Ducommun
From Graces Guide
- Ducommun was a manufacturer in Mulhouse (now France, but annexed by Germany 1871-1918).
- 1868 Slotting machine by J. Ducommun et Cie described and illustrated in 'Engineering' [1]
- Commercial vehicles with a shaft drive were built for about three years.
- Many of these were operated in London by the Rapid Transport Co during 1906, until they went out of business.
- They were then sold to Hastings but this lasted less than a year as that operator also went into liquidation.
Sources of Information
- Ian Allan - British Buses Since 1900 - Aldridge and Morris