Lane, Walton-le-Dale, Preston. A subsidiary of Atkinson Lorries (Holdings) Ltd. <ref>[[1961 Guide to Key British Enterprises: Motor, Motor-Cycle and Commercial Vehicle Manufacturers]]</ref>
* 1953 Launched range with the bow front.


* 1970 Acquired by [[Seddon]].
* 1957 Heavier vehicles launched for cross-country and oil-field operations.


* 1974 Vehicles marked as [[Seddon-Atkinson]] after [[Seddon]] was acquired by '''International Harvester''' of America.


== Buses ==
See [[Atkinson: Buses]]


== List of Models ==
== List of Models ==

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1945. Reg No: JTI 574.
1950. Reg No: WRB 501.
September 1954.
1964. Atkinson semi-bonneted ballast tractor. Reg No: 898 GYX.
1964. Reg No. ALR 177B.
1967. Atkinson 'Silver Knight' T3046XB. Reg No. GBV 759E. Exhibit at British Commercial Vehicle Museum.
1967. Atkinson Mk1 Ballast Tractor. Reg No: LUT 574F.
Reg No: Q870 FVT.
1972. Atkinson Venturer. Reg No: KLG 287L.
Reg No: OPH 515L.

General

Atkinson Lorries Ltd of Frenchwood Works, Preston produced commercial vehicles from 1916 to 1970.

  • 1907/8 Company founded. Edward Atkinson became an expert in the repair and servicing of steam vehicles and was an agent for Alley and MacLellan the forerunner of Sentinel.
  • 1913-1917 For a list of the models and prices of Steam Motor Wagons, Tractors and Ploughs etc. see the 1917 Red Book
  • Company name changed.
  • 1960 Advert for Atkinson dumpers. (of Winery Lane, Walton-le-Dale, nr Preston)
  • 1961 Employees 320 persons. Capital of £10,000. Of Winery Lane, Walton-le-Dale, Preston. A subsidiary of Atkinson Lorries (Holdings) Ltd. [1]

Buses

See Atkinson: Buses

Lorries

See Atkinson: Lorries

  • 1916 Designed and built his own steam wagon with a 6-ton payload.
  • 1920 October. Exhibited at the Commercial Motor Exhibition at Olympia with a vehicle with the Uniflow engine. [2]
  • 1933 Formed Atkinson Lorries Ltd for the production of diesel powered vehicles using the Gardner engine.
  • WW2 Built 160 6-wheelers and 100 8-wheelers for wartime contracts.
  • 1953 Launched range with the bow front.
  • 1957 Heavier vehicles launched for cross-country and oil-field operations.


List of Models

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ 1961 Guide to Key British Enterprises: Motor, Motor-Cycle and Commercial Vehicle Manufacturers
  2. ↑ The Engineer of 29th October 1920 p424
  • British Lorries 1900-1992 by S. W. Stevens-Stratten. Pub. Ian Allen Publishing
  • Ian Allan - British Buses Since 1900 - Aldridge and Morris
  • Mining Year Book 1960. Published by Walter E. Skinner. Advert p33
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