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1967 Part of [[British Wagon Co]]; owned and operated a fleet of over 1000 special purpose wagons for a variety of industrial clients<ref>The Times  Apr. 26, 1967</ref>
1967 Part of [[British Wagon Co]]; owned and operated a fleet of over 1000 special purpose wagons for a variety of industrial clients<ref>The Times  Apr. 26, 1967</ref>
By 1970 was owned by [[United Dominions Trust|UDT Group]] <ref>The Times Sept. 10, 1970</ref>


1974 The company was principally concerned with wagon-hire. [[United Dominions Trust|UDT Group]] sold the company to [[Procor (UK)]] <ref>The Times July 9, 1974</ref>
1974 The company was principally concerned with wagon-hire. [[United Dominions Trust|UDT Group]] sold the company to [[Procor (UK)]] <ref>The Times July 9, 1974</ref>

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1902 The British Railway Traffic and Electric Co was incorporated

1935 of Grosvenor Terrace, London SW. Had provided a lorry on hire purchase [1]

c.1947 Mr William Dyson had been chairman and managing director[2]

1967 Part of British Wagon Co; owned and operated a fleet of over 1000 special purpose wagons for a variety of industrial clients[3]

By 1970 was owned by UDT Group [4]

1974 The company was principally concerned with wagon-hire. UDT Group sold the company to Procor (UK) [5]

1987 Name changed to Procor (UK) Ltd, of Horbury Wagon Works, Wakefield

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times Nov. 15, 1935
  2. The Times Jan. 26, 1948
  3. The Times Apr. 26, 1967
  4. The Times Sept. 10, 1970
  5. The Times July 9, 1974