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c.1905 Started building locomotives with internal combustion engines rather than steam-power. | c.1905 Started building locomotives with internal combustion engines rather than steam-power. | ||
1907 The Darby Digger Works at Wickford were reopened as motor works. They have been purchased by Messrs. Pratt. McEwan and Co.<ref>Essex Newsman 11 May 1907</ref> (is this the same company?) | |||
1909 Petrol locomotive for Assam | 1909 Petrol locomotive for Assam | ||
Revision as of 11:28, 6 February 2025
of 13 South Place, London EC2, petrol and paraffin locomotives.
c.1905 Started building locomotives with internal combustion engines rather than steam-power.
1907 The Darby Digger Works at Wickford were reopened as motor works. They have been purchased by Messrs. Pratt. McEwan and Co.[1] (is this the same company?)
1909 Petrol locomotive for Assam
1912 An Extraordinary General Meeting was called to wind up voluntarily. Robert McEwan was chairman[2].
1913 Petrol Hydraulic Railway Coach
1913-1917 For a list of the models and prices of Petrol Motor Commercial Vehicles see the 1917 Red Book
1922 Supplied locomotives with petrol/paraffin engines to the Crown Agents for the Gold Coast Colony for use on the Takordi Harbour Scheme[3]
1930 An EGM was held in Birmingham to wind up the company. F. O. N. Hurdle was chairman of the meeting[4]