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* WW2 Built 160 6-wheel and 100 8-whelers for wartime contracts | * WW2 Built 160 6-wheel and 100 8-whelers for wartime contracts | ||
* 1950 They built their first purpose-designed diesel bus. | * 1950 They built their first purpose-designed diesel bus. | ||
* 1953 Launched | * 1953 Launched range with the bow front | ||
* 1957 Heavier vehicles launched for cross-country and oil-field operations | * 1957 Heavier vehicles launched for cross-country and oil-field operations | ||
* 1970 Acquired by [[Seddon]] | * 1970 Acquired by [[Seddon]] | ||
Revision as of 11:58, 22 May 2007
Atkinson Lorries Ltd of Frenchwood Works, Preston produced Lorries and Buses from 1916 to 1970
- 1907 Edward Atkinson became and expert in the repair and servicing of steam vehicles and was an agent for Alley and McLennan the forerunner of Sentinal
- 1916 Designs and builds 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
- 1924 Atkinson were said to be building a bus based on a four-ton steam wagon chassis with an upright boiler.
- 1933 Formed Atkinson Lorries Ltd for the production of diesel powered vehicles using the Gardner engine.
- WW2 Built 160 6-wheel and 100 8-whelers for wartime contracts
- 1950 They built their first purpose-designed diesel bus.
- 1953 Launched range with the bow front
- 1957 Heavier vehicles launched for cross-country and oil-field operations
- 1970 Acquired by Seddon
- 1974 Vehicles marked as Seddon Atkinson after Seddon was acquired by International Harvester of America
Sources of Information
- British Lorries 1900-1992 by S. W. Stevens-Stratten. Pub. Ian Allen Publishing
- The Engineer of 29th October 1920 p424
- Ian Allan - British Buses Since 1900 - Aldridge and Morris