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1906 Agents were the [[Central Motor Car Co]]
1906 Agents were the [[Central Motor Car Co]]


British operators included Leeds, [[LGOC]], and Tormorden.
British operators included Leeds, [[London General Omnibus Co|LGOC]], and Tormorden.


1907 The emergency brake designed for use by the conductor was launched.
1907 The emergency brake designed for use by the conductor was launched.

Revision as of 12:04, 30 June 2012

September 1905. 15 h.p. car built for Mrs Lewis Walker.

1903 E. E. Baguley formerly of W. G. Bagnall joined them.

1905 The first PSV was announced and 20 were run in Brussels by 1910.

1906 Produced 15 h.p. (three-cylinder) and 20 h.p. (four-cylinder) cars with shaft-drive. Described as British made. [1]

1906 Agents were the Central Motor Car Co

British operators included Leeds, LGOC, and Tormorden.

1907 The emergency brake designed for use by the conductor was launched.

Ryknield went bankrupt and Barton Transport were offered thirty chassis that Tom Barton bought and resold.


See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. The Automobile Vol. III. Edited by Paul N. Hasluck and published by Cassell in 1906.
  • Ian Allan - British Buses Since 1900 - Aldridge and Morris