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*'''Pagefields''' were made by [[Walker Bros]] of Wigan, they were mining engineers. | |||
*1919 - 1920 a few 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. | |||
*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 19:48, 27 July 2007
- Pagefields were made by Walker Bros of Wigan, they were mining engineers.
- 1919 - 1920 a few 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